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ly CAN SHE PLAY? Villa Renews CROSSING OFFICERS INVITE | SEATTLE’S GROWING TRAFFIC ne Third ave. and Pike st. clear. PUBLIC HELP IN HANDLING « Att The Seatile Sta ack on Chihuahua DOBIE'S GRID MEN BOW DOWN”; WILL PLAY CALIFORNIA Faith as They Call Washington, Minus Bill Grimm, Will Keep Off Strike and Agree to Perform on Thanksgiving “Bow Down to Washington.” That's the name of the unl versity’s football chant, and the players themselves carried out its spirit Thursday night by agreeing not to go on strike The vote came after a day of stormy sessions. They recon sidered their action after big Bill Grimm appeared before his teammates and urgtd them to return to practice It was because the student board of contro! and a faculty committee had ruled he couldn't participate in athietice for a year, and the team would con sequently have to play without him against California here Thankagiving day, that the players went on strike After they had voted, 14 t ot to turn out to practice unless ne faculty rec the strike syn was before Dean Priest aod | ried wntown and passed reso FUNERAL IS AS HE WISHED IT SAN FRANCISCO, Nov, 24.— There wae grief today in the “Valley of the ys y For Jack Lor who Immor- talized vatiey, went on his last long journey never to return At noon today in the Oakland erematory the body of the great novelist and adventurer was given to the furnace in the pres ence of a few members of his family. Obeying his expr 1 wish his relatives cremated the corpse with out religious m or ritual of any kind and with A suggestion of oatentation | Widow Was There | | The little funeral cortege early today boarded a train at Glen El lien where the author's home (1) Sergt. Dan Quinn, in charge of Seattie’s traffic squad. lia, A few residents of the district (2) Traffic Officer D. M. Bi in “sunshine” uniform. He's the fellow who keeps the corner of wood at ar wetful distance om station th bared heads (3) “Rain” uniform of white rubber, being worn by Officer Eph Brafford, at Fourth ave. and Pike st.) cia Ditiaees Centoats Hae Mab The new white uniforms not only keep the men dry, but make them easy to see by traffic on dark, wet day® our aboard th ; Group picture below shows traffic squad. Bottom row, reading from left to right: Sergt. Quinn, tne ty strictly Officers Scott White, B. H. Mero, Eph Brafford, C. E. Hakes, C, 8. Hodge, D. M. rand J. E. Flint, traf) srry on London, the wid port clerk. ow, Was not present when } ip row, left to right, O. W. Hickcox, Ray Newton, W. J. Tobin, George E. Holmes, C. A. Peterson) pand’s body was cremated Fred Mills. Newton, Holmes and Mills were speciai traffic officers on the day this picture was taken. highly nervous condition warned her that it might be dan-| PU a A ae I aL IE dtd gerous for her to leave Glen f |The funera rty which accompa BY TED COOK There have been 4,463 traffic accidents in Seattle since December 1, 1915. to Oakland was made iza Snepard, London's ed the body » of Mrs. I Little girls, women and old men have been killed outright. Seed wer tctamh oh ahs Dozens have been maimed for life. don Property damage rolling up into thousands of dollars has been the toll. pen the party eee So een - the were met b London's two The total number of accidents has been checked at police and sergeants - interested Not only of police captain int M are deep! headquarters | gaughters, Joan and Bess, and by under the direction of Capt. Charles Sullivan,secretary of police. All manner of |the writer's former | wife from injury to property and persons is included in the list. Some accidents, of Course, ago. The first Mrs. London had| jury were ne reported or recorded. ch a ebay rhe oe) The situation has set officers to thinking of ways to prevent the loss to the) ‘The body was taken at once to| community. Yakiand crematory indred poured | ringing to} ces of Telegrams by the to Glen Ellen today rs. London 1 ts Human Semaphores Interested friends and adr of London in The 16 men who sta on the all parts of the world. So numer-| corners—the human s¢ pore , ous were these 1 esseces, that the are almost as {interested as their telegraph wire f an Francisco supert Fe ge 9 aR this morning handled almost noth Th 0 out that their prob Don't go faster than 20 miles between crossings, or more ing else . Jem becor arder month by than five miles an hour over them One of the men most a fected by| month, wi e ever-rising flow Keep brakes in condition, and be able to atop within 26 feet ondon's death Johnny Hetnold, | of traffic Use chains or skid-proof tres ing wet weather of the “First an} Last Ct | pleas trians and vehiew Study traffic regulations. They are given