The Seattle Star Newspaper, February 8, 1917, Page 1

TRY ONE YOURSELF Rose Russell, 2347 14th ave, &, sends the following ute limerick in the E. D. K. contest page 4 When Doc Matthews goes out for a spin In his new little Lizzie of tin, The doctor's so tall And the car is eo small, He can't get his legs and feet in.” KAISER “MYSTERY )RRESPONDENT WEEPS AS HE woman's SHOUT ite pray for your death, Judge, as long as there is } Senate votes approval of breath left in me.” break with Germany NIGHT EDITION Liquor valued at $75,000 was de- atroyed yesterday, but there'll be a few drops left for tomorrow, just 0 i. ills Sine arent the same. 80 nays the weather THE ONLY PAPER IN SEATTLE THAT DARES TO PRINT THE NEWS | ama We bilese See while for Friday “probably rain.” VOLUME 19. SEATTLE, WASH., THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 8 ONE CENT os, 74103 op IS DETAINING GERARD * * * * * * * WOMAN” DEFIES U.S. LEAK PROBERS ee ERNSTORFF’S SAFETY GIVEN The Seattle Star City’s Cabaret Queen War Crisis Worries Admirers by Sila sae» meas, oe Bernstorff safe conduct as Wearing Diamond Ring | “ener ier cantorns sun without warning WASHINGTON, Feb. 8.—A fragile little) Mes. Margaret cornell, con woman, very fashionably gowned, about 30 to 40 years old, tho obviously badly fright- ened and extremely nervous, this afternoon defied the house note leak probers to make) her tell where she got her information that W. W. Price, Washington newspaper man, victed with former German Consul Bopp and associates, on charge of violating American neutrality, shouted these words at Federal Judge Hunt today she was being led from court on her way to San Quen. tin prison to serve a sentence of one year and one day. At the door - triet Atte ° Copenhagen reports 18 Dan- ish lors killed when Belgian relief ship Lars Kruse sunk Officially reported the Eave stone, on which an American sailor fost his life, was shelled and sunk without warning Administration confirms dam aging of German ships heid in American ports. German gold transferred AS THEREASON WASHINGTON, Feb. 8.—Great Britain and France today granted safe conduct to German Ambassador Von Bernstorff. The British government stipulated that / i got $5,000 as a go-between for Presidential «ie: no: : : inet “thie” aauatry to Argen And I'll pray for ur deat tine Secretary Tumulty. {too cried. “I hope you die tn ROBERTS GIVEN 15 MONTHS AT By Carl W. Ackerman in returning home Bernstorff and his staff should touch at Halifax for examination of papers. was always carefy Miss Amy Clark, Seattle's Cabaret Singer WASHINGTON, Feb. 8—A ted Press Staff Corrosp ey | | The only answer she gives to mystery of the diamond for it ef crisis in the present strained | No one knows—yet But wait. The Star will find The woman was the much-dis-,derous tones, demanded wher prison in darknes Ruth Thomason Viscont fn a local bank ia ) Cornell, but she refused to take it Mra. Visconti forced an execu 1 got it honest! Pri djaod F turned away five session before she would give | broken! We live ve I'm a woman without a country SRUEOTy after being promised th salary and made a little became an American citizen. 1 in not be published transa tend to pra n my cell for : PBPsnortly thereafter. Price took the said he death of the judge and district ‘ BERLIN, Feb. 8.-The German govern- ‘ i " On previous occasions. }to separate hi ws work from his | @ttorney # ent me to prison.” | * * x Minette ‘acd "sometimes defiant |"side Jove” sistag “tee ta] On motion of coumesl, Judgo| | ment will not permit Ambassador Gerard, when questioned, Price broke down | Chicago brokerage houses. He ad i t gave | and his associates utterly today j mitee d receiving from several of ntl il tomorrow to raise $25,000 bail : : 5 ‘ ; se ihin'Stes > . 