The Seattle Star Newspaper, March 19, 1917, Page 1

MORE THAN 61,000 unsettled weather; prob fermen buy The Siar cn day, Counting tour toa tam "THE ONLY PAPER IN _SEATTLE THAT DARE 2S TO PRINT THE NEWS | VOLUME 19. 'U.S.NAVY TAKES WAR MEAS 0 SEIZE MUNITIONS ULS.NAVY CALLS FOR “0” BOAT CHASERS: i, WASH. MONDAY, MAR Vandery Placed on } Stand | Geo. Vanderveer, former at. | torney for the Billingsleys, con. — WILMON TUCKER BY ROBERT J. BENDER fessed bootieggers, was called | SS COUNT E 1 25 a Witness for the defense in a rset erage avg WASHINGTON, March 19.- A threat to commandeer certain ~ ~pfreeaiggpeend anes am | American munition factories and the arrangements to make the — Saree are, Seeette., Sonia! |$115,000,000 emergency appropriation immediately available for — any of the Billingsleys, or pro- | the use of the navy, followed an hour’s conference between Secre- | er eee. | |tary Daniels and the president today. lin he i E. Doom in the federal booze- | - - x 3 angen te prea WASHINGTON, March 19.—The United States and Ger- pry morning. many are on the verge of open hostilities. Rag ame entihorssas With a virtual state of war existing as a result of the ruthless een rand. there re oe j = nking by German submarines of three American freighters yes- — \ Denials of tout 6s i : terday, it is believed inevitable that the first meeting between an as Seavey wna Frater 0 | \ \ armed American merchant vessel and a U-boat will mark the goon after court opened, as Judge opening of actual hostilities. tt esaiectt Rctert T. FREORICK. BAUSMAN | Semi-official view is united that Germany’s destruction of Hodge's absencn war dv Mayor Guus CouNnsey three American vessels, with possible loss of 24 American lives, galley after the Jury |leaves no question that the kaiser has forced this government int ea I— ———\a state of war. It probably will have been found to have exist Defense First It was then announced that the | defense of Mayer Gill and Chief ‘The evidence will show the Beckingham would be prebantes | procssetien ot the detect after that of City Detectives Pool-| brought by a feeling of an Man, Peyser. Doom and McLennan | the hearts of the Billingsleys WHAT | THEY THINK OF since the American steamer Algonquin was sunk last Wednesday. American consular reports today 1 otal oe wots MEMPHIS NOT ARMED; ghey had been completed. Enter General Denial submarir That Chief Beckinzham personal “We enter Ay general denial,” said ; wae abmart . Ty ordered seized, and later de | Tenna t these detect! s ported yesterda Mauor ich Fred Billingsley | Billings! mphis, Capt, Borum, four Amer testified paid the ¢ $600 at} the Star Carriage Wor Was the testimony of W Rey, driver of the truck. He was; the first defense witn feans and four men nation-| WASHINGTON, Marc 1 he ¢ Samaaa at ted bee cataing: |e arch 19.) The captain's boat was found at ‘ ogee that Captain Borum and nine |11 o'clock, with indications of hasty Mark A. Matthews did right in ac-| Visilanc in aye nate, fourth en-| missing seamen of the City of Mem-| abandonment, the captain's. papers! cepting from the late Clarance eee ee ee ee eee phis uow possibly are prisoners | being found in a biscuit tin in the ald, in the presence of Logan Bil-| The crew of the tanker Illinois; aboard the submarine which sank| boat Sef ogc He he the sec-| Frost's first message, undated, Frater Talks Then Attorney John Frater made the opening statement in behalf of Detectives McLennan and Doom e diffic of their task o ecking liq shipments along Seattle citizens are divided their opinion as to whether Dr Disputes Government Testimony p was convey The state c rmed neutral! ! he ‘o dl " He said he drove the truck to the water front was outlined bt a armed neut i. th om Com a ived | } anifestly sent yesterday, said? P Star Carriage Works to ee h eevermment, es ‘om Cons Thirty-three survivors City