The Seattle Star Newspaper, January 14, 1918, Page 9

Tai i. f t L diel |E 44 Sebtbeeesscees: SSSSSSIISSsIE3II33— Peee a Baebes she Bes ghsbhebbece tidus. «aR. The Star WANT AD Rates aa THs RATTLE AR PHON MAIN| 600! Effective May 1 PRANSIONT-cCASH Cash in advance thon 8 cents per Mne or fra Six times for the pri TRANSIENTCHANG TIst Por tine per tree Six Insertions fe CONTRACT ‘er tine per month r line per month Per line per month—¢€ months. 1% Pet line per month--12 months 1.80 35 tines each week, 1 year line .. 80 tines tine Six months Montha, add 1 OPEN on the price ¢ ADVERTISIN' 1 month. $2 2 mouths, 210 each Weel, 1 year, per, add Three | cent. SPA’ % cent 800 tines er dine oo see OO lines to be us eo tin ‘ Nines © per line < BPECIAL RATES ON 1 AL ADS Inquire of Want Ad Department MAIN 600 dew THESEATTLESTAR, eee &—-LODGE NOTICES STO WAY CAN, t15t, meets every Thursday Moone he Beneca st. Visiting neighbors cord Ty welcomed. Clerk's Doart Hide Phone Rillott $1. DIRECTORY SAY you SAW it In THE STAR ATTORNEYS ATIAW TO ALEXANDER SHIREMAN—ATTO! robate matte Bvery, joneral law prac- ame le witiore 2188 NN WOMA AW confidential Third and James. WAY Conmultation free 1 practice. — Cejnctions. Oriental Building. Main 2782 HOFF, Lawyer. 1 709 2nd ave. Consultation free eral practi feos moderate ALL—ESTABL INT OPTICIANS Bamunas, Fraser-Patcrson Co» balcony. ant Ren ATTORNEYS—PATENT RN oe Patent booklet free 222 York Bik. FRED P. GORIN- mecured or fee refunded. BICYCLE SUPPLIES FEDS Goon WORK: Nig, 1231 Fourth. Phone Main 3586 CHATTEL LOANS “NEW COMPANY—NEW RATES NEW METHODS Loans trom $10 tonfidentialiy ¢m furninu stock, etc. : SANDERS & CO. 1004-1. © Bmith Wide Ett COLLATERAL LOANS ca. Wh THAN WONEY monds and jewelry at 2 per cent. NO OTHAR CHARGES Others may AD- VELTISE lower rates, t how about the COMMISH they charee? PROVIDENT LOAN SOCIETY, Atl Seneca and 114 Marton. SREP AGHOLE PLACE TO hoRROW money on DIAMONDS and JEWELRY. rates; confidential. [CAN JEWELKY ©CO., 809 Second ¥ NED Os ARTICLES ef value The Relindi«. ‘Third ave. DEVELOPING KODAK WORK Eovikens iw At ATT Tie Re cents a roll. Jacobs, P. Bids si DANCING SCHOOLS fie mr x faa TO feach you old or new dances. Prof. Oxwald, EMiott 2187. The Hippodrome, Fifth and Universtty, PHYSICIANS AND SU RGEONS HR KATHREN WARRIGON—W01 BIRTH. Eltiott 67633. wane eee eesss>9@—=—*-: STORAGE DRY, FIREPROOF STORAGE WARE house. Central Storage Co, 195 White Bide SECOND-HAND CLOTHING GLOTHING BOUGHT & First awe Main 5989. GF te tit for good ned sults. Others leg, proportionately. Main 1231 quickly and » pianos, Live aeez Kinska Tonk Co., 1130 Fire ave. & 1 JUNK, isaiat @ Bl HOTELS AND APARTMENTS NEW STANDARD FOOTED Corner First Ave. and Pine St. . modern, outside rooms; elevator service; phone in all rooms; first-class fn every respect. Se and up; with pri- vate bath, $1.56. INSPECTION CORDIALLY INVITED AREINGTON, 1013% ind, $2 week wp. RA AN AAR 11—Acreage for Sale “BAY you SAW it in THE STAR. US) $900 HOUSE AND LOT 4-room plastered house, on splen- id view lot; street grade, side- walk and water main all in and paid for; two bedrooms, with £00d closets; built-in cabinets in kitchen and pantry; best Cal- Hornia bungalow siding used on outside of house; good front and rear porches: excellent neigh- borhood. Price $900; terma $100 balance $15 per month. If are looking for a bargain, buy elsewhere until you seen this place. Take adinon car and county Kirkland and inquire of Burke & Farrar, on whart ferry to at offies Ine., M +--+ +--+ -------------- 13—Farms for Rent A LAND BARGATI ‘Wo have a few 20 and 40-ncre tracts ring for $30 per acre, y terms. It's good Jana, Well, and ia easy to clear; In fact, no better buy anywhere in the state, We are offering lote of work to our set- ters, and you can earn « farm here out ‘of your wages. Address G. J Cheaaty, Clear Lake, Wash. 15—Farm Land for Sale BUY TAND WHERE THEY RAISE FUE PRIZE crors IN BNOMOM aE COUNTY. 