1. Jetie W. Robedie deputy | b d Man Sobs on Stand [these firms $25 a month and said] oOwley, special agent of my Clark has ‘em all up in wise smile she has learned to | oie or i was Am 6 sheriff of King ' coun’ who was embassy newspaper corres ndents or er- He wept openly as he replied tojone had sent him a “Christmas| : ulate, waived his| the alr smile since she became the | convicted of representing himself |. y Poe Lend . MeNet! Island tomorrow to serve a Anyway, you look at it, it Some of her friends thought os s mate family and personal busines: He admitted Mrs. Visconti rot | . | terday sentenced to 15 months’ im- A © : @ffairs. Price's breakdown came| what information she had from|t¥oear sentence pry htt ee hoary ae they knew that Sem Piles. jr. | irisonment in the MeNel inland |ceives information that a safe conduct has when Attorney Whipple Whipple, in thun- | members of Price's fami! inthe Sire since, abe baace son of former Senator Sam | enitentiary. A motion in arrest | % Sho i fine voice, and all the Butler Piles, was the lucky man. tr |bee ted Amb. d Bernstorff and Polite? Yes Indeed, hotel guerts who hear her «ing Rut when they accused her ty eh ey gh try ps Hs Retr nm gran mbassacor msto! ss 4 in the evening will tell you #0, thusly, she denied st with only pt Aerts — edhe orris, at . E SEATTLE WIDOW ASKS $50, 000 He Was whether or not you want them | thesott of # blush that ts prop- |forney® for Roberts. who was re |his staff. Ue Rea " er When One” of "Ges dear est after fyrnishing a. bond of} Passports to Americans. are also list of these correspondents ae ‘own , x pending the decision on his | contingent upon Berlin ascertaining ted to the foreign office Then Anty is Known as the friends in mentioned most beautiful cabaret singer IO the anqwer could be found | 27ee! tthe U. S. circuit court of | Washington's attitude toward the yet been approved, despite the fact enter the Gentleman Purse in Seattle. sisal uname of pictures of }*PPeels old Prussian treaty permitting Ger- that other correspondents have Snatcher And whe's only 19 years old. young Plies which adorn Miss When defeated tn his candidacy mans and citizens of the United| been granted permission to remain. Mra. W. Eat ho | t abe admita frank! Mattie Rieger, a Georgetown 4 Sanh eeu.’ wae at vuldn: Clark's room at the Butler, It | coened a private detective office. tion of diplomatic relations between |day that he would not leave unless, milliner, who recently won a From then on, she continues,|] costed at Queen Anne ave em dead? But these pictures, says Miss | 7% kovernment accused him, with | the two nations, In which to adjust the sears correspontonts. iy $500 verdict in a seduction suit much of their time was spent injcon-|] McGraw st. at 6:30 Thursday Anawer—"She does,” for the Clark, are accounted for by the | #2 S#soclate, of trying to e their business, es reread merican p . versation over the approaching toar-| Gbsuiae bya youke mes, well combination is irresistible fact that Piles la an accom, |™oney from one Cliford Yarb Most of the American newspaper alto. ; te against Robert Abrams, a Se: riage | who looked like a col So, when sh egan wearing plished planist, who plays ac promising him protection from a correspondents here desire to leave | ne n ~ ae quie ere ar@ tle business man, appeared in Mrs. Rieger saye that Abrams anion, itaire on the third companiments for her in pri — slave prosecution Ambassador Gerard. But a no demonstration the superior court again Thurs = took her out to his home, at 44 Ro Excuse me, madam, but how nger of b right hand, all ate occasionally - loberts came into prominence in day, this time in a $50,000) anoke st. and pointer the vari-!{ much change have you in your he boys, both young and old. Piles himself says that it 1912 when bh — instrumental in breach-of-promise suit against ous comforts of her future home mesh bag?” he politely asked Butler began spe absurd to think that he tx con dragging the domestic affairs of Abram: She claims the disappointment] her ing as to who f emplating matfimony just as bsg oe “ pinky = yh oi = er, under Sheriff Cudihee, h complaint that Abrams has sepa ion from the defendant, aft 1 mean business-—-how much that's all the good it has hie college career pet ypodine Seager ys . , _BY ROBERT J. BENDER German Ambassador Bern- property in the city worth $375,- | er refused to marry her, had|| have you?” This time he reach em up to date Bo the Clk seaton chpamir.” | Poets bY Bis Bun: methods in r 000. caused her untold miseries. For|] ed for her silver purse, opened ‘or Amy won't tell ers will have to figure