of wan Yeve e evidence show these e 8 4 with res - Memphis do not include Capt. L. T. seized it befc r conspired to violate the, , n all pa © this morning ve : either federal or state he to the Grand T pment to the J a, fa Borum and four other Americans 4 in} Aviat MM NS. jand four non-Americans, but indica: 7 nia Alton ae is ons are that these men are safe 99 dock for r Detective Doom was born o Tiquor Co uneau, Alaska, w ; er on board some merchant or admiral J %e was billed Scotch parents, in Nebraska, 44 ty vessel which has no wireless, ce 1 t . “} ed to F + nd sident, as a He said the truck belonged > ra ag me i to | as, a aptain’s boat did not separate a the Fortune Transfer Co., and t later to Washington, ned the wa w ep would call Past pal from others until 1 a. m. today, and ves os a voli epartment 11 years ago. © with the we ession even before its schedule mesa wterhs s picked up empty at 10 ‘a he was given orders to get the| police department 1 Ars a i @ weapons 0 n a WASHINGTON, Maren 19.—With | ¥8_Pi p empty a am, 4 h . te rack by | t e's x ht eeting date of A 16 was deem 7 i Mar | “Vessel cleared Cs s whisky at the O-W. team track t ie Gooe Officers ere’s what your neigh | + ne fat pik ite ho prance the United States inal 1 cleared Cardiff 16th in one of the clerks : i 37 years of age, wa joa tt view wae that he would |#tate of war, the navy Ttment |Dallast with 58 pers¢ including Deter Doom was then called| born in Nova Scotia, aie jderant view was that he would |) i.* a pesled pbutlders to| 28. Americans, At 3 17th, sub. to the 1 jmines, and finally came t Aig ~ eed rae i ee Ave./have them assemble there, in Wie | Sota Toa somdernietie cobma,|marine fired warning shot | from Peyser Won Hero Medal Oregon and later in , ‘ nee 1 Tent t threat 2) them that a state of war nad existed | "a ae jthree miles on starboard quarter. 4 Attorney George Tennant, in his|He has been working in the police amit him : re ware te alee cn Cees Senn 14, Gee Pak FOnl Wer Tt the departelens ‘Wants to Vessel was stopped. Submarine | open tatement to the jury, | department for eight years Chief Seizes Whisky i t t Lor good | Wilson’ having Broad’ wer power (act awitt nt by the |2PProached to one mile, fired once | said a oy and ae . Tierne sid the true was one, at t tot e ray ing Neral experts, |fect that the bids > she more, fragments striking vessel, Detective Meyer Peyser is of high character and e neve biveony : ca ats a Kee area & to leg Da ehahare edea take ; ship then only being able to read years of as born in Ore f pulled on the rpe their ed up, a whe removed, 4 : oe eS | mm. ent Reoeeer fmecuye 1 Usuall ch bids aro |SU>marine signal to abandon ship, end lived t of his H riors 6 then departed. , eans than merely a InstanUy captain replied by long f the fire Was a me ment until Hentenant bravery fr cided “He then decid from Olymp headquarters,” said Tierne it is an act that would la spb dal subnet in five minutes, about 4:15, No im ed for mumber of years, and Quit! peanster Co, last. fall ficer accompanied me time © ought to ta into con-| jwait full authorization from con “City of Memphis carried Wire 40 go into the saloon busines " a aelieaae oe a 6 ideration his intentions. He said © @: declaration: of * GONSTRUCTION WORK : |less, but did not use same. Carried Which failed to pan ont » i Progs Calls It “Frame-Up e did it to reform those men and | Sy tudied. di ‘“ no No attempt to resist or em ’ : . or ¢ tol , © president pateh Quit Saloon Business 20, when W The lef told me t ta ws @ city. E believe in|scm ahroad up to an © rt Tierney Is First Witness On returning, he said : | American merchantmen n advance of theit opening blast whistle, signifying compre: BC first witness called for the| questioned by the chief, who aske MRS. E. C. MOOERS, 1007 Boren} May Search for Subs jhension, and then gave four