The Seattle Star Newspaper, April 2, 1917, Page 1

faity May Return Matthe . TheSe: Seattle Star | TO PRINT THE NEWS | THE ONLY PAPER IN SEATTLE THAT DARES T VOLUME 19 IPs “TAINTED » MONEY,’ SAYS | = COUNCILMAN - F Bolton Introduces “Resolution De- ' Manding Accounting From Put- nam of “We Brothers” Donation contributed to Dr. Matthews says was turned over to Sergt. Was the $1,000 which Logan Billingsley says he M. A. Matthews, and which Dr. Putnam of the dry squad, to clean up the town, “tainted money”? A°The city cannot honorably accept this money, Matth geant Pufgam for a complete statement of all money re-| ceived by sons, so tha TEXT OF Whereas, thi The And if it was, did it become cleansed by passing thru Matthews’ hands? questions were put up the city council n by Councilman Bolton, who introduced a providing that the city appropriate a sum sufficient) H to the pastor the Billingsley-Gerald donation acceptance of money from private individuals, what purpose,” recites the resolution, policy, im that it tends to destroy discipline, tatio i“ the way of Offiters und leads ts Confli SAYS DOCTOR DIDN'T CLEANSE IT given} bootlegger for the purpose, as I believe, of putting | bootlegger out of business,” declared Councilman) to The Star today. | fact that the money passed thru the hands of Dr. did not, in’ my opinion, cleanse it.” olution requests the mayor to call upon this reso-| to no Ser-| im from Dr. Matthews or from any other per- the council may reimburse these person The resvption follows: COUNCIL RESOLUTION city council has always stood ready and willing to gasist the mayor of our city in the enforcement of any and all laws, Coorg to destroy ing needful ordinances and in the making of neces-| ms to make such ordinances effective, and Lectgond | the united support of the council in his energetic en the illegal traffic in intoxicating liquors fn this) | Sig tihe giving of moneys by private jndividuais to, ani the} e same by police officers, no Matter from whom re-/ what purposes, is against good public policy in that it iscipline, throws tempetation in the way of the offi- ‘cere, leads to conflict of authority, causes lack of confidence in the! J ier iA } Que eamivibutions either to the mayor or to the council ‘and efficiency of public officials, and is demoralizing in every | Dr. M. A. Matthews, in the recent trial of the govern- against Mayor Gill and others, testified that he had paid) of dollars to Sergt. Putnam of the police dry squad, which/| were manifestiy improper and unnecessary, in view of the! that were being made from time to time by the council purpose of carrying on thefight made by the mayor against the interests, which appropraitions were ample and immediately at all times; and, no accounting has been had or given by Sergt. Putnam of and oe wleias. the retention of such moneys by the city would be are! flection on the willingness and ability of the people of our city to ru their own affairs and pay the cost thereof: and it is to the public interest that said contributions be ao counted for and the amount therof ascertained and returned to De. Matthews as soon as may be: now, therefore BE VE BgOL ED. BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF S& That the mayor be requested to call upon Sergt. Putnam for a full statement of what moneys were received by him from De, | * from any other person, at what times, and for what pur! game were expended, and that the city council, on being ad-| Piso mayor of the amounts received by Sergt. Putnam, pass the slipped ADVERTISING MANAGER'S nde this week bari find eomplete details | the Stars ‘Today: mands Fu for 18,952 antomobiles and 648 mo- Rercrches being issued. le tax netted the county $ ae THE ne iH GROWING) PAPER ordinance or ordinances to reimburse Dr. Matthwes, er oth | contributions. wc. « TRACY JURY TO ft all over D. Cupid, licenses The veh VISIT EVERETT; While declaring that the de fense will prove that class in- terests, represented by the Ev- erett Commercial Club, were to blame for the trouble which culminated in the fight between citizen deputies and a boatioad of | W. W. Everett, Nov. 5, in which ‘al men were killed and many wounded, Fred M. Moore, one of the attorneys for Thos. M. Tracy, who is now on trial for the murder of one of the deputies, Jefferson Beard, said in his statement to the jury Monday morning, that the vital question is, “Who was the aggressor at the dock on Nov. 5?” “We shall show that Sheriff McRae drew his gun, and that ef and his deputies were the aggn sors,” said Moore, “and that T'r nop, was at 4 window on the opposite (Continued on page 2) DAILY TALK IN THE NORTHWEST “is against|, Damenican Pease Asan United Sta most often to do, If we go to 1200 OF STATE'S FINEST ARE AT | AMERICAN LAKE. | COSGROVE, Aprii 2—Con- | ical tents, like mushrooms, | have sprung up in long pa lel lines over the American lake prairie, while under and around them, 1,200 olive drab- ¢lad/ militiamen are awarmin THey are members of W: ingtgn’s National Guard ‘1¢- fantry, Firet regiment, now ue- der orders of the federal goy- ernment. Troop traing arri¥- ed Saturday, bringing the units from the different parts of the state. By Saturday night, vie and the men settled down to camp routine. New men must he drilled and hardened. Line of- feers must take their companies out Over the prairies to play mock war games, Marksmanship must be improved on the range, three miles south and west from the camp. fires were To Join Federal Force Captain Harol Coburn, of the yevular arniy, is on hand ready to |ewear the troops into federal serv lice as soon as he receives the red tape orders from Washington In the meantime, recruiting Is (Continued on page 9) Washington's National Guard sig coris, which returned from bor- duty a few weeks ago, sapended into a battalion mon and eight officers, according to orders issued by Adjt. Gen. Maurice|torgthe county and will require no ibid) up to $100, Above $100, Thompson, dinar ar with Germany—"picking oft shattering its periscope. These men include some of Uncle Sam’ Administration Calls lor a Defensive War (CHARLIE wood }mueh about supplies needed by the county, but | sy he's just the Lim the job at $2,400 a yea the rnd shoes, ant fildchinery, will be er 170 | play, polities SEATTLE, WASH., MONDAY, AP gi 2, 19173 sailors are here shown on deck of the Michigan, practicing what they may be called upon all of whom left the republican cau th hostile submarine or cus Saturday, WASHINGTON, April 2 grtt 3—Haet. ts. is the momentous resolu tion which, if passed, as expected, will put the United States into a state of open warfare with Gert Chairman Flood of the house foreign committee gave it out, saying he would in troduce it as soon a6 organization of the house is completed. “Whereas, the recent course of the imperial German gov ernment is in fact nothing less than war against the govern: ment apd people of the United States; | , “RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE AND/HOUSR O FREPRE SENTATIVES OF THE UNITED STATES] OF AMERICA, IN CONGRESS ASSEMBLED, that the state of belligerency which bas thus been thrust upon the United States is hereby formally declared; and “THAT the president be and he is hereby authorized to take immediate steps, not only to put the country in a thoro state of defense, but also to exert al) of its power and employ all ite resources to carry on war against the-imperial German government, and to bring the conflict to a successful conclu sion PRE Te ee ER LAST EDITION April 1 has arrived and gone. It is time now to give serious thought to the national situation. The weather ma “Tonight and Tuesday, showers.’ HVERYWHERS IN SBATT QNE CENT Wilson to Tell Nation Confli Is Already Be BY CARL D. GROAT United Press Staff Correspondent WASHINGTON, April 2.—Germany and the United States are at war. Formal notification of this fact to the world will be made at 8 lo’clock tonight by President Wilson, addressing congress in ji ( for speaker, Declaring { commissionets will on bids—and, of course, recommendations will way. go a GETS HIM A JOB! Wood may not know the market value of Woot has been on the payroll o| county, or state, ever sinc city, the memory of maa runne: the contrary, Charles B. the office of the secretary our new purchasing agent | rtate, same. |Guire, who has recently | pointed b. ithe mysteriou tial ament,” th month The have commissioners given the commissioners job of Charlie doesn't know much about are and oth-| he sure can cost of spuds, and orles suppités, but, on! q Alaska'a gisiature has Charlie will now buy the supplies | mously ‘passed ents to protect her harbors, decide thin, Charlie’ lon; th gs yublican: h not tO} the demoeratd,” Lenri his latest Job being | of He's a political pal of Lucius Mc been ap to} ‘confiden sane paying $150) McGuire also is one of the old-time political ward heelers unanti memorial to con iY urging coast defense improve jprohibitionist. Representative Pul-| jler, of Massachusetts, independent, bolted the republican candidate with Gardner and Ballinger of Mas |xachusetts and Gray of New Jersey.) session. tion that a state.of war exists between the two countries, iThe chief exeeative would not wait until but irk ization. It will be the first time the president has addressed congress at WASHINGTON, April 2.Champ Clark of Missouri will house elected him today after listening to a war prayer and a war is speech by Rep. Schall, independent, who swung his vote to Clark, ” The vote stood Clark, 217 | Mann, 205; Gillett, 2; Lenroot, 2. | Two members voted absent. ® : | Blind Representative Schall, Minn., speaker, stirred the house when he Clark gained practically all the doubtful votes. Schall and Martin, P, id nt Wilson will deliver his hi t . ad-. did London, socialist, and Randall, question of war or peace with Germany, at 8 o'clock tonight. The Star will issue an extra between 5 and 6 o'clock, containing a complete account of the The president’s announcement will take the form of an asser- upon appearing immediately after completion of the house organ- night. It is expected he will appear in evening clothes. side over the “War House” during this session of congress. The holding that patriotism demanded this be done in the present crisis. | Independent Names Clark | independent, who, it had been nominated Clark, progressives, voted for him, So dress to congress, upon which hinges the This will be 5 o'clock Seattle time. proceedings. Watch for it. and voted for Gilet) Haskel! and ered “pres- Jersey jof Massachusetts. New moment of the} house Ce tor a was the nomina-| tion of Clark for speaker by Repre- | sentative ‘Thomas D, Schall, the | Minnesota | progressive-republican | His action wens unexpected. He had been listed §s a supporter of Mann Schall is Blind and was led to the| center of thé house by a page | “1 realize that the action | am al death in aid, in nom- but ! can upe the light that gives me tq vote right today. feo voters in my district are re- publican, \/ | Representative Greene, of Massa ¢( | chuset{s, nominated Representative Mann @8 the republican candidate | The repub has never failed in its lican party duty.” Lenroot, who had been slated to oppose Mann seconded the motion j,| Wilson Should Consult G. O. P. “This is no\time for any man to criticize the ptesident of the United States, but | beg leave to say that it would be better for the country if the president were compelled to Jeonsult the tr s well as sald in | seconding Mann's nomination. “You gentlemen pr@bably will organize | this house today, but | want to say that in the da¥s to come there will }be no partisanship. Democrats presented a slate of officers and the republicans offered a substitute list, with the exception of Chaplain Cou- den, That m@ant four roll calls T" is suggested that Seattle should decorate its streets and its homes this week with the national colors ta stimulate recruiting. Fine! Run up the flag! The Stars and Stripes should be displayed te = the windows of every Seattle home and office 08 in the flag-staff above every Seattle school and To show the silent man ‘in Washington,’ ing the brunt of this national crisis, thatthe jis with him to a man, let the flag be displayed. And let it not be lowered as long as a Singh ‘tion menaces Americait liberty or treads upon |can_ rights! ‘ y FLAGS UP! THEN, CITIZE Or the land of would probably be completed too late for the te address congress today.