out the abor strike ton’s interpretation of old fp siemme she first met him Au this suffering she asks $50,000\9 (+ took out four dollars and Prussian treaties. aa , 1915, and that he had won| damages. l] asked ber “if the remainigg en pointed queries is that self To CHANGE 8-HOUR situation between the United | jenn pooeene ts Aneta thirty-five cents would be suffl- || ———————— ceac lee BS ed aboard the California—Jo ‘ cient for her.” peggonge cla ihe dite wt of Montgomery, Ala., mentioned as He didn't @ant the purse, nor LAW TO 48 PER WEEK Tao tector at least, con. {such in a cable from Consul Frost her diamond ring, nor her valu | tribute to the “feeling in offi- |at Queenstown, was saved, may able necklace—he sald he want OLYMPIA. Feb. §—A bill. chane cial circles that the break in (Prove the slender thread by which ed “round cart wheels” and got Sa be bill, chane-| UiSiomatic relations now exist- |President Wilson will hold to the ‘em gy me vp ter for women) ing may quickly develop an {existing tacit peace with Germany: 4o that it wo e a 48-hour-per 4 Who is she? in the contest must be submit 0 Feed oe even more serious phase. Gerard Action Resented ¢ week law instead, with a maximum The most popular red-beaded ted to The Star not later than of nine hours’ work per day, was First was the official version ‘There were some officials, how- girl tn town. next Wednesday. The votes f of the torpedoing of the An ever, who admittedly feared this tordky chor liner California, carrying February 21, at 5 p. m 200 passengers and crew—in- | America’s frequent warniogs that y the time Washington's | ¢ cluding many women and chil- [Americans must not “be placed in rolls round—and the = , ° U S. BAYONETS BLUE dren jeopardy” by German's unlawful burn-baired miss will win a lla Second, United Press advices | submarinings. tre box party, an aflerthea FIV that Germany, contrary to all tre lunch, automobile trip—and In the Fa os arr aie Penis WASHINGTION, Feb. §—There international diplomatic usage, | pressed in official circles, coupled MADRID, Feb. 8.—Couched in, everything else that goes for a larity Contest. Please credit be no m flashing bayo was withholding issuance of j|with indignation over Germany's acterizing Germany's now sea n Now, step lively. If you have concerned, for the war de sador Gerard and American cit | It was admitted at the state de ods as outside the legal a favorite red-haired girl, clip || Te ment has bad all bayonets “blued izens, pending information from | partment that yesterday they bad of international law, Spain has for the coupons to in The *** |go as not to attract attention Washington as to Ameri —— cussed “woman of mystery,” Mrs. | got $1.08 whie Price deposited Ropp extended his and to Mra names and gave them thes /at home end | have saved from | °° said she I'm giad | never : P * ‘ | - officials of the American embassy, American | and " They think she's engaged 0 raret | re on questions regarding his most int!-| present " and will be taken t . Gteen of the cabare jas a government officer, was yes (ican citizens to leave Germany until it re- for sheriff two years ago, Roberts States nine months after a cessa-| Ambassador Gerard announced to ver €9 consent to marriage by August 2459 Queen Anne ave. was a | So why shouldn't she knock would be easy Ri ¢ alleges in her and lonesomeness caused by her She paid ne tenth might be he's get < y , on mre Ones i be paid no stientics getting fairly started on | coded in arousing Renton and Ba! storff,.as well as to Washing- utroduced b Senator Steiner ves must be all in by Wednesday, | troduced cpt amass thread would not hold. They elted h This coupon is good for Complete astonishment was ex- fiercest tones of protest, and char large night's entertainment aame nets,’ as far as the United States passports to American Ambas | withholding of passports. | the enemy granting of » safe conduct to i (Continued on page 5) 5) *'1$ CITY-COUNTY BUILDING A BALD-HEAD FACTORY? Gill Loses Last Two Hairs; Most Officials Don’t Use Comb. Photographs of girls entered i¢ band, John, awake, their mar. ADVERTISING MANAGER'S DAILY TALK r ent offerings en best stores appear | | | ~ 1} German food supply