40-acre farms, $26 per nere 10 yearly payments, 6 t inter- at. “Viait our o nd nee the great Mt of PRIZE WINNING vegeta- bles frults, eraing, alfaita and othe ramen raised on the adjoining farma. They prove our claims that thin is the beat lan TERN WASHING 10M. 3 ro four passonger traing © day: graded school; cannery Creamery; cheese factory; plenty of work for the Inboring man. in. mill 4nd camps. Where 75 new settlor fre ail Voonters. DON'T LOBE A DAY ing-for our illustrated Hterature BROWNELL LAND CO, 4 THIRD AVE. BEATTLA WASH - RPL 19--City Real Estate for Sale BAY you SAW it in THE STAR. BI. YETKOR Se ight Sxi00 to 1 i frolt, flowers and gar Terma Vike rent. lifornia eet 363. §1,1 lew wids..| sas} ON, DIK: | — 1 9A—REAL ESTATE FOR SAD SAY you SAW icin THE STAR FUR PORT ORGTARD GOMMEROIAT by Feanon of tie leoatt Kite 5—For Sale Miscellaneous | HAVE MONBYT GUNTLEMEN'S SUITS OATH FROM $2.00 TO ren AD A rE YOU AVI wy AINA A AND OVE! $16.00, PRENENT 10 PER) GENT CHAM, 1806 PINT NOT o n e i BYROLASHNS, FURNISHED «ROOM COTTAGE | FOR BALE I @ new cottage, well furnished to Mallard Beach 200; $250 cash, balance at € per cent 200; $600 cash. ONRRG ne Ballard $19 Price only $t $20 per reom 1 9 Mattara ——“Fiens tn OM ANCE © met & dandy little S-reom Rainier Hench, two f Hine, at a barge une 10 years ° tion, basement ie dug not tahed: everything except sewer and paving In and paid; gas in ho rary Hot atrletly modern for that rea won the ow an low wo that the buyer can make these additions to | F the house and atl have a very cheap property, The lot S11, and ts as much aa ie asked fo: Price is $1,200, on te and the balance to be « mn easy payments, We have this place long, and if you wa) & home, you had better get bw Ave ay 0 th sat ler bu and toed AL | 224-17 lo {27 REID & « New York Bicol. —Housekeeping Rooms PURSIGHED LIGHT HOURE keeping roome, $5.50 month, water and ht Included. $406 Dallas ave, Bouth 2—Male Help Wanted | BOY WANTED Te Good learn newspaper business, opportunity for bright boy. Apply THE SEATTLE STAR 1207 Reventh Ave. | ] . FIREWE RRAKEWEN, | monthiy; experienes unm I Sta with Kingm and queens of ja Wednesday. Tloat leaves KAVANAGH t NEW 419A We Wry RARE 55—Business Personals | with eph tnoluding trtat ond ave. Bi Opt Yenace duplicated. THATS SERVICE FLAC J, Webb Kitehen & WON WENT, purchase, Meyer ke Pix plied o Union. Wanted WAV ANYT ail the ¥ ° Auction Sale PURNTEOT selling twice each week SEATTLE'S LEADIN Mot HUSH RLS, ND OUR NEX Le WILL BEGIN @ TURADAY, JAN a few of the ple Miscellaneous | iNT F err Ma 11ON PROMPTLY RY 15, We whi butter tote Furniture Wanted Wine Use FURNTFORS and pay Digher prices than any house be elty, Phone Matn 298%. Beattis | 2004 Kecond ave. in THE STAR. | WH HALR: treats dandratt, te GUARANTEED, bi lolet ray for cotds, SAY you SAW It nent Member Dancing Teachers’ Asan. New York man deck § p returns after | |r dance | x ntewn paper Apply to Mr. — _ \n TEALIAN WANTED TO Abai¥T beginner