The Seattle Star Newspaper, August 31, 1916, Page 1

WE CALL YOUR BLUFF, HUMPHREY! Among the other things you said in | thatif The Star ever did make that assertion | AND THE STAR, FOR EM- |! which you said, “I want to see the matter your speech at Bremerton last night, Mr. you would put an editor in jail within 24 PHASIS, SAYS IT AGAIN TODAY. go forward without delay. Humphrey, you stated that The Star had hours. You did try to directly influence the YOU DID try to directly influence never had the courage to charge that you We'll call that bluff right now, Hum- purchase of the site when you wrote your ITS purchase. but maybe you haven't DIRECTLY INFLUENCED the selec- phrey! The Star has said that you did in- letter of August 21, 1911, in which you said ANY influence, therefore you COULD tion of the postoffice site. And you said fluence the purchase of the duck-pond site. | the price for the site was reasonable and in NOT use it directly or OTHERWISE. rd * U. 8. SENATOR MILES POINDEXTER HIMSELF THO THE 8t VA HINING THIS MORNING, s INTRODUCED AN AM DMENT TO THE UNDE GEORGE, PURVEYOR OF PLEASANT PREDICTIONS $ WOOD LAW, TO PLACE A TARIFF ON SHINGLES SENT THE WEATHER, HAD THE NERVE TO SAY RIDAY, SHOWER MODERATE O GET OUT THE RAIN- AND LUMBER. HE MADE A SPEECH FOR THAT TO a ANY STATEMENT THAT HE VOTED FOR FREE THE ONLY PAPER IN SEATTLE THAT DARES TO ARES TO PRINT THE NEWS BOL LUMBER IS A PLAIN, UNVARNISHED LIE. COA ONECENT %} wh BANDA, be GHT AND WASH., THURSDAY, AUGUST 31, 1916. VOLUME 19. | COMMITTEE OF THREE CITIZENS ‘NAMED TO INVESTIGATE HUMPHREY | IS PROMISE <=" "~~. QUIT RACE ACCEPTED garian towns and villages, in cluding four with populations of more than 8,000, and Kron stadt, the most important com mercial city of Transylvania, | have been captured by the Ru > | manians in the first three ~e days of a sweeping invasion thru the Transylvanian Alpe. A sembofficial statement issued Former Sen. Samuel H. Piles, a saptiidtiinne George F,” | Russell, a republican, who was postmaster when the duck- ~ pond site was purchased, and Edgar Battle, democrat and present postmaster, are proposed to act as an investi- ee at Vienha and received here from BY ROBERT J. BENDER Seine Eadievabadts amat tea ; : , : United Press Staff Correspondent meatand are -atthakinn with es gating committee to probe Humphrey’s connection with the 3 " WASHINGTON, Aug. 31.—Offi ‘this afternoon that Monday wil! announced by railroad brotherhood lea | Washington refused to beli¢gve traordinary vig: on a 376-mile the country-wide paratyzation of front ers The purchase of the postoffice site, thru which treasury depart-_- ment officials say the government was stung to the extent ‘ of nearly $100,000. ‘= HUMPHREY FOR IT Co Humphrey in his meeting at Bremerton last night, in making another denial of his connection with the duck-pond deal, de- clared that he would forfeit a thousand dollars to charity and withdraw from the race if it could be proven that he ever recom- mended the site. { Humphrey further said thay he would be willing to have J. W. } Austrians evacuating } . that the upshot of the terrific pressure ks will be t w of the United 8! The answer lay with four railroad | ods. With the eight-hour law en * acted before 4 “We can fia: tisfactory settlement’ to our men, and that means ‘No strike.” The whole administration apparently was Nd working toward that ‘Satisfactory settlement, and there was reason to : believe it would result by Saturday night “Things are moving,” President Wilson said. “We are making) LONDON satisfactory progress.” News dis Here Are Proposed Laws said ad mn Roe © toda | The legisiation drafted for intro-|ed the = the CITY TEACHERS ce Mie suine thet Bryan, who is one of his political opponents, serve on this com- 4 R AY. sovk agieovel ts 4s follows: | 2 mittee, 1g MEET SATURDAY (°.2::°":2scs"0""%" =» BREMERTON MEN PILES, RUSSELL AND BATTLE 7 atasion: Watexing pencen PEEVE HUMPHREY ber 1 | Payment for overtime at a time | When Congr |reached the Political opponents of Humphrey have no business on the ins vestigating committee, and for that reason Piles, who is a friend of his, Russell, who was republican postmaster, and Battle, who In preparation “tor. the aden! Lof Seattle's public schools Tues P day, Sept. 5, there will be a spe cial institute session for city teach ers in the Broadway high school essman Hum yard Saturday ot au is present postmaster, are entirely competent to make the proposed @ aesaion will open at 8:30 ; k ae and the day's program will be con probe. All three of these men already know of the inside deal ducted by Frank B. Cooper; super-| 9 0°U * a intendent of schools { clals guilty of causing an ¢ by which the duck-pond was settled onto the government. They ~ este Mt f ri ploye to work more than eight Ts teachers regard rg ee eens: See Ok oe all have access to the records in the case. They know of the ~ tae tie pexteoton of coher! ished by tinea’ and imprison- |s0 tsi had a various letters that Humphrey wrote to the treasury department eee eeetioes 8, ort: 58 08 An seernetiten' ce emcees. [ibe men ko Manat concerning: the Se ‘ - | Be meet Oe IN ae TMU cladh réedinod in been PSehnetpirad Seattle citizens are entitled to a thoro and an honest investigation of this ing out a big crowd for Humphrey's er matter, and The Star is more than willing to leave. the investigation to the TR | Continuing his d bys : ; ‘ AUS 0 GUNBOATS pores congress! yas Pet King Constantine of Greece three men named. In addition to Humphrey’s connection with the postoffice SHELL RUMANIANS strike ' pond mis | LONDON, Aug. 31.