and the conse | quent unrest of the civil population HP nave been sceumulating at a rapia they have already Since then reports of food riots |arouxe t German people to a of restoring the death penalty|ward the heavens from the mayor's have increased. |piteh of high enthusiasm for thedalways have been in favor of cap-|glistening dome, They aie now |of t #." he said today | Moral among the missing. y ng or li. Dirnock {unless bald. LONDON, eb. 8—Unre- ; The Brit steamers Hollinside stricted German submarine nd Dauntless are the latent vi of German orpedoes warfare has destroyed 61 ships ot the torsiee: ahear taking to | since February 1 and increased = the boats, landed safely | the possibility of war with the 3% es are reported lost in United States by sinking Brit « of the Dauntless. ish 8. S. California without Seventeen Danish sailors were - sega youterday off the Ween cy _— “ is ¢ a topedned warded her note to Berlin in reply! Star, beginning today. Each is pare aA A second message sent to the Feb. 6. The captain is reported in(to the Ger eee yp 4 good for five votes Rtate department at Washington Coponhagen dispatches to have pete 4p of PB gy chaodear.> Be, rirls — - ~ Consul Frost of Queenstown con- tered the “larred zone” ignorant of jena u vA with th ng re n re : he Callfornia stated there the unrestricted warfare decree. | Spain “does not doubt that the im Asks Di F fernigg the Cullformia wiieoiasing, She carried grain from South|perial government will find means sks Divorce From seb Bess ari of giving satisfaction to Spain's * he message said the Eavestone, | America n pate message sald the Barton ane ate department at Was altos FROM COAST GUARD Wife Who Smokes t warning yesterday. Because|ington has been advised that the| These claims, the note sets forth Salih gar vers pie he was a. collier, the Favestone |Callfornia mounted one three-inch |“are based on the inexorable duty; ON meh, §.-—-All \ 0 Sra subject to unwarned attack gun which binds a government to pro I] hadn't smoked cigarettes in Women and five children are lage tect the lives of its subjects fro br n enlisted men on veapele ot] wed, thereby keeping her hue. Among the missing passengers ot| WASHINGTON, Feb. 8—"The|maintain the integrity of its sov-|the United States coast guard serv the Californ Three babies have question of armament does not mit-/ereignty, #0 that the course of na lice were dismissed Tuesday, it was iad jis GAA “fave: When 0 ; en reported lost igate Germany's offense,” state de jtlonal e: existence may not be inter arned at the coast guard bureau 9 i } onl, partment officials said today rupted.” | to success. lp Ay) My, é As it is, he filed suit for di- Z, Ly pe GM S| vorce Thursday Reading trom left to right: The mayor, city comptroller, building superintendent, president of the “She has the habit,” he com counci city engineer. i ff H d Fl N W. L clang iy heed Bc Results of a hirsute survey at they While the mayor wears his chin| wears a luxuriant upper lip, but bas Needs to Take Minds Off Hunger an oat ew ar Loan Oftentimes she gets up during | county-cicy building made public to-|to match his head, Comptroller Har-|nothing hirsutical to brag about BY BASIL MANLY Hungary, and instead. of denying|tion, after suppression by the mill:| the night to smoke, This prac: {day reveal that politicians are apt|ry Carroll keeps bis jaw warm with above the brow (Noted Economist on Staff of The their occurrence, as had been the|tary had resulted only in increas-| tice has been against my | to posses bald heads a pair of parted whiskers, thus xiv-| Committee Clerk Schrader fs fail Daily Star former policy, Food-Controller Ba ing the unrest, was for the German| wish It is mortifying.” This report has nothing to do with ing Seattle a dashing reflection of| ing from the eyebrows up. Altho he WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 8. tocki has merely insisted that they government to launch some move the report of the municipal leaguers 1. Hamilton Lewis and ¢ harles is fat from the neck down, his hair —In addition to the avowed were of little consequence and less so sensational and aggressive the | on councilmanic candidates. Evans Hughes, the