away free a loon, at the Oak appre to t trate on a cam 26 ‘ the Webster at. bridge room 26, public safety building the thought of Pedestrians and drivers should watch traffic officers and Gave Him Book iMateriay | and prope move together at crossings He had known ndor m becomes alarming, Everybody should stop instantly and proceed instantly on lidhood, and he loaned him mon Den Quinn, in charge signa! when he a boy struggling be tramic sanes. Pedestrians should not cross streets in the middle of the ff)'0 Ret an education, and otherwise A Common City Problem block helped him in his battles for ‘ ‘ortune tw eine who fur Traffic engineere in Eastern Don't drive up and stop across the sidewalk Mne, thus ob San cRAMa Ah host Bt" thal Cities are worried. Seattle structing pedestrians who want to move with the traffic terial Sortie ook “Jobn: Barley a Mi peer! : Slow-me ¢ cars, especially, should stick to the curb, so en growth here. Our hills foree Che Caeog ni tak CURR RAGA ae Be. kg phsbih Gaede stigt in| ee cern ee ce Paws on right in the country, according to state law, and on [i !heen made since. London's death re-| weather make nts slipp the left in the as required by ordinane garding the dis osition of his “Val 7 Mey agg 9 fp Bi atetahy Autos MUST come to a full stop before passing a street car ley of the Moon" estate was the} ‘ale » mill of pase which 1s loading or unloading passeng Machines may pro leclaration of Londor retary reying pede eed, but must keep six feet from pedestrians t he believed /drs. Londo. would nets bet continue the development of the wer olga ce along the Mnex London hac pie ks ge hl planned. The title to the. place is] hehe ‘i { in her name, and ts only shghtly| All Traffic Should Heed nomic waste SOCIAL CLUBS MUST | incunvere To a man, they agreed that peo-| There are 8,376 motor vehicles [incumbered, ple who walk people who ride | registered police headquarters | must start ass sting traffic reg-\So the ratio of accidents is a little CLOSE T MIDNIGHT ANNA LOUISE STRONG ulation (Continued on page 14) cia a tla ili gl coca sora os iow veo) MEETING TUESDAY the street juld oben LABOR ASKS FOOD EMBARGO So-called social clabs below Yes- | Is and pn with tne BALTIMORE, Md., Nov. 24 ler way, where negroes assemble to bts ee ; The American ation of Labor | Play cards evenings, will have to| A meeting to further the candf ise the danger element is convention tot declared itself by | close at midnight, and keep their |dacy of Anna Louise Stro candi and everybody 1s #lowed | unanimous vote for an embargo On| doors unlocked during the early date of the 8 hoo! boara, will: be t ean dollars to the, the exportation of whea d other : ; uerday ne at the Gove ites mean dollars to the )the exportation f wheat and other!) cure Chief Beckingham announc , pet Al Sana ultimate consumer The quicker|food “until prices are restored to| 4 Wid traffic moves—the Jess ts the eco- normal, od Friday, vited jof the te ntl 9 to recon Prexy's Wire Turns Trick eantime, President Kansas the following Bake The 4 courage of the student board of contro! is superb, Glad that the faculty and the administration have sustained them. Do not permit Grimm to play under any cir cumstances. The team is not a bunch of individuals, but a set of representatives, it must keep the university honor by complete fulfiliment of the agreement with California.” rt on only three orted to Doble raday night the squad held a Suz honor ret tearr Ps Grimm Makes Manly Plea It was then that b 1) Grim himself volunta ared A the ¢ te o the f itions urging The Team Statement m to return At t Th aday vight meeting every fellow on the squad algne the fol ing stat t Tho ute in our conviction that the football team has been done grave injusticn by faculty # tion, we; the squad members, are wnan!imously agreed that our action ed the honor aad xcod ef iversity of Washington. ‘Our duty to the students, alum a! and the genera! public and the for the fulfillment of our with the University of fornia are of such Importance that we are willing to place them above the principle for which we had to stand In « from our orig inal y wish, however, to maintain do not in any sense w the full belfef that ancth ty caleu- | lated to punish Mr. ¢ ) instead could and should have 1 for the im: been subst! The decision to remain field for ason away the re taken facts m the footba’ inder f the » knowledg rrounding entering into e. It was the uncoerced actior iduals of the squad and mach Doble was not f the and the the ind which ( party The zallo fr ented of baence of m the cam belleve the deplorable brought to an end lied us to overlook for ent the position of the fac lieve that good has been a ru