The Seattle Star Newspaper, December 15, 1916, Page 1

Do the tubercular patients at the Firlands city sanitarium like to see duck ehip “movies”? Does a swim? Better for movie machine Cnristmas present Forecast: “Tonight hurry and in the and Saturday READERS’ IDEAS CAN HELP SOL LABOR PROBLEM; OFFERS CA (The following | r was received by The Star t m | g Strang & Prosser Advertising y. Seatt he t t at | the Northwest. It speaks for ) BY I’ve watched and waited in rt of Seattle and the Pacific Northwest of The chievement in the tourist rate case; resolutions FREDERICK W. STRANG Star's ot suc approy al of grace, from lo | greatest “beats” in Western new spaperdom! ; Why this “insensibility to, forgetfulness of yr ill-return for, kindr B received?” A Is this the first piece of constructive work alone and unaided, and ¢ s thru to f success by The Star? : HE REVIEWS STAR'S RECORD up Let us go back rs and check CALLS STAR FEARLESS AND INDEPENDENT L-have followed The Star’s course closely for the fast 16% yea independent polic BLAKE MURRAY ISN'T ROBBER, SAYS STRINGER warm and hearty appreciati: weal, there ar There are The Star has t “s Yet, in spite of my omplished in behalf of the public Star open to just and severe criticism ly affecting the community on which to take, a wrong stand FOR INSTANCE, GREAT INFLUENCE Ly quest en, WANTS TO SEE LABOR DISPUTES SETTLED Murray, held under guard on a dope charge in city hospital since Monday, was not one of No broad-minded business man ed to the ganized labor. Nine out of ten is opp belleve selfish! cation by R. H. Dexter, a Both- | PLOVER IN ALL MATTERS INVOLVING LABOR DISPUTES | STEAD OF SO OFTEN TAKING ARBITRARY SIDES WITH LABOR ae Wicked ‘Gapke tobhere, a8 rues, tet tt 6 coment an prosper only un der a fair rs ' if, | able wage scale for classes of labor a seere, fellewing \dent Sometimes what may be reasonable and just demands on the vain for adequate appreciation on the sful that should have been immediately forthcoming from every commercial and civic organization in the territory affected by this momentous decision ; a word of praise or congratulation that might have come, with the best} al contemporaries at the congusion of one of the favors in the world rt ility that has s ' ' to home ¢ r and business HE STAR! Who inaugura first crusade for pure milk, ¢ ed inal e ol formaldehyde and lane the guilty dairymen in jail, thu t sa of innocent babies, YOURS am he haps, trom being emt € TH STAR LAR gas? THE § ! Who forced unworthy judge (?) to take off his tarni ermine and leave the U | States district b THE STAR! Who gave us heated cars? THE STAR! Who tried to protect the city’s interest in the telephone merger, and wl giving “pitiless. publicity” to every move on the part of the present monopoly in its attempt to fleece the public out of more money, thru so-called rate re-adjustments? THE STAR? 1 know’ its fearless, jon for all it has ac many acts of The ona vitat and continues 1 WOULD LIKE TO SEE THE STAR USE ITS IN BEHALF OF BOTH EMPLOYE AND EM IN | WOULD LIKE TO SEE THE STAR BRING BOTH THE EM PLOYER AND THE EMPLOYE TOGETHER FOR A FRANK AND FRIENOLY CONSIDERATION OF THEIR DIFFERENCES; To Undereherit? Stringer an |KEEP THE TWO ON SPEAKING TERMS, AT LEAST, INSTEA ea ag [OF LETTING THEM RESORT TO RECRIMINATION AND v0. mounced Friday that Bilal LENCE. principles of or if for no and reason ther part GM restaurant. wen. of labor are resisted by employers thru lack of clear understanding Late Thursday night, several |2ften thru an unfair attitude, and ag because the proposition w| Bothell citizens called at the |Wfonsly presented. The ic is disposed to be ally fair and city hospital, where Murray |Just where labor is 1 and labor must not impose upon that has been under the care of a ndly feeling. But th oo How can The Star cian for an acute case of promoting helpful relationst These persons phy rheumatism | by readers of The 8 t first I want to hear from the ar nd the toda ates conserved fon freely Said that the suspect was not | vioves? ‘ one of the four men who were | If The Star solves this problerr esefully, it will fe seen leaving the bank. Their key here in Seattle to the greatest problem confrontirg ica testimony cleared all doubt in | It will make itself the most valuable news rin the United St the case. valuable In the service it has rendered Prior to the time of Murray's ar-| I would like to see The Star throw the weight of its tremendous rest, the county authorities were | {nfluence into the scales so that everybody's interests may | working on the theory that he was|and protected. I would like to see The Star answer