well known Chi-!1s very thin—very thin, purpose of harassing England menacing than reported thoughts of, the. German people/WQ PUBLIC HEARING | Adds Heat Cost cago and New York attorneys _ Mystery surrounds the temples of by threatened starvation, the Confirmation of the existence of would be transferred from them- | It concerns only those who have) He Polishes It : Councilman Harry Bolton, The plo announcement of German sub a state of unrest over the food | selves to thoughts of vietory and| ON THE DEATH LAW lost hair and are already in office Building Superintendent T. Josen- neers here say he has beer seen re- marine warfare without warn- shortage and the alleged inequality revence ] thus increasing the cost of heating) hans, tho he manages to cultivate a i it with nothiag on his ing and to the knife, has two of distribution was contained in The second great reason for | : eine gs fe eon Dulding Vigorous Httle Vau Dyke, wears his | hes t of perspiration, far more immediate and prac the appeal of Von Hindenburg for this dramatic change of policy OLYMPIA, Meb Senator Ef. F Mayor GIll_ himself heads the head shiny. It is charged that the ‘ Nay, Nay Seat Shiante, more food for his munition work-| is the pressing need of Ger- |Poner of Grays Harbor, ebairman jranks of those public servants who mirror-like surface of the building) When asked about it, he sald: The first purpose of this sen. ers, whose efficiency, he asserted many for a new loan, of the senate judiciary committee, |defy the Barbers’ union inspector's cranium is obtained by refuse to be interviewod did | change of policy onthe was being rapidly impaired because It is a matter of record that Ger-|announced definitely today that! His head is absolutely nude, with the regular use of a mamicure’s buf-) Sheriff Jack Stringer's head one oe fe ta divert |the farmers, were holding back|many has never attempted to|there would be no public hearing] the exception of a gray fringe which fer and S-in-1 polish sembles the well-known sphero Fe edanta Bhd cidelaation: ‘ttocd.” launch a war loan except upon the {on the bill introduced by nine sen-\stretches from ear to ear, but does) President Haas, of the city coun- used by Brown & Hulen on their ar ike Gorn people from To add fuel to the flames of carefully prepared basis of a great |#tors fo restore capital punishment jnot trespass to the rear-top of the cil, has lost several thousand regi- ‘illiard tables, tho, of course, it their own hunger pangs to re unrest came Batocki's admis- military sensation. jin the state, | pate ents of hairs since the civil war. isn’t ivory It's merely just as joicing over the anticipated sion during the past week that The drive thru Belgium launched! 'm explaining his reasons for not} The Last Two Gone He still commands the reserves | naked ; light of the British individual allotments of food the first loan; the great drive giving the public a chance to be The mayor refused to discuss the| around the ears and over the collar. Without violating any — confi. or the past three months evi would have to be still further against Russia was the basis for| heard before the commiitee, Chair-|situation this moral altho he ad City Clerks, Too cences, it may be said that Deputy dences of the severe straits of the decreased and that the German | the second man Poner said mitted that he never had to brush) Al Drake, clerk of the fivance Prosecutor Ellis is as bald as String: ’ people must prepare to endure Whatever may have n the} “I don’t believe the Olson murder |off his shoulders committee, kept warm in his young: er, while Superior Court Judges even greater hardships than [purpose of the attack on Verdun, has anything to do with this meas-| There was a time when two loyal r er cover of coarse bris- Mitehel! Gilliam, Everett Smith and ‘suffered, (its only effective result was tolure. Those who are now in favor|hairs remained bravely pointing to-| tles Royd Tallman haven't combed their » suffered from exposure hair f years. It’s hard to be famous MORE THAN 60,000 COPIES DAILY rate \ Food riots have been reported in all parte of Germany and Austria, ‘The ouly way to meet this situa |rreatest lown of all, ijlal punishment,’