short 4 Tha eo William T ey, a| Where he had gotten the cargo Ave I ave bes n dv Ne 4 in m | The navy may be called upon te oat sierers Bed crew to take to superintendent of bridge construc He ordered me to drive to police own thought about it. It seem | 4 hand, searching out : ORDERS hoats immediately, which was done | P n 2 he work en to criticism, but, “Going to Port Angele he was w and Fred Billingsley “%* not ‘oper mark inister’s taking part in ¢ &\this morning and up early to WASHINGTON March 9 n captain is located he may z unsurcessful in the saloon business | testified Fred paid the chief $600 my papers to the mayo WASHINGTOD 9—The | UP the city, Just as much as any-| receive any further reports on the | President Wilson this afternoon au. /have further evidence. j and quit at the request of his wife. | for a truck load of booze belonging |4 d: ‘This is the frame-up Adamson ¢ r law is vali t hen leals with that!) poe latest sinkings thorized Secretary of the Navy |—— —_— lass of men, we ought to know all] * © ex-Patrolman J. Margett he papers he referred to were| This was the ruling of the supreme | °!# } 1 > messi at hand left little | Daniels to use the $115,000,000 eturned and was reinstated in|to ex-Patrolman argett,| The pape ‘ : > ome hes gare J d | The me : SSS » ad ee department | which they failed to get when the |th® bills of lading tending to show, court today, jabout the circumstances before elope that no American ‘ives had |emergency naval appropriation, the | Syobn Poolman,” Tennant x-| chief saw. or thought he saw, Mar-|' e shipment w " % to Alsaka ‘lt Chief Justice te read the de-|2u¢ Joeen lost, The report of “men|ravy department announced today t nearby man named Plelo e¢ “WM. McADAM, 541 19th Ave.—! pissing” seemed to carry the dole-|The authorization was the primary residents viste to it “Nan of Music 4 plained, “was born in Holland came to this country at an early} On cision 1) declared constitution: | al the | A under spectacular he followed you and that’s the rea I think he wa fternoon of Sept. 20, Is rfectly right. I|fyl conviction that they had per-jobject of t ” ° wa « ck loade: ts you turned into the Star Car ¢ 1 think he thoug Hillingsley was he he U-boats carrie) out | Daniels, it was said | i ( re, and came to this state 17/ year, he drove a truck joaded with med i A FF conditions in the closing night| as| ished when the : r out | Daniels, : i Ki ' pall ago. He has five childrer whisky to the Star Carriage Works. ow about ft?" | hours of last summer's session sincere, Subsequent events have|their order | The money was appropriated to lountain “a “He worked 4s viacksmith d|where he ordered the truc re : Er tape a8 Wasihes dacia the eAlghant por iH he kh but I am sure be used in an emergency to spe t] 4 :. set car conductor and late paired | e anybody follo law claauititianate tue; binteet he believed him sincere at that| spwo dozen persons left a Detroit |"P_#hip puildi | ue ; the police department, where he| Attorney Walter Fulton was ex-' (Continued on page 2) bunal held congress has right to| time: ‘There is no such thing aslenagire when an. actor. “kidded” | ‘The president also authorized | an exciting novel e aployed for the last 1 fe Brag f aaa tainted mone It was American ly an Next we. may expect |Suspension of the eight-hour law] ° * iy Bas been empl ’ bi : ipreme) noney, and if Billingsley wanted to | Bl! , : ee tat in ship yards a er speed-up of a girl who lived ~ f «years ourt’s decision today is a formal | on’), pear tira pe | thea ers to leave the taber- |!" 