The Seattle Star Newspaper, May 1, 1917, Page 1

NDER the heading “MANAGING PHE WAR,” Mark Sullivan, editor of Collier’s, in the issue out today, gives the Scripps newspapers credit for creating the idea that brought about the Council of Na- tional Defense, which is managing the war. The article from Collier’s in part aft lows: “Probably the best way to make the character and function of the Council and the Advisory Commission clear is to tell its genesis, vantage of the tual organization of the Scripps news- papers. Star readers well remember when Herbert Quick outlined the idea of the Council of National Defense in this paper, more than a year ago. conditions as practiced in Europe, had be- suggestion to come quite as much a matter of machinery, factories, invention, and industrial effective ness as a matter of soldiers and sailors. “He suggested that,therefore, it would be was sympathetic to it, “In fact, Going Up! The Star's dally circulation ts now the biggest of any newspaper In the Northwest. And every day It grows a little bigger. SEATTLE WASH., TUESDAY, MAY 1, 1917 oe am 19 a good thing in some way to get the ad industrial ability of civilian America to help the war and navy departments. “Specifically, he suggested the names of some famous inventors, Edison, as men whom it would be a good 5 association, took the clipping containing the The Newspaper Enterprise associa- “About two years ago Mr. Herbert tion, which originated the idea, and Quick was writing some articles in the thing to invite to co-operate ee ; : vspape > Ne aper Enterpris The Washingt resentative which brought it to the attention of ‘the newspapers of the Newspaper Enterprise e Washington representati ae ti i WhasloAbinn. association. In one of these articles he paper Enterprise administration a dita dots hol made the point that war, under the new Gardner, Secretary Daniels understood the he had already asked Mr. son to work on a specific problem in con- The Seattle Star THE [THE ONLY PAPER IN SEATTLE THAT DARZS TO PRINT THE NEWS and inventive lines of electricity, dustries uch as Thomas A. with the navy. of theNews Vr. the Gilson large Daniels, Mr. Consulting Board. idea at once, and Edi- ONE CENT Scripps Newspapers Originated the Idea for Managing This War, Says Editor of Collier's nection with submarines. set about expanding the idea to take large number of men distinguished chemistry, ‘At this moment it was suggested that the fittest men could be best selected by the va- rious societies and trade industries affected. were appealed to, and there resulted a fairly group which was termed the Naval “Out of one committee of this board grew the broader thing which is now the Council of National Defense and the (Continued on page 7) He immediately ina in the and other in- organizations in The organizations LAST EDITION No more booze perm'ts after June 6, obt. unless the referendum petition ains enough signatures. But the weather man is still inclined to be wet Wednesday, He announces: partly cloudy; “Tonight and light frost tonight.” U-Boat Menace Frightens Allies OTHER WARS IN OFFING, SENATE FRANKLY TOLD WASHINGTON, May 1.—The senate thie afternoon, for the second time, passed the ad- ministration selective conscrip | tion bill. It will go at once to | conference for straightening | eut of house and senate differ. | ances. _ 8Y ROBERT J. BENDER | _WASHINGTON, May | That war with other nations. than Germany may threaten the United States, was indicat- ed im the senate today when | BY G EORG iE: MARTIN W ASHINGTON, “May % The submarine menace overshadowed even the ques- tion of sending American soldiers to the front at the war conference of the allies here today. The British expert, Lord Eustace Percy, in- formed the American government that the ship- No Time for Quibbing! HIS is war time. Anything which will add to our national efficiency in this hour of need is ‘ \war »roblem at the moment. worth while. J n “The situation is very serious,” he said. Standardization of shipbuilding in England, Men of action are needed! It is no time for petty quibbling! ne The Star denive fav mediate detail for the conferees-to dispose of. service, has proposed that out of a patriot the Seattle cit known, were placed at the disposal of all the al- German| ping problem takes precedence over every other} America, Canada and Japan is the biggest im-| England’s standardization plans, it was made} Senator Chambertain intro- li nie is } * ar ne le | duced for re-passage the con- ies at the war paricy. | army bill. “nr, y Tae . . . f. : > MTA ot the’ jovgs “Germany is sinking ships faster than the | advocate general, | desire to have been proved in other cities allies are building them,” said Lord Percy. amend the bill,” Chamberiain sanction of nv of the best thinkers < " , , ) said, “so as to substitute the nation. As