this que What | one of th dits because of his | ¢nd frankly, b crippled condition. One of the|do they nk about it? Surely, they can hel Bothell bandits was lame. i The Strang & Prosser Advertising Agency will pay $40 In fold coin Murray says that he returned to| for the best suggestions submitted on or before December the judge constructive Star and most Star—the editor of 0 and $5 for the best he is willing the Metropole hotel day of the robbery and 7 p. m on th some time He was hazy tn Th ween pris the three planation as to what he did earlier | » Star to add the settlement of labor troubles to ita long fn the day. but insisted that he was | jist of achievements! sure of the time he returned to hia| For the good of Seattle, the state, the nation, let's solve this prob hotel, because the men in the lob- | tem by were talking about the hold-up. | Keep up the good work—my hat is off to The Star! cpu Ce SLAVS BURN TOWNS Editor's Note: Mr. Strang puts up a mighty big job to The Star | and its readers. He asks us to solve the ever present industrial prob- BERLIN, via lle, Dec. 15.—ltem. Mr. Strang has followed The Star's career for 16 years. He | Russian forces retreating in Ru-|has noted the various things that this paper has accomplished, but | mania left Yurning es thruout we believe he is a little over-confident of our ability when he pro- | Nachia, today's of al statement lated. «+ However, and it is no dowbt made In good faith. in Seattle. is origin employe ation. It ADVERTISING MANAGER'S DAILY TALK right or wrong, is not correct. The Star, ten, ninety-nine times out of a hundred, w the “under-dog,” and ninety-nine times out trial dispute, labor is the “under-dog,” in the right However, “How can The Star ployer and employe?” of labor, or Today Ip The Star W THE STAR FURNITORE— Mr that is beside the question Strang asks letters answer to this questio enough to offer $40 prizes, the e is most enough to act as judge—so send in your letters clean-cut and to the point. Be frank. Say what you mean sort of discussion of this question cannot help but do good, in itor certainly Coops DRY M FOUND IN WOODS \ MARKETS— Hase was in search of Christmas best promote helpful relations between em He aske the editor of The Star to act as judge on the merit of , and since Mr. Strang is interested interested Make them short, | This | poses that we bring about peace and harmony between employer and his suggestion is worthy of consider. Mr. Strang’s inference that The Star has always taken the side nine times out of | be on the side of of a hundred in an indus» and just as often labor will be | CAN’T IDENTIFY MAN “HOT TIME” asruon | DIES IN CALIFORNIA; Howth Marke a« No clues were found Friday as to SANTA ROSA, Dec, 15—Jo the possible identification of the! seph T. Miles, veteran actor, rian 1e9h8 lat Neen rig at who wrote the song “There'll in the woods near Fast Gist st. and; 8@ a Hot Time in the Old | tee en ee Town Tonight,” is dead here trees when he stumbled across the | DISTURBING body. The deceased is a tall man.| “That was a powerful sermon MORE iether COPIES |) The body was clad in woodsman’s|Dr, Fourthly gave us today.” | attire. A cheap watch, bearing a\ “Powerful is right. He woke me | Spokane. tag, was found near-by. up five or pix times."—N. Y. World, | | The seattle Star NIGHT EDITION Political thugs have a better chance to hold you up under the par a VOLUME 19. SEATTLE, WASH., FRIDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1916 ONE CENT Ox smAres An London the late widow of famous writer draw Mrs, Jack asked 1 abc f The t printed a de ath The ’ tar tl thir printed in The St reprinted today carte saying which wa It i yon, wa cartoon spread attention with original he: . The Finest Thing Seid About Jack London's Death “THE CALL OF THE WILD” Good- -Bye, Jack k London! READ HER LETTER AND FOOD BOYCOTT GIVE WHAT YOU CANTO) py WoMEN IS begin in The Star next Monday, sity |to 0. of Chicago team this year, 7 ¥ . MAN SHOT DOWN ON FIRST AVE SAYS THE STAR'S INFLUENCE AND * |SLAYER TAKES ii FIRST WORD TO POLICE CHIEF are Police Chief Beckingham’s office bide at noon Friday, H. M. Stokes, formerly of Tucson, Arie zona, lad fed over a revolver and said: “I've killed Alexander Millar in the Mutual Life building.’ He said they had quarreled over a business deal, Millar was dead when the police reached the scene, While motorcycle officers rushed to the offices of Kaufman & Millar to confirm the confession, Stokes ' was booked and locked up. Milla srried and lives at|from J. M. Kauffman and one from s614 F Jobr t Accor Stokes, he had check was returned for quarre ks with Millar lack of funds,” he said, “but it was and bi ra guarantee of afterwards made good.” $100 over t je of a patent in. Kauffman & Millar had desk dex book room in the real estate offices of 1 had the rights in Oregon ana) P. J. St. Charles. Washingtor nd Kauffman & Millar's wife had gone to New greed to pay me $100 a| York a few weeks ago. help market the prop. Millar he lived in Seattle for onitio tokes said. “I've had about five years, coming from Vane tro € money That's | couv B,C, why I shot Millar. 2. A. Hartley, who has an offic Stokes fired one bullet in the building, heard tne shot. | Then he ked out of the build-| But when he got in the room ne and calmly went to police head-| Stokes had gone. quarters Millar was lying dead on the | According to Stokes, he received | floor. Apparently the one shot in | two checks for the first month, one | the breast had killed him instantly, COUNTY DRAINS - PRIVATE LAKE Is Lafe Hamilton still playing politics? Fifty indignant farmers of the Suis creek precinct, miles east of Kent, think so. Resolutions were adopted at a meeting in the Tare | three FIRLAND MOVIE SHOW ‘ner school recently, condemning the King county com- IN FORCE NOW missioners for authorizing the draining of Ham lake, This came in our matl today — Serer located on the farm of John T. Mason, at an estimated Dea odito. vif € i] remmumel r, , pq Dear Maitor: | Pitty - cents || CONTRIGUTIONS The boycott on butter, eggs | COSt of $1,000, which, in reality, they assert, is nothing egg Help some. ‘only | | Brevionsly acknowledged, $41.00 || and potatoes is on {more than a settlement of one of Lafe Hamilton’s poe you didn't tell half of what it ar aon “ee Members of the Homekeep-: | Jitical debts. means to ¥ and wait, the RJ Church ere’ club Thursday voted not The work is being done by eight land. The road, which it is claim- burning fevers, and. sometimes Cash to purchase these high-priced jen drawing county wages under ,ed will be made dry, is only about in having too much to oce 1 Gheb. odio iy Necessities until they had jie supervision of the county road | 300 feet in length and rarely used, the {pind SER Gash j ih within reach of house- |i ose who was hired by Road Su-| About $150 worth of gravel would mo, on t ‘ood days, age fenaiie: ade | yervisor James Jones, who, in turn, | fix it.” days you abe feeling a littl Employer Seattle Nation. ig | | ,. The action was taken at a rere appoluted. by Commissioner | C. R. Cotterill, another ‘of the better, to read the papers, and N. W. Fruit Exchange 400 || lwneheon held at the Fraser /jiamiiton, these farmers charge. | farmers opposing the proposition, * haps an “ed” for a M. Mateumsto 20g || Paterson tea room Thureday. | rhe work of draining the lake is | described it as simply being a “big mov 10W or something; oh, MA Gottstein 200 | Others will be urged to co-oper- | aay in progress. The lake is the | graft.” how wish that “you ould Joseph A, sions 10.00 ate. Friday , afternoon, in the | irivate property of John T. Mat-| “The lake already has a natural see: that, too i H. J. Erben, jr 200 || Press Club theatre, where an- | con friend of Hamilton and polit-/outlet which handles all of the a eS Hank, ements cae’ 200 |] other mass meeting is sched- jiu! whip of the precinct. It is lo-|flood water. It is the common Inclosed wa nts “ployes 450 uled for 2p mM. cated in the cer of his farm. opinion about here that Matson is Who knows what privation “One i Ae Potatoes will sot he purchased! “Giver G Otto, who acted as, getting paid for his political influ. Who Knows" exacted of herself in| by the women while they sell for! chairman of the indignation meet-|jence. The drainage of the lake is order to make that contributi more than 1% cents a pound. The! ie described the drainage plan unnecessary. It benefits no one exe 1t “one who knows" the t IQ | butter boycott was extende suggested by those favoring it, as|cept Matson.” rible loneliness of the patients at} weeks, or until (he retail quotation ws ¥ | All attempts to locate the author Firlands sanatorium, or any sinks to 40 cents. The high water| “«ayout 900 yards of 20-inch gal-| ization or appropriation for such other tubercular hospital, willingly mark for fresh ees, the women de-| J 0\76q pipe line will be placed in| an improvement by the county come will make sacrifices that a litte] cided, would be 45 cents a eM.) . channel having a deep enough | missioners proved of no avail, bit of sunshine might enter their jand 35 cents for cold storage e&BS.| Gon to lower Ham lake two and| Matson practically told a Star re lives | ss a half feet. The lowering of this| porter where to go when asked NEVER SAW “MOVIE SOUTH BEND, Dec. 15.