8! y high a d 4 “April 29,” explained the reversal of the opinion of Jud S eelcagy Ake Sergey thot| nace when Billy roasts the stage, |™measune, ae igh up'iIn a dan- 7} “Chief Beckingham re Wm. C. Hook, of Kansas City i . ye ait fs applies to he that Capt. Tennant, of de ; The ruling ot the court wer iaade| the, doctor had a perfect’ right 0 do with naval construction fe gerous pam Pre send a detail of men to work on| a division of 6 to Justices “ tril dag rege e : ms in ar the waterfront to check on liquor | show it’s immense Pitney, Day and VanDoventer die| MARTIN M. GRASS, 1108 Broad-| ADVERTISING MANAGER'S The greater part of the money gl e St shipments of all Lent’s ented. Day read the dissenting}Wa¥—!f Dr. Matthews took the DAILY TALK will be used in ¢ wn stra ting sub y today. Snery segresktn ‘ { n : ler ite d come Lua tap the was doin ight. If he really 7 jcording to tentative plans made t eee Coreen ee Unrecrecs aaeee a hought these mer | Daniels several weeks ago. ‘ 7 - To see Demon Run thought these men were honest . j working th detail, to the hours} blades SACHIN Liss ith cotati andl \dalbaei R. R. HEADS GAVE UP ey tes | Important Things Are | et cviacace will show it was Pantages, Orpheum, even “Katinka,” THE FIGHT SUNDAY | goin Jo, 1 think he was justi-| ~n Tap This Week ERICKSON PUTS uP | ossible to show which Cannot compare h Clay Allen's Big Stinka.* fied ie t | shipments were illegal and which Such tales as we hear! Our official tow ¥ YORK, March 19.—Tho| MRS. LOUIGA HAMLEY, 624 , PROPOSAL Td S. E, HU | were not ‘ourished a h to become a hick banker railroads have meg the fullest de-| Warren es haven’t given the « } Didn't Drink From regions emp sf mands of the A¢ son eight-hour| Matter much thought and don't ine te, : | “The accused men never took| Our First Presbyterian law, and thereby dofinitely averted| Want to say whether T think Dr.| {ne thelr | : A Councilman Eric kson, new chair. drinks in the Billingsley drug} Pastor bears news of this, Logan's pet hanker rthe threatened nation-wide strike,; Matthews was right or wrong. Of} pag | man of the city utilities committee, “ ead. and ~ " r ¢ i ‘ a " fy e cot y on the verge of its| course, believing that Billingsley Standard Furniture Co....Page 2 this afternoon prepared a resolu- | stores, as Fred and Logan testi Tales of the vigilant “Grand-daddy Longlegs with th uw n th re | 4 a tied. WG Gntaka ai Whe uieered tae KGAA ater rene most serious crisis | was sincere, I presume he was Grote-Tank rage 2 | tion to grant the Puget Sound Trac : They Arrested Fred | din Aixues ie" and the Conde Man co Patriotism, swayed to its } justified in taking money to do al at. a. Gottstein Furniture |tion Co, the privilege of running paeitia Dititheate ne igs eit ida Wave va by the sinking of three American| 00d wor! On the other hand, I ‘ Page | street cars over t Ballard bridge uel dee series amet i phat een : i . hips, brought from the railwa Billing Was Just trying t Ron My Page on 15th ave., provided the company 4 eee, ther pita ang ety bn fheebit ata hy managers’ committee early toda ny men in the sam Frederick 4 Page 10 illows the city to run its cars be “4 poe pets 5 and Pox poi ete i e fron the announcement that the 1d business who hadn't got caught, as} The ade a rail ur tween Division A and the railroac ON pile al ean / ee are heahisy accept the brotherhood — chiefs'| be bad, and he gave the money to} tations over Third ave. and loop arrested Fred Billing: Hox Be BS es terme rather than give the impres-| Dt Matthews for that reason Ie pe | about Jackson st 7 the W conf es, nbeleggee aly patlesadip ge aor jon at home or abroad that the ef-| MRS. A. W. MOON, 609 East 73rd] | “The company needs our bridge," | paid then he would & ~biaaaa fee niiceniog ak ficient operation of the country's|Ave—I believe in abolishing allthe| MORE THAN 61,000 COPIES | said Erickson, “We need this loop Ptbey 20-00 ated. In overy Pr i pone age gad railways would be hampered or im-{bad people, and if ‘Dr, Matthews DAILY line to make an even trade. dry squad, | possible with the | paired lu the face of war, ; (Continued on page 2) awiston oes 0 Turn to Page 4 } 7