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

what we had today—snowy But no matter ing. So do The forecast Saturday Consolidation of the Chamber and the Commercial Club is imperative. It should be a thoro reorganization all around. decade, MUST GO! at large. WIPE THE SLATE CLEAN! rain or rainy snow your shopping early nt and ONE CENT 8 f"sixs anv NEWS #TANDA, be THE ONLY PAPER ‘IN SEATTLE THAT _DARES TO PRINT THE NEWS | CAnnnnan~nnnnnannna~nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnannnnnnnnnnnanannnnnnnn VOLUME 18 NIGHT But the old fogies, who haven’t had a new idea ina The Yandell clique has outlived usefulness for the city EDITION Judging from what remains today of the “livest dry cafe in the United States,” we take it that Sergt Put- nam is the chap who put the last letter in Cecil 100,000 TOURIST FUND WILL BE ASKED BY SEATTLE SOLONS BUY DIRECT FROM PRODUCER, PLEA OF HOUSEWIVES Buying food nece presented by resolution by It v just as soon as possible. “Prices of food necessities advanced beyond the reach of ay. erage housewives,” the formal itatement prepared by the women’s Dmmittee said. “We have listened spectfully to the arguments of the farmer, the producer and the Jobber, Deat Direct With Producer “We recothmend that members of the Homekeepers’ club. r ers interested in the problem efit by dealing for eggs. chicke: etc., by parcel post direct from pro- ducers “Arrangements should be made to buy butter direct from the small creameries—by parcel post. Lists of the producers who market In this way are obtainable from the postmaster “The price of potatoes, when it reaches $40 a ton, is prohibitive We recommend that hom corn starch and rice, which are as nu tritions but have not advanced tn price, be substituted.” The Speakers The speakers were Dr. Matthews, Judge Reah Whi Edwin Selvin, editor of B Chronicle; Mrs. W. A. Burleigh and Frank Gates and James Dun can, representing the Central La bor Council In order not to go off “half cocked,” the committee of the Homekeepers’ club in charge of the organized move conferred with Western ave. magnates and dairy association men at the Commercial Club Thursday afternoon. “We've concluded that they tried | 4 that the investigation so far tends to show “a gross abuse of the transportation facilities of the Gountry.” It was declared the inquiry so far tends to show that “certain in teresta” able to control to some ex tent the movements of large num bers of freight cars have been act ing “in vicious and Illegal collusion’ to withhold food supplies from large markets, notabl Chicago These charges are considered } YOU HAVE FAILED to completely “cash in” on your nightly newspaper investment if you neglect- ed to read the regular in | stallments of the novels. They start Monday and end Saturday. "Qne-Cylinder Sam” is the title of next week's f novel. Start reading it Monday. sities direct from producers by parcel post, and limited boycott of potatoes selling for more than $40 a ton, was the first recommendation the Homeke eepers’ club at their mass meeting at the Hippodrome, at 2 p. m. Friday. s planned to work out further steps to reduce the cost of living, including embargo recommendations, ve | to Elinor M. Redington, president of the club, Friday, “so we will prot | ably go ahead and recommend a doycott of necessities when they ko beyond a certain price, and we'll probably indorse an embargo on all necessities.” Western ave. produce men, under- the oth mission men ears ao, I believe throw some hay.” ing us ‘soft sop.” We stuff has been thrown in since then, and in larger quantities mission men have chickens at fresh produce pric But we couldn't get at the truth The women had agreed not to cet ex commission kings. sion the interstate commerce comn Additional interest is attached to the char in view of a statement by the American Rallways assocta- | ped tion today that . t LW DESATAGE (THIS HAS BEEN WEEK OF BUSTLE AT YACOLT TACOMA, Dec. 8.—Said to have been the oldest man in the North weat, Joseph K. Le Gard, 113, softeoap us,” announced Mra ears Grfir Fobd King” J. BR, Powles, the alleged king of}- the worst grilling at the| f the women Thursday he} | together with practically all! had declared that high St oe an sate om | WRECKING OF NEW CECIL BAR WON’T END GAY CABARET |froquent iately, Sergt @ thrown produce the bay to keep prices up?” asked Mrs. Redington Well.” said Powles, ont 14 ehody did erries in the Calis It “Soft Soap” Mrs. Redington shattered our And we also know that the com at the biic market selling cold storag in our conferences. ited” In the presence of the They let the (Continued on page 7) Anderson, special assist 0 | ttorney general in charg pe deral food probe, and Com missioners Meyers and McChord of | the than 25,006 freight oars are held up at Chicago |ed at « and Detroit, awaiting untoading Complaints that sold at the OF 113 AT ROY, d at Roy today, after a short! 