t study of language: «x Perionce unnecessary. M-187, Star LEARN AVIA TION—< ‘ siening. engineering or fy 262 Hmpire Db WS GREENE W TENN UPRTAi RS Ault Shop saves you $10 on every sult and overcoat. Traders’ Building, 905 \% | Third « WANT BATS CLE must Nave references Anne 2269 Pn | 31—Fur. Rooms Wtd. | OFFICE WAN WANTS HOOW OR ROOM; with tadle beard In con@enthl place first. hill district preferred. Ri showld be reasonable, H-108, care of Bar. office nnn reeey | 33—Male Situations Wanted | i Woondts® | General howe repairing, leaky roofs re- paired, plastering and Queen Anne 3065 34—Female Help Wanted AT GOR Phone Queen | DANCE AT ARCADIA, at Bremer | ton, each Wednesday, # Kennedy returns to Seattle after the dance. Take steamer at Colman dock, & p.m. mm OF. th and University Ritlott 9197. Okanogan WANTED—FEXPERIENCED SHIRT OF- ERATORS ON POWER MACHINES | DAGG-DER 16 JACK-| BON. WANTED—COMr eral housework hing. Capitol FHOCSANDA government we ‘open to women, 18 or over free. Franklin Inst Rochester, ee 35—Female Situations Wtd. || | WO CHIT: |} AID. family; 20 poritions 109 month ute, Dept. Chances |38—Business cha SAY you | tin THE § baresin, 1713 1. C. Smith Bidg Main |) G pa A—STOCKS AND BONDS WILL BOY Forks Ot! Liberty Ol & Ons on Coal. a Walla Of] & Gan Alaska Petroleum & C Athabasca Ctl Universal High Power Telephone WILL SELI Untversal High Power Telephone Liberty Ot de Wyoming Frannie Ol, ming Hidden Trea ‘Wyoming Alaska Homestake Gold dmho 1d, Alaska 41—Livestock for Sale TRAM Horses Fon wate wagons; worth $500, Will take § cash, 9166 56th 8. Rainier 221W { 43—-Lost and Found Lost, JANUARY 4, OUTHIDE TARR! Washington locks, Airedale and Gor- piain collar. Answers Reward. Call taa-| ‘con 1755 oF address Seaborn, 202 Laki ide ave. 44A—-Automobiles 66 GOOD Gned earn Winton Motor Go | PDL DAI DID AD | For Sale Miscellaneous SAY you SAW it in TH vig a, it poors 6 in. wide, 7 ft. | high, two €l adjustable sb three drawer bia, mixing board, and a cupboar pots and. pana with panel door lower part. Price $25 set up, or $25 knock down, S-crona-panel doors | Cottage front doors.. Two-light windows pruce flour bink | Prepared roofing |Our large Mivatrated catalog [nent postpaid, without charge, auiest |#ell anyone, whip anywhere, and © | "tee mate delivery, ‘The Inrgent fa in’ the Weat polling direct to sumer. ©. B. WILLIAMS CO | 1942 First ave. & Beattie, Wash. | Pit Apa OUR AP RE oD ory con ORDB EXCHANGE | | miniote 2678, | new Timer Bldg MUBICAL RKC 116 Wentinke. Opposi We buy, CTALPY i trade, exchange, ODD FATA TF IF BROKE CASH repair. | TH (HON? | HIGHERT | FOR OLD AND DIAMONDB. MFO. CO. 4121 FOURTH FLOOR PRICKS | ieaate TN MES AND JEWEL Jans and clocks, not aly reliabie, oT AMON De, Fy, silverware, only reasonabie, cash or credit PETER MICHAEL Pike Mt, Jeweler at 1204 Recond A WATe cut bu ware Diamonda wet whit repaired and res eMITH JEW? 124 aMITH F URSE— MTS. x. Ww u Jewelry | at wh te prices RY MFO. oO DG. Fourth Fiser MAKES A FINISUED of you. Why wait? Our re-| site puaran nf votth and Wel y | tev. On OTR. WOLLAND, Fourth and Jefferson, near court house | fly reached tor mt inl wervicws. | te pariors Malm | ORRESPONDENCK Dekined FROM respectable lady whe would like home stead fe, lake district, ‘Write to Wilt Meat, Strathoona, Alberta | 7 GREECTION OF ATT- foot. Licensed ehirop Biter | 350 RAGTIME PIANO PLATING brickwork. | And popular music taught In 20 lessona Pantages Wide + PURLIO WEN: | oarