The Seattle Star Newspaper, October 12, 1917, Page 1

TheSeattleStar .2%. The Greatest Daily Circulation of Any Paper in the Pacific Northwest VOLUME 19 GNiteBP Ns “ANGEINAONS SEATTLE, WASH., FRIDAY, OCT. 12, 1917. PRICE ONE CENT 2vzne'e U.S. Army Demands That |Seattie Be Cleaned Up! —_— - ——__—_—_—_—— os * * Got "Em! 4 Gen. Greene Says City Is Vice-Ridden SLUGGER SHOWS °=<==.:PROSECUTOR TO | UP IN BALLARD USE DETECTIVES | Police, However, Scoff at General Threatens to For- bid Soldiers’ Visits to | Alarm of Mrs. Beeson; ' Pursued While Walking Seattle; Says Officials Countenance Conditions. Home at Night Unless vice conditions in Seattle are cleaned up Mra. E. E. Beeson, 27, 527 Gist vacant neart but re st. N. W., was chased by the wom fused tr the house whe sole ae ee Pe eee unr] nee wis, 6 rders will be issued at Camp Lewis prohibiting men of os he national army from coming to this city. This is the ultimatum laid down to Prosecuting At torney Alfred H. Lundin by Albert Carter, member of Inight, she reported to The Star Sighth ave. N, W., both heara | Frida am that | tried to have the | Neighbors backed up Mrs, Bee investiga A neighbor ‘on’s story Friday,-tho police wer 4 with me night inclined lief that she was Ballard Folk indignant “ie king on Gist st., be eee thee tae ike ae the government war council, and of the Fosdick com tween S08, IGAUA 8760. | Eee a Te eat mittee, working under War Secretary Baker, to sur: winch sogg t'9:30| “My husband 1 both heard a round soldiers with healthy moral conditions. last night, when a man sprang out Woman's scream about 10:30 last County commissioners have been six men to give this matter full Mra. D. A. Hawley by a Star reporter asked by Lundin to provide for a| time jcorps of secret service investigat Commi behind a garage,” Mra.) night sald at me id Friday when quesion loners Delay Beero! Jumps Hedge da SEN RR eee sp ors to obtain evidence for vice} “So I then took the matter up | ay Metinnd “enhcamecep thellonced «ace to fina Gea went prosecutions with the county commissioners, F ‘screan 4 and san ep the | tert 4 tried to find out what Maj, Gen. H. A. Greene, com-|and have appeared twice in an ef- | street. w ne bo’ yelling | caused ft ) , : fort to rush the matter. Their wy Ss nod Wien the | ene. i dade ‘Qu ae adhe or of Camp Lewis, has asked : . jas toudly as they cou fen in th tion do not ret ant Rhodes of the Chamber budget deliberations, however, have nog rushed out of thelt) upon the — polic any more, but houges to my anaietance, the MAN, | searched the vacant houses and | wha, et fase dafieht up With me grog) until after 1 o'clock this turned and amped over hedge. | morning in an effort to find the Nit baking oe, 3 and 13 individual members of the firms were convicted |!" made his evnne mane) Np “tied Se ataek , Bre prevented me from getting, quick action. So the matter ts stilf pend- ; ayor Gill said today he had not) !ng.” received complaints from Maj. Gen Lundin said the police often a ’ 1 personally pledged; ™ade arrests, but did not gather Genome mages § the kind of ‘evidence that would of Commerce and Commercial Club to assist M My husband works at ight, and | Beeson. | at Los Angeles for conspiring to fix bread prices in violation of the | stayed with @ neighbor until the Girl Is Attacked | result in prosecutions tate anti-trust law. It was 45 minutes! A tall, dark, one-armed man as-| Greene Denounces Conditions Mayor Gill Friday declared that came saulted the 13-yearold daugbter of Mies Violet Anderson, of Melody In his firet public statement On he had received no complaints df nen, 700 Bell wt, and| Shep” (at top), and M Elsie yy, » today in two bie Mra. EP Co were questioning | carried her to a basement at Seventh ave, last Friday, Octot The report was n matter, Maj. Gen. Cireer rect from Maj. Gen. Greene as to Wright, 722 20th ave. &., two candi-| declared his stand t a Star re- wha: he wanted done. | aot for Sesen bed the carnival porter . je to the police| His statement was 4 woman ser near-by. I asked them if am #on i ; eee | ! CALLS SPURCK 13 BIG BAKERS U, S. NAVY TO | i] a whe they heard the scream, and why | today, when Mrs, Coenen again no “1 will not permit my men to “However, I saw him personal- ‘SUPER SLACKER’ ARE CONVICTED STRIKE HARDER thes didn't go to nee what was the|ticed the same man in the vicinity T0 CROWN QUEEN go to Seattle as long as condi. ly,” the mayor said, “and told him ings A Motorcycle officers were dispatched tions remain rotten as | |I wanted to-do whatever was need- it | They laughed at me and 11 the Coenen home, and searched have heard that they are, ap- /ed in the interests of the men. | y said they|the neighborhood, but were una parently countenanced by the they have found that there are con- m, and made | to locate the man local authorities. ditions here that should be rem- investigate | He wore a black fedora hat, dark “| have written this to Presi. |edied, I would certainly expect to flashed a light o} Lars ie missing. ‘% | dent Rhodes of the Chamber of elve their complaints.” esident Rhodes, of the Cham- Mayor Says He'll Help was hysterical. Th didn’t h re Government Atty. Kennedy Thirteen Los Angeles Indi- That's Word on Return of {!™\ | Makes Serious Charges of viduals and Nine Com- Admiral Mayo from Visit Fir Wire Pulling | panies Combined | to England | sult, and his | i ’ . Commerce and Commercial F Winner of Carnival Contest to ber of Commerce and Commercial —_— —— Club. “AN ” SAYS RCK - Be Presented Also ss Club, said that he had received f MUS,” SAYS SPURCK) WILL FIGHT CASES | SEES sige? CHIEFS ALLIES URGING GEN, HAIG AGAIN. with Hing stan, 0 site «gona, |Ciuh ald ae he Mad a nia ieee cian Anis : In answer to « letter from Gov. My United Press teased Wire fy one of these days, and | cannot | Piled, telling him that he would do Uster, asking that the case of, LOS ANGELES, Oct. 12—Nine WASHINGTON, Oct. 12.— |A BIG TIME IS AHEAD! Go 'sc if my men are weakened |‘! he could to remedy conditions, William Spurck, jr. well known big baking companies and 13/indl| america ig about to play a big JA | ae a by iview Should Clean: Héues The queen of the carnival given ‘Of course, we can only act as Map about town, who claims ex- viduals. convicted of violating the ger part in t war with her “| look at this thing from a Eevtion trom the draft on grounds Cartwright antitrust law, are Ro) “greater navy in ald of The Star smoke fund at physical rather than a moral |a moral force,” Rhodes said. “I that he has a wife dependent upon |ing to fight execution of sentence Plans for fuller co-operation the Bon Marche park, all nex: week standpoint. While | deplore | went to see the mayor and was as- tim, Special Appeal Agent Kennedy which was passed today by de) with the allies are being | will be crowned Friday night the horrid business, at the | sured that he would do all he Wrate a letter Thursday to the state manding a new trial. The penalty! brought to Secretary Daniels | The contest will therefure be) game time | am more interested | could to clean up bootlegging and Meeutive, detailing rck’s effort ranges from $50 to $500 fine and by Admiral H. T. Mayo, back Hy United Press Tensed Wh closed Thursd night, so Messds i rf fi py meres y Ad yo. | BY RALPH H. TURNER nl : 8 n the physical bodies of my ice. to avold military service six months fo a year in Jail or) today from a six-week visit to | | OY nes : LONDON, Oct, 1 British| Rimbold and Styless, who are con-; men, ‘I think that this matter is un- Keanedy’s letter was prompted, both J. A, Jeune and other) the British fleet and the Amer. TOKIO, Oct. 1 The troops began another great offen-| ducting the 1 today “Bootleggers and immoral fortunate and important We hea Spurck carried his appeal to|men of his position are among) ican warships in Euro the entente hilles that Japan send |Stve today over the slime and mad) The votes y cost 1) women are more dangerous |should clean house just as soon as Sovernor, charging that he those convicted eculation on Mayo's mission | troops to Europe to help fight Ger , cent each than bullets. possible.” (Kemedy) held some animus, Evidence was introduced, tending 11.) taken a wide range, some stat-| many will become more insistent ast of Ypres, we attacked! The voting will close at 10:30 p. “Seattle will have to show | bce I would take no notice of % the, bakers, “as businessmen. ine feasibility of a grand naval of-|of a military expert, expressed | ve 2 me iW my men, Only a limited num. Wie affair if it concerned ma|te price of bread sky ooketed A on yi ate Bio austa | ces etsy tirtas eneas commanter reported, “with satis:| The winner ¢ contest will be| ber are being permitted to go AT CAMP alone,” said K nnedy, in his letter, ee eee eset niseae rine bases and ¢ the, 4 urpose of the recent Amert-| nary was. distin Li cvpeht alex Be thal ae i gst | there now.”” | LEWIS : t tion | Oat. The distric : locked-np German he decleies, wae here was rain during the — The following are the candidates: ) He declared that Tacoma ts try a ies the exemption | sone the bakers can steel emt @ declares, WAS | night Aniereon, cof.the: MelOdy ling to clean up, and” condition CAMP LEWIS, Oct. 12.— did not do its conscientious nd with stocks of flour; However, the nav nt’s the forcing of increased participa Presumably thie third offensive Miss Elele Wright. 