the dramatic sit induce relations President Suz 18, whore pres d have pre situation has tm the pres we wo! ow acti vation ¢ letics and the University nation our has he betw ath of Wash ington that faculty to a plane ition of high remain en and will sincere desire ‘JURY PROBING BOXING GAME Whispered words relayed from the as bly room € county grand jury Friday that a thoro Investigation was be ing made of the boxing situation in Seattle. Joe Schermer, manager of the Dreamland rink, the ene of many smokers being held in Seattle Nate Druximan. announcer Leo Houck, Harry Casey and Frank Ma loney, principals at the last Austin & Salt smoker, were witnesses Fri day befe the fury | Prosecutor Lundin the jury gations FOUR KIDDIES NEED HOME, JUDGE SAYS; REFUSES DIVORCE the young aid he hoped would complete its inveatt Frida ur small children est 3 and the oldest $—were the causes which made Judge Gilliam refuse Sarah and Harry McCormick a divoree Thursday in his court The complaint and answer alleged cruelty and incompatibility But Judge Gilliam saw the chil dren playing about the court room “You both have tempers,” the court’ said, “but you must learn to control them, These children need a home The case was continued for six months, ele. | milar to | NIGHT EDITION MISS. FLORENCE KUREY, 6, SEATTLE HIGH ONE MONTH FROM TONIGHT VILL. BE CHRIST SCHOOL, CAN SURELY MAK THE VIOLIN TALK MA Vr IT’S MUCH EASIER ro DO YOUR THATS WHY ALEX. PANTAGES WANTS HER TO Hh TMA HOPPING NOW THA 1 VILL BE CONTINUE ON HIS CIRCUIT HE DIDN'T ASK HER LATER GET OUT YOUR UMBRELLA ND GET IF SHE'S A REPUBLICAN OR DEMOCRAT, BITHER ~—~ aati ne y FOR THE Wh THER M TODAY WHY, THEN, SHOULD WE CHOOSE OUR PUBLK THE ONLY PAPER IN SEATTLE THAT DARES TO PRINT THE NEWS OUNCES YOU'LL NEED IT, HE SAYS: “TONIGHT SERVANT BY PARTIES SIGN THE NONPARTI AND SATURDAY, RAI SAN MEASURE, INITIATIVE BILL NO, os lia a i mt . . ~ > . VOLUME 19. SEATTLE, WASH., FRIDAY, NOV. 24, 1916 ONE CENT nawe Grants te AUTOMOBILISTS | Fierce Fight Is ew min: } ites Saturday morning to a good ¢ cau by transporting orphan ¢ kiddies to and from the Alham- { e e bra theatre, where they will be } given a fr Call the ambra, Main } 4111, and offer your services. { > ] HOSPITAL SHIP IS TORPEDOED | LONDON, Nov, 24.—The Brit ish hospital ship Braemar Ca tle, homeward bound from Sa- onika to Malta, was sunk by a | mine or torpedo Mykoni channel of the Aegean an admiralty announcement stated toda The statement said al! aboard were saved. A Reuters’ dispatch from Athens asserts that the Brae mar Castle was torpedoed. SIX FACTORY GIRLS HURT IN FIRE PANIC Daylight Attack EL PASO, Nov. 24.—Heavy fighting between a orce of from. 3,000 to 5,000 Villista bandits attacking |Chihuahua City and the Carranzista garrison there, was | still in progress at noon today, Mexican de facto Consul |Soriano Bravo stated. EL PASO, Nov. 24.—Another fierce attack om Chihuahua City was launched by Villistas early today. From the southern and western sides of the northern Mexico capital, 4,000 bandits made a simultaneous assault, and at 10 a. m. the fighting was still in progress. A message from Gen. Trevino, commanding the |Chihuahua City garrison, to Consul General Garcia at Juarez, reported the renewal of the assault upon the city. From the wording of the wire received by Garcia LIMA, O, Nov 2h—Six girts!it is inferred that Villa has penetrated into the outskirts any’s fact aught fire Sev A code message to mining representatives here told rai of the 250 eirls employed there of Jarge bodies of Villistas in position west of the city, ampied. nad rush for fire/last night, waiting for daylight. It is believed Villa k E threw these troops upon the city early today. arried trom ¢ ifiding, overcome Officers at the Juarez Com-{ties at the border today had no y smoke. Ancther. fireman 4s|mandencia expressed feare that the ws of it. Due to lack of mem, only 30 guards were sent as escort hases ee ammunition of the Chihu CW to the train garrison would be exhausted be Doubt as to the outcome of the fore night. Yesterday afternoon, 4 battle caused orders to be issued to hold all trains now in the yards at Juarez under steam ready to start south train, with oj] the available ammu. OPENS FREE EYE see ieee tire niga AND EAR GLINIC re rTONS TAKE WHISKY MARKED "THREE CITIES: BEERS: TAKEN | where diseases and aliments of | the eye, eat nose and throat BERLIN, via Sayville Wire- | will be treated by Dr. Maimon less, Nov. 24.—Orsova has been Samuels, & specialist, wil! be captured by the Teutonic troops opened Sunday, November 26, at 4128 14th ave. N. E. Or, Samuels invites the pub lic to Inspect the clinic and its Four dozen innocent looking beer bottles, shipped in on le- gal permits, were filled with pdf | trom the Rumanians, the offi- ! whisky and failed to get by the | cial statement announced to- dry squad blockade at Pier 10 day. Friday morning. B-HOUR TEST CASE (0% oie watiacnian piain, the) They were consigned to aif troops of Gen. Von Falkenhayn are ferent addresses, in care of the approaching the Alt,” the state. Pielow Transfer Co. renter ment said. In Humania’s west The cartons, bearing the Seattle KANSAS CITY, Mo. Nov. 24 corner, hostile resistance has been | Brewing company’s advertisements, ;No information regarding the j..ien Orsova, Turnu and Sev-|had been used to encase liquor agreement reached today by rail-orin have been captured | from San Francisco to Seattle. The road offictals and government rep-| ‘phe statement said there were|new permits were pasted over old resentatives as to whether the 14 important engagements on the| canceled permits, indicating that Santa Fe or the Missour!, Oklahoma’ ¢ront of Prince Leopold. the empty cartons had been ex- & Gulf case had been selected to! pressed back to San Francisco to test the validity of the Adamson be used for the illegal whisky ww will be given out until word | smuggling operation. tas been received from Washing ‘HIRAM MAXIM Sergt. Putnam notified govern: t 1 ment revenue officers, who will in- Marvin ferwood, assistant | vestigate. S. attorney neral, stated that | 4 reply WAS expected from Attor: General Gregory today SCHOOL CANDIDATES: HEARD TONIGHT HOLD PAIR FOR JEWEL ROBBERY LONDON, Nov, 24.—Sir Hi- ram Stevens Maxim, inventor of cordite and the automatic fire- | arm, died here at 2:30 am. | | today. All candidates for the school, §ir Hiram had been reported dal NEW YORK, Nov. 24.—On @ | board have been invited to a meet- seriously {ll at his home in London charge of “acting in concert” in jing Friday night, to be held by the for several days past. He was 76, stealing gems valued at $65,000 Lincoln High School Parent-Teach- years of age. His career reads like from Mrs. E. H. Harriman, widow ers’ association at the school build- a romance Born at Sangernville,/of the railroad magnate, Arthar P, ing. Judge C. E. Remsberg will dis- Me., of poor parents, he received a| Daggett, 42, of Larchmont, and his cuss the belt line proposition sub-;common s¢hoo!l education, and for| broth Orville, 48, of Brooklyn, [mitted by the port commission, }four years-worked as an apprentice | Will be arraigned to: in the Jeft- Nathan Hekstein, president of the! in coachgbbilding ferson market cour schoo! mard, will diseuss the pro Maxim was knighted in 1901. His All the jewels taken from Mra, Harriman have been recovered, with the exception of a ruby vaued posed school bonds. son, Hiram Percy Maxim, is prest dent of the Maxim Silencer Co., and At 5 years old camels are fit to lives in the United States. He also/at $7,500 and a diamond necklace | work; but their strength begins to) is an-inventor. Hudson Maxim is| valued at $10,000, the police an- decline at 25 ye his brother nounced Arthur Daggett, custodian of the safety deposit vaults In which Mrs, Harriman had placed her jewels, is said to have confessed The miss- ing gems, except the ruby and dia- mond necklace, were found in a to- peo sack in an old pair of trous- BOOST FOR SEATTLE Go to the Dreamla rink inday afternoon, at jp THTSTTECREESIEESSRIEESIRESTUORS SESS oaeas 30, and help boost Seattle yy boosting for the $400,000 belt line proposition submitted to the voters of the port district f Sat da Sh \dequate transportation, at reasonable rates, will i Un y oppers {ff make largely for better factory conditions. The belt remngoans soir x ee line won't br the millenium, of course, but it i Noti / a step in the right direction i 0 ce! “We need factories and a permanent payroll.” rhis has been Seattle's hope and cry for many years Let ou then, provide this belt line with its You can make up promise for equitable railroad switching charges # 1 meeting will be addressed by 8% your entire Saturday Bob f president of the port commission; J. B # : Shorett, W. B. Lane, James A. Duncan, Mrs. S. L. W $ pping list from Clark Councilman Harry Bolton will preside The federal government has recently awarded to the ads in today’s Seattle the Northwest mining and metallurgical ation, . which will make this city the shrine for the men who Star and save a tidy are developing the richest mining area in the United i | State $ bit on practically | The government boosting for Seattle, Shall | Seattle citizens do less for themselves? | every item, too, he belt line is a constructive proposition, Boost i for it / F sensgegegstsesssgseassstrtastsaaea Tees ~\

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