—The | not been contirmed | deal, the reason for the action of the Chamber of Commerce in the matter, agai . Greek government has been rat teleg first in protesting uinst the purchase of the site, then afterwards with- 31.—An Aust called The! thrown into chaos by the res flotilla, operating on the riv Appearing : and challenged) ignation of Premier Zaimis, drawing its protest, would be brought to light. ube, shelled and destroyed F itol, the pre f CHAt BO ever 9e4 while rumors are in circulation ne, ella and, dearored tha ‘presi edhe postoien si Ghat King Ceneteetioe nee Hos, WHO OWNED THE PROPERTY va ist been eeping in opping the ¢ po hades ai " y . ice site be = > , zines and milit MDa Wily theese Seikas if theylinmie he. yovertad tats his useail ee re ee The ownership of the postoffice site before it was sold to the govern. ilurgevo Zaimis, who became head of near Turnu, Sev are moving, and they are ng. |talk about the tariff ment could also be easily determined by this committee, and the report Danube, said an and on the low , We axe progressing | the Greek cabinet on June 23, |¢ : 4 offitial statement from Vienna to y s RR AE EMEC SIE NO AN | resigned because of Rumania's |Greek princes have fa that Humphrey's former campaign manager owned a large part of the ground | day entrance into the war, the dis patch said wr a a sae i ; The Austrians captured two Ru-| requested hearing peed- |) HOW ABOUT THIS? §| patch sz! He informed King Harler dispatches from Athens| could be definitely established as a fact or definitely disproved. manian tugs near Zimnica and two , p as much as pos and t ) | Constantine two weeks ago jsaid that the French and British OPEN TO PUBLIC motor boats ie > on a, meas tog: that he would not attempt to | ministers had made several unsuc: | as al with pas age 0 egislation cover Octobe 2. 1910. Humphrey }| direct the affairs of govern- |ceasful attempts to obtain an audi} The Star makes only one proviso regarding the matter. That is that jing the application of the eight-|{ .Octoher 12, 191 ‘epare. t} ment if the Balkan situation ence with King Constantine sir ‘ aoe - ‘ fie oe aa ee HUGHES SENDS HIS ) railroad operation be v 3 hah repert {| was made more complicated |the Rumanian declaratior the investigation be open to the public and that the committee expedite its pu Saturda po: “f by a declaration of war from The fall of the Zaimi aati? | he \ ars generall\ ceive the resul he probe befor > Taoknit le ¢ ne work so that the voters generally may receive the result ot the probe before | ‘ fe : Rumania cabine 5 : : . - | CONGRATULATIONS ' as he drove t re ie ghost ae Reports that King Constan- | ele of the primary election ce G who had ar re : jae be tine has fled his capital and ole ( ESTES PARK, Col.. Aug cther enzag‘ment, | don a taken refuge with a German es pate sa ar cate | i ea” een “GIRL REPORTER RUNS N.P.ENGINE ent a telegram of congratulatior " nis success in he ning the republican no tion | ousine Ogg ele ha eT nan atari STATE GUARD WILL ON EVE OF STRIKE TO SEE WHAT $3 pu To meet [oe | oh See HEART OF RAIL SYSTEM IS LIKE : mT onmen GERMANY FIRES 2 ne ‘Wrst BECAUSE Pi Humphrey ft ug ; By Cornelia Glass. TO ae aan feed an ON U, S. SHIP. : C urging that “THE PI OF STRIKE TH REAT I understand that there is likely to be a railway strike—that " pvenu or. Desineh sei muerik = |conductors and firemen and engineers and trainmen want an nation ant to see the matter go AN FRANCISCO, Aug S1--The; ‘The Oregon caya'ry, Oregon bat-' eight-hour working day like other men have, and that the are Ep gto A The t rd without delay, as I told inet nd Oregon { te iAlilecy sat (Waahiaeinn bs ¥ S G n ans % eee eee il Sinain on the tecdes, Just going to quit conducting and firing and engineering and t oO , Hum on the Mexican border, will This order will remove t TURKS WAR ON HUNGARIANS i i tr ed Nin tl returned to thelr i zation| the troops from these two states “braking until they get it. BERLIN. A Reporte that | ner of shots a {h put $1,250,001 ons, to be 1 be-[now in service, One regiment of | I decided to find out yesterday as nearly as I could what the beverage Pyro he meme cote b on the “duck pond at, the tened oad|infantry from Qregon and one reg y y manta were confirmed in Constan-|but said the ed nite altho at all experts agreed the pe the threataned Tail ved | aa te eh wonelatibers would be leaving and their successors coming into. [ ople c rT oda Th n i n t d co jocation was unsuited for a fed svided, it was announced to-|ton are affected Srette Maret oe wldiotece wiudetiinnes tad’ bie: sous, aad thar) eral building Fee et re ete c toe sn troops left fori didn’t want to apply as a strike breaker myself—I merely want a declaration of war Tuesday. therefore the shots were justified. | ‘ } the border July 5, (Continued on page 7) ir