722 20th! are not so had there, The military | tlauer selling at thie canton. profits,” 1 on hand, bought at a low figure. Hilestion to the fact that Spurck 0% HANG. one sity to increase Pet One over on you the cost of bread to consumers. “The purpose of the visit was to strong direc has alr Kennedy then goes on to show! {t waa the first yrtant test of | permit him conference with the capture of Riga by the ( around Poelca rust law, and |other officers of the ed navies, gain Japanese participation, even re the Passchendaele road to beyond daty, I take th rf¥ to call your ment received a setback today that, in all probability, will have a discouraging effect upon any future attempt to dispose of the stuff to national army on land and ),) allies made a ga effort following the iaig rMAans tO Fr¢ uncement of Mayo's return tion in the war by Ja ly said sea. He adds that tt in eight days is the German defense which ady batt Olive Dolphin, 1212 Alaska police are ke 8 Peggy Doffoe, 1111) situation Marie Bernax, 617! a) women are giving the army au Florence Larson, 809 thorities a little trouble in the vicin aret Wales, 615) ity of the camp. ping an eye on the Rootleggers and immor Il, beyond that Spurek, by his own testimony,!the Cartwright anti nisi t td Mmitted he was living off hisithe verdict will have far-reaching to become familiar in every detail questing that an expedition from Ghieuvelt ave soldiers. be di with the situation as it s pres. Nippon be sent to Europe. To this.) tn ¢ive successive drives against) Work has already started at the Lundin Acts Promptly Three man, B. C. Jack, of Ev- As to Spurck’s complaint that he ent, what had been done before says the writer, Japan replied that inis same “Ypres sector” sinc Bon Marche park to fit it up for sah deen issued the ultima-/erett, Jack Thompson and C. MtEate referred to as. a slacks ee on nd to discuss the plans for the fu- mobilization was impracticable. gust 1, British troops have pen the grand opening Monday after. m to Lundin, he ented the) Thornton are in the Tacoma ci ee e.* acker, Kaiser in Bulgaria bes een ArT clamea’ GbTNGaea Ac WaBAL LESAN TAR Tatchaee ta hate cain department rather than jail, following a raid on Jack's ve Talk eace ‘ 3 ° 4 for the entrance, the 8 , Greene, who said today that Carter| confectionery store last night her aae Md 4 Admiral Mayo visited the Brit C A T ARTILLERY five mile r " ntran the Sun & 9 ght, Ita more flagrant case of slac to lalk of I eace lah Geta cae Gem frees te D'Evers company, in the Colman | 28d no authority to talk for him charged with bootlegging inside Prosecutor Lundin @rism can be found w A report aid Friday the military reservation. Under the LONDON, Oct a 1 t W tia) British waters in order that he snounced by Col, Allen, command. Dullding, contributing liberally to- ‘ a, I will # corrected that Kaiser Willlam Is now in Sofia| British | waters In | omer att the LEAVE FT. WORDEN ape hfe Marie eat nd ward the proper canvass furnish. |that Carter had called on him and the floor of the store, the military — ary Mad | aroused further speculation here to) vo caiions under which the allles’| py United Press teased Wire rive at Beattie from Fort Warden | !58* Gelivened: the 'nesdage (Ure! weeks | police Siniat 10a st eee ‘ i day a p extent of further fric-/ (ore ee operating POT TOWNSEND, Oct 12,—Bo! tet th notweon 3 and 4 o'clock |, Monday night, the band of Moose | 8 and alcohol in casks, which was Pproached Tucker tion between \ r Wu Rom wor Werden bring tht : Lodge No. 2, will start off the fire.| "immediately asked Sheriff confiscated g, vie Spurck registered « reas pap ean acd oar nin vag LA FOLLETTE CASE —ixormation: that a patsaiion ot this. atvernens works. Then, on succeeding nights, Stringer to provide six men to| That Jack had been doing a he swore the « t that Czar Ferdinand of Bulgaria is Washington coast artillery militla a : other bands will follow, These will Work under me to obtain evidence | thriving business with the soldiers gl Was a le r insisting on peace 3 ET FOR TUESDAY pete of the Seattle companies’ British Commandeer will be extra attractions, in addi. | for convictions,” Lundin explained. | was indicated, offic say, by his — je was a farmer, . a and augmented by detachments zr rs * _ tion to the regular shows of the He informed me that it would/accounts, which show that many os. Reichstag Adjourns |p, vnier ree tensed Wire m the other compantes of the old 4 Swedish Steamers carnivar be impossible for him to furnish|of the men owed him for liquor, inedy also charges ITE ; ‘ . N on regiment, are soon to. LONDON, Oct. 12.