—The| lake is supposed to carry off water| where the money came from the To man of you, dollar, or KI » Lumber Co.'s mill here was|from a low bit of road, nearly a) work fifty cents, or five dollars, or ten destroyed by fire last night, entail-| quarter of a mile from the lake, by| “Find out who put up the money, or more, t mean very little, To ing a loss of $219,000. The blaze| the seepage route. if you want to know,” he exploded, the Firlanc atients it may mean started in the fire room and spread In reality,” explained Otto, “the County Engineer Denton says ust that little extra bit of cheer C. J. Hunt will succeed Gil (to tne main plant. The loss is part-|lowering of the lake will simply | that no details concerning the work to bring some of them back to the| Doble as coach of the Univers |jy covered by insurance give Matson considerable more thru his office. road of recovery | ity of Washington football | —~———— : ap ay Fibs ¥9) WE. VEBERES BE: JUST THINK OF SOME LIT-| team next year if he will ac- | TLE KIDDIES THERE WHO] coce'ehe piace after a personal | D R T U k Fee eee cone le co | Investigation to be made Dec. | eane asmussen, W O, nmasks anxious to raise enough money, by a Vaan pegs eae i S t D . X Sh s T : sag ty moe iee AG | Minn., for six years, following | anta uring mas oppiIng rip The idea is to buy a mov ) Lorde b aguct De vag | i university, where he ayea ne geri behets: tke | guard and vettter. his Little Deane Rasmussen, 2- jis husky for his age, and charged;ave. and Union st about 6200, ¢ *: Ses igh fo This announcement was made by yearold son of Mr. and Mrs full of pep | He made for the tool box. xa earacah ly Mighted Hi Toeai | General Manager of Athletics) Harold Rasmussen, 1208 10th “you're to see Santa Claus,” Mrs.| One tug and a grunt. The lid DOUG, ALRGy Fate See tind | Younger today | ave. W., had his first great ad- Rasmussen explained to her opened. Wrenches, oil cans and cot abit that totes Hunt was recommended by Dr.| venture yesterday prancing son, “Now tell him what} et came out fn quick succession, Now we. Have mboot e100 ieae eit | Harry Williams, the great Univers He left home with his mother you want.” | and were hurled clanging to the fin and tine te getting abort | ty.of Minnesota football tutor. He} early in the afternoon on a Souk Teka meant ay, PARE Won't, you. onntributesomething iota tie nae Tae LL onten seer nee aia cd walked up to the outstretched arms Ib wan Greek Stitt to) ee | ite—#om, S| years he Kas been coaching, They got off the Kinnear a \cleaned out the box with lightning however little it may be? Forward Hunt refused to close the con-|Park car in fine spirits. Deane | °! the department store Santa | speed your donations in care of the editor |tract for his services without first| wanted to trot ahead, bee his | Claus | But mother arrived before he bed The Star. looking over the ground in person,| mother kept hold of his hand | Santa Claus leaned over |could further dismantle the autos Ce aa ee RBH Os He's heard that the Doble cham-| until they reached the Bon | “What do you want me to bring) mobile, Passers-by stopped to pionship teams were composed of| Marche. you, little man?” he asked. laugh Mrs. Rasmussen didn’t professional prizefighters and ruf-| It should be explained that Deane! Deane’ wer was a sudden| (Contirued on page 14) Fdna reiDer er | fans, and he didn’t want to have} grab, in which he clutched the false | Janything to do with a school that| whiskers, Squealing in gle he | {would stand for such tactics. | gave a yank | Younger is convinced that it will It left Santa standing in nude ; " take Hunt about two minutes to| faced embarrassment before a You aes read af a Stories [realize that such charges are crowd of mothers and kids in the Saturday Evening | xroundless, and hopes that before} Deane tried to run out with the Post and other magazines, | the first of the year Hunt will be} whiskers, but he was stopped and Sha’ signed to a contract | deprived of his loot She's one of Hie: Bese That Dr. Williams, the Minnesota | He hesitated @ moment, and then story writers in the coun- |eaach, should recommend Hunt, bolted thru the crowd, his mother try. She's the author of [rather than some of the stars he| after him. They became separated “Dawn O'Hara,” the bas turned out on his great teams, While Mrs, Rasmussen was * st r is high praise. searching for Deane, he had gotten novel-a-week which will Hunt's team walloped the Univer out thril'e. dogr and. fisoovered the | tool box on the running board of an automobile standing on Second