4 liness. He was born in France, in 1803. At the age of 60 Le G ined the Union army and fought|¢r hruout the civil war, Until thelis no y of his death, Le Gard retained | it all faculties and physical activity We I've | their map The Wreck of the New Cecil Bar This shows how the notorious old New Cecil hotel bar on First ave. got thru wrecking it at 4 a. looked when dry squad axmen Seattle Goes to Work and School Thru First Snow 5 20,000 achool kids, to say of thousands of grown-uy “s “MILLION-DOLLAR IDEA” OF STAR IS BACKED BY GILL == Broken glass and mahogany was al! that remain ed of the New Cecil hotel ber 1017 Firet ave., wrecking squad laid down their axes at 4 a.m The flakes started falling after a police establishment, operated by John E. Savage in onnection with “livest dry was his self-style in America,” demolished by Mayor Gill after Sergeant Put- nam of the dry squad had con- vinced him that exchanged marked money for liquor FOOD CONSPIRACY =: ) BARED BY U.S. MEN WASHINGTON, Dec. 8.—The govern- ment has ‘damaging evidence” of a wide- spread, illegal speculation in the food mar- kets of the country, a high official intimately connected with the food price probe, said to the United Press today. This official expressed the belief! deeply significant, in view of the onference yesterday between rho Musahbic was going to investigators » ANOW Wan a to learn If ho ret dances ar DEUTSCHLAND DUE BACK 5 TODAY rooming house ht will continue to rn Savage ated in the cash GERMANS TE 6,000 SOLDIERS Capitulation of a Rumanian 5 area | 4 to battle on the Alt, | fr WAGES INCREASED of the Willys-| ria, Ohio, and was announced today nt | booke est most of Rumania increase amounts ees SITE _SHOSEN WASHINGTO) now in German hand ‘SNOW AT TACOMA melted the inch of snow that came down during the night snowstorm of the s unusual at this seacon n from the city with fire axes were demolish New Cecil bar had been BY THE EDITOR I told Star readers of , will discover the smooth-flowing Yacolt IS i tts Weel 4 of the county Richard Pryon and nerve to accuse me and expects jrune 0 into the foothills has rented the | | Vancouver —@' there. serene aud undisturbed, they | ood workman end will aiaberoes viseaes io Frost nros, last Friday.| Mr. Buneh, \*Million-Dollar Idea” of Star Stirs Em to Action Representative Victor Zednick, of the 43rd district, will intro- ™ iduce a bill in the house at the coming session of the legislature Ss appropriate $100,000 to advertise this state in the East, he said riday. Senator Dan Landon, of the 32nd district, and Senator E. G. Steiner, of the 46th district, will probably do the same in the jsenate, they said. Representative Robert Grass, of the 46th district, will prob- ~~ |ably introduce a bill to permit cities and counties to appropriate publicity funds in amounts equal to sums contributed by the com-: mercial bodies in the various communities. Representative Paul Houser, of the 41st district, favors an ap- in question. This is small way | will be cellent idea. It seems to me Permit me at this time Very truly y rs, “I'm in favor of a big smash- Ing campaign to advertise the Northwest in the East, now that the tourist discrimination has been eliminated,” Mayor Hi. ram C, Gill told The Star Fri- day. “1 think the legislature ought to appropriate a big sum, with Oregon and British Columbia, for the purpose. “I'm willing to be taxed for the campaign. “But | wouldn't be if the mon ey Is going to be dribbled away In bureaus, magazines and for salaried agents. “The idea suggested by The Star is the first and only sec tlonal advertising campaign that has ever appealed to me and to my notion it’s just what it was called—‘A Million-Dollar Idea.’ “If the money is concen trated and spent for big, smash display ads in a few great Eastern dailies to show just what the temperature is here on the same day it is hotter than hades back there, we will get somewhere. “We want to prove to the greatest number of people back there, just at the psychological moment, what we are enjoying here. “Every section gets out fine folders, with pretty pictures, and prints statements say- ing that its climate is the best. He received 22¢ per pound.” Mr. Chet Moore, of Lewisville, was on Chelatchie prairie Friday, ooking after some threshing bills due him,” Peaceful Valley reports ‘Cordwood may now be Included | I in the high cost of livir a glimpse of ducer any time and the consumer is taxed accord. uly leased ia he who liveth in the woods, where he can get his 8 a better prt during the last The Dole items record We certainly have ¢ in Dole.” The pro than at six years to jst fine school} “Mr, Day is firing donkey my and quite agree and further the * in furthering this most ex that this is the logical step to pur. sue, and much success should attend the efforts put forth congratulate brilliant success you attained in securing the elimination of the differential rate, which means #0 ve Assuring you of my hearty co-operation in this SCHMITZ, Manager much to this t man’s report, information that could plan of having the « with one of investigating is spent right | TOURIST DECISION REACHES SEATTLE The full text of the interstate commerce commission decision, giving Seattle the same chance at the tourist rate as Califor. nia now enjoys, reached Seat- chairman of the state public service|{ And the Northwest can be the commission, the case | at Washington, It contains 1 ages of printed mat 1 basis with South. inning next PARALYZED BOY LOSES HIS DAD his parents there 'SOUPLESS AGE HERE PORTLAND, Retailers of ws announced factories thruout the United Stat ai not to sell any 30 days, on count of a scarcity of ingredients. of| The delegation from this county ‘uon, |propriation of $100,000, provided the money is spent for the kind \of publicity suggested by The Star’s “million dollar” idea. Keen for “Million-Dollar” Idea {Supply Laundey Conipany, The. 1265 Republican Bt December 7th, Editor The Star: 1 have noted with much enthusiasm your figgestions entitled “A Million-Dollar Idea,” with you in your views presented, st what we need t with The tourist rate victory, follow- ing the campaign made by The Star has fired the legislators with the right kind of “pep” to make 00d use of the advantages this |state has to attract Easte: While publicity in the past to show the big results expected, the failure was due to the fact that it cost the tourists more money at the very outset to come to the Coast via the Northwest than via South- ern California, With this handicap removed, members of the legislature are ready to appropriate a publicity ,fand as one of the best investments the state could make. | The “million dollar” idea is spreading like wildfire. Besides Houser, Mayor Gill and a number of business men favor the pub- licity along lines outlined by The Star. The idea, in brief, cortem- plates taking full page ads in Eastern papers during the hot spells, telling simply what the temperature in Seattle and other Northwest cities is at Islature will provide seems certain. a, one of the ker, is enthus- a publicity Guy Kelly, candidates for spea lastic for it Many Favor Fund The following King county mem- bers, interviewed by The Star to- day, favor a publicity fund appro- priation y, Steiner Q Davis, and Representatives Zednick, Houser, Grass, Kn. Hastings and Hull ° WHAT IT MEANS The Southern Pacific rail has announced that it has booked 30,000 tourists for Cal- ifornia this winter. alifornia statistics that the tourls $200, aside from transpor This would give Cs 000,000 of tourist winter | summer Mecca of tourists, just as California is now the winter attraction 4 mators Taylor and Palmer wanted to “think it over.” Repre- sentatives Me and Renick alse a little te time for re- ion The other members of the leg- islature could not be reached From Tacoma comes word that Guy E. Kelly, one of the candidates for the lature, is also strongly in favor of a publicity approprias tio} he secretary of state has made the usual recommendation of ap- propriating $50,000,” said Kelly, “I am in favor of it, and believe it will pass. Whether the money should be placed in a joint find with Ore gon and British Columbia for gen- eral Northwest publicity depends, of course, on what each of the states does,” Zednick introduced a bill in 1911 to appropriate $100,000 for publicity . but this was reduced to No appropriation has |been made since. Representative Grass introduced a similar bill to the one he now pro- poses in the 1913 session, but it did not pass Representative Hull will take up {this question at a meeting of the King county legislators to be held next Tuesday may act as a unit on this proposi-