—Four Swedish i . AMSTERDA Oct. 12.—The BULLET! n regiment, a n L ; ys approaching Wilmon German reichstag adjourned today WASHINGTON, Oct. 12.—Sena- l¢ r “Some State in the U. 8." steamers in British ports were for TOLEDO, Oct. 1 A full-fledged co local boar¢ until December 5, after one of its ie Wolletia Wan today i 4 inderstood bere that this!mally requisitioned today in pur- snowstorm was in progress today in fix it seit reneational session#, Pres. |t0F La Follette was today summon: 1 tation ig to relieve certain com: suance of the policy to com-| Northwestern Ohio and Eastern In- “While the case dent Kaempff, in adjourning the | ed to open his defense against dis: panies who have been doing special mandeer neutral ping in Brit-| diana. Rain which fell here thru t he approache body. thanked the army for {ts|loyalty charges at a meeting here guard duty in that state ish ports, which are partly or en-| out the night turned into snow this au Omega fra baceews, and exhorted the German | of the investigating committee, next tirely owned by companies capital-| morning, and within an hour the (Cont ° eople to maintal ne! yirit Tuesday morning ' Companies 1, 2, 6 and 7, it was! ized in Englanc city was under a white mantle. + Oe - * . = f merc es On pegs 9) people to maintain their spirit, | : —|QEATTLE cannot afford to have it said that this city is not safe for soldiers. The “Backyard” of Camp Lewis Is Where Sammy Gets His Thrills Maj. Gen, Greene, commandant of Camp Lewis and other men charged with the welfare fe the men in Matt Corre that $ “1 Then the taste of the ce The et command goes They are playing “The Sta " Some of them are wearing olive h iat Sammy does the nasty taste ¢ ; r 1 isp CAMP Ly Diodes, Oct, lLURele ead Seeih ae OL LH OUN | bina tte Chiy miavarinene | gawaee footleH’ Gliplay at the | cooing thr ine tanke, wadean |) (Bcatgied. Banner the national army, say they have reason to believe that ermentran ian clothes, but they are all front yard gates is taken away forever Mf actuated by b sinigte fares, Eis tea mustetans draw moral conditions in Seattle are not what they should be sapratest of | nited arm joldiers, ousand en ¢ ere are thrills! 20,000 men become 8 F closer and the wonderful mel- | : ¢ y itca stone - L ate Diiled satan | axesy) 60) les, Twenty thousand men drill re cs ‘ ads is nt | tikid, Hike 20,000 wooden fix ody grows louder, until the re- | Seattle should address itself vigorously to the task q like soldiers, they ¢ ing on one field! iradually ne long, cen aCe a % hacia tant Biathac : RA ready spenders of value and | ia. as (1 ie » | pedelike lines of rhythmte | "res frain bursts upon the ear, al jof ascertaining whether these charges which the army seeking only to while away the / ar as the eye can reac hak coalesce, and then sharp wer and fil he bugle lost shouting ba * > . ae eae ‘ Asean | there are men, ° are march heretat ie hha oe ee 4 ert As j | ee Mae O'er the land of the free and makes are true, 4 ; Guarters bu ; Faces ing in double lumns of sbhghae akiel soe le in asaltee chMlenEs the home of the brave Prosecutor Lundin, the county commissioners, the Main street So the “front yard" of Camp | fours, in company front, and in repr it This is the end of a soldier's aa . re 5 Tone of "49, Lewis is a disappointment to | giirmigh line. Back and forth, The sun is sinking. It is In one long ore remnant | workday jmayor, the police—all should join in the work. alt has the shacks with false pas wip. wpuld feet a bolton across the smooth brown turf of quiet ah fe ee Here is the thrill of America’s And if it is established that vice DOES exist and nts and ie sap that comes with the realizatior the parade ground, they v The orders have ceased, and : edie ak ves largest cantonment, Not in the . . Pee ey tnd ee of a mighty nation baring its Commands fly like bullets for almost two miles the double Still the khaki line 1s motion- front yard, where Sammy sped | thrive upon soldiers who visit Seattle, then these offi- om town arms and girding {ts loins for higher and sharper: than the Hine runs 9t aight and even leas é hs but In the back yard, where he |cials must make their hand felt. The vice must go. war dull pound and thud of h Suddenly, somewhere far away, | Softly, sweetly, like a bene: works, Is to be found the blood. | It ie In the “back yard” that trench shoes on springy, yleld a bugle lifts its vole | diction, come ‘the opening | quickening message—"America Seattle must be made clean, Seattle cannot afford to | the thrill is found, | ing earth | **Penshua!” shouts an offi- | strains from the band, | prepares for battle!” be otherwise. For Seattle’s good name is at stake.