a war-time measure it | I cannot give you the figures, but they are word ‘emergency’ for the word ‘war’ wherever it appears in ‘the bill. “The reason given me is that the bili may now be construed to apply only to the war with Germany and if we were drawn into a war with other nations it would not apply to those. The amendment was vo and if the judge advocate's c on the interpretation of the bill is Correct, America’s conscription army technically may be for battle with Germany alone Other minor amendments cover. ing phraseology were accepted. In these the age limit of those sub- eet to draft was changed to 27 Wears, as approved by the senate Saturday ni The senate adopted an amend Ment by Jones, Washington, pro Bibiting the mainten apps alling.” LABOR HALTS AS MOONEY PROTEST. argument its favor in ed on require aild. ded Yet Mayor Gill, in an inter- view made public today, declares that if the ordinance is passed by the council, he will veto it. 40 Ships Sunk in You may get th Mayor Gill says he doesn’t think it is legal. He thinks the state legis- lature is the only body which can legally take such a step. Hugh Caldwell, corporation looked into the legal ph: very city, ter carefu ining car 2 a pronoune he is our corporation counsel—not Gill Even if Mayor Gill COULD find obscure points in the proposed change of time which might give him grounds for le gal haggling, it ts his duty, as a citizen of a nation which is at war, to stand out of the way of a proposal which will yield untold benefits to thousands of Se- attle residents and to our country. IN THESE TIMES OF STRESS, IT IS ACTION THE PEOPLE WANT—NOT TALK. his to the bil isa for the conscript meas- | La Follette would put to refer! @ndum the question of whethe American people wish to be con Stipted, and also the question of "nding troops to Europe. After an hour's talk La Follette’s Mhendment was defeated, 68 to 4 Those in favor were Gore, La Fol Wette, Gronna and Vardaman Bishop Fredrick W. Keator, of the diocese of Oly will be the reunion of St ADVERTISING f MANAGER'S DAILY TALK Bargains Are More Apreciated Now Than Ever be sure that other freak legisla-| cent incil could en and id th was eng pend | grain and Ii ged in transporting Twen food products Seatile’s i A e and progres- time to better vantage ty to twenty-two per cent still is free, Sive merchants are mak- li hi S ® PI mostly in the form of passenger ’ its ¢ c © before the council and which | iiners Mg greater efforts than Day ig t- aving an to |would make "Seattle Standard)" Mead 7, an he faster, ha ome e ne : fains for you eep ours or ay an n otking day or that) United States % t n that they would ‘fteen pe , 0! 8 tota told about in their ads in| Sleep Same as at Present Th IT ME NEITHPR A LONG-| plies to and from France and the e Sta if ER NOR A SHORTER WORKING | United States.’ tar, You can ac DAY, NOR DOWS IT MEAN RIS- “Daylight saving” | name; it should be RLIER, tually save considerable ING OR RETIRING HOLLWEG TO MAKE EMPLOYES FOR IT i Rood, hard CASH by| shifting.” It really amounts to The ployes of Wood _ Lat te take in case of, John Fading ne GASH by] Sint ant “Sut “roms || none a crf! iniges [smith vt ive hia tly! EW DERG OFFER si. the ads in The} maening and puitiog 1 on the ta ‘week ter hastlent caving a half an hour's ride from the ship WwW F E i evening. The advantage lies 1 took a vote Monday and |'|¥ard, where he works. THE HAGUE, May 1.—Im in the fact that the hour in the found themsetves unanimously Sun Gets Up First perial Chancellor Von Beth THE = morning is a LIGHT HOUR, n favor of the plan Smith's alarm clock now “ex | mann-Hollweg will make a Fastest GROWING PAPER| while the one which it replaces | x %plodes” at 6 am. He is thr) peace offer in the German IN THE NORTHWEST is a DARK HOUR, 80, in a Most of the objection which| breakfast and at his work at 7) feichstag on Thursday, the — ed it’s daylight saving, but [Councilman Hanna has heard to his |o'clock, BUT THE SUN WAS UP] gBertiner Tageblatt. announced daylight “shifting.” | ordinance, walsh ie 1s now pending | (Continued on page 5) today. t van wad SSE Spor ignificance of the situation,” sald by : Per * tell you that . t : q t : sex ° Srit h r 1] ® a were . S| United States can supply ic : erate : eo Ur tates ha bmitted ; = gis r ob th - an est ate of it can] cs t ot the ten (Milles that she ng to build pre te wane ' 7 ed be : at , 2 also building | 2 3 Lord he t rine war is pilin apes 7 ——~—~ | going t ho t 4 net Gill Threatens : sy to V eto Daylight | ee Reg se mire \} Saving Ordinance }) very w she could feed and sp equip dominions mak me ar r fas But the burden of world trans i ; ext ed his in-! portation falls on British shipping ltention to veto the ordinance if{and we look to the United States |councll passes it ays he now |to relieve the situation. | gets t 3:30 to work {n his gar lish tOnnabe ab the: ead? oF 4 the same ar 70 per ¢ in military ery fror pve re} irt r per cent was un were 1 at council meeting r requisition by the ernment K. Melean, 15 sr the transportation of munitions a 3., who also came out strong-|and other supplies ainst the eight-hour law for Twenty-two to twenty-four per | | | | | | | | ‘Miss Abbott Submerges in and Diving Suit; Talks to Star Over a Submarine Phone Miss Abbott, in diving suit, She submerged for talk with Star over submarine telephone. BY MABEL ABBOTT Very few women have ever gone down in diving dress.” observed Capt Sorcho, presumably feeling that this added an extra at to the pre ect before me s he directed two defthanded young sai in th task of getting me into the weird costume of a United States avy diver It was after the performance at the Pantages yesterday afternoon. Capt. Sorcho, the veteran submarine engine r, who # thru the wreck of the Maine in I in 1898 1 dress, and in his own arms carried bodies of 32 d xd men to the surface, now stood, trim and natty In his ow uniform, be the green, translucent tank into which I was to descend to test his submarine tele- > phone And, piece the young sailors fastened the crush ing weight of Ul s equipment upon me. FIX HER UP FOR INFLATION First the dress itself—rubber boots attached to a sort of combination sult of a fabric it as light and pliable as garden hose, and weighing 19 poun They wrapped my wr with layer on layer of rubber before slipping the tight rubber cufts over them. Then the breastplate of copper and steel, looking like a sewer manhole, weghing a quarter of a hundred-weight, and fastened to the suit with screws and a wrench hen overalls of gunnysacking, hitched by ma ropes as thick 4 man's finger to the lower edge of the br plate 1 so it ‘t rise and hit you on the chin when you 1,” explained the captain Ther ound leaden shoe was strapped to each boot, and hoisted ove edge of the tank onto the little la that led straight down into the greenness below, 122 pounds of (Continued on page 7) just before helmet was clamped on | ‘LAWYERS STAGE FIGHT IN HALL OF COURTHOUSE Because the ceputy sheriffs were slow in arriving to main- tain ringside order, many failed to see the fine points of the fight between Attorneys Philip Tworoger and Jacob Kalina, 135-pound contenders for the lightweight honors of the King County Bar associa- tion, which was staged In the lobby of Justice O. G, C. Beals’ courtroom at the county-city bullding Tuesday morning. It was a finish fight, but ended in a near draw, Kalina getting the fans’ verdict by a shade. Blood was drawn by both sides, and biack eyes and cut faces featured the fracas. Trouble began in an argument before Mrs. Beals. Tworoger is: alleged to e said: “The United States s me court decided that ypoint, but that s before you | came to this cou The judge, hastily announced that she would take the matter under advisement and retreated to her private cham- | bers. Then ensued the battle. For a time ét was fought with ‘gas bombs,” both sides delivering volleys, of oratory Then they closed fn. Who struck first, or who struck} last, 3 mooted imm 1 erial to th tle lasted five minutes, and that ft ended wih considerable blood andj no marked advantage on either! side. No arrests were made, deputy sheriffs taking the view that the fighters had suffered enough, and |that they suffered 6 RICH SHOULD EAT LUXURIES SAYS ‘HERBERT HOOVER. NEW YORK, May 1.—Amerl- can women can maintain the allied armies on the firing line by eliminating waste in the home, in the opinion of Herbert Hoover, who Is to be American food controller, in a copyrghted article in today's “Housewife.” “If we are to pull our allies thrt with sufficient foodstuffs to main- tain their men at the front and | their women and children at home, lwe ve simply got to reduce waste and consumption of foodstuffs to the minimum upon which we can |maintain good health,” Hoover warns, “This can be done if we have the united d will and devotion of the American women. They con- | trol directly 85 per cent of the total it food thi being that part consumed in and they indirectly con- large part of the food con- |sumed in public places j You Will Find More Entertaining, Informative News Features in The Seattle Star Than Any y Other Newspaper | scientific Hoover advises the wealthy to eat luxuries exclu and thus conserve the staples for exporta- tion “From the point of view of our allies, and our own poor in these times of high prices,” he said, “the ideal meat of the well-to-do would be terrapin, turkey and tenderloin.” Urging every housew!fe to study food values, Hoover sug- ed that Americans, so far as fish, fruit, potatoes, poultry and dairy prod- ucts, Which cannot be exported, and ortable gr and sta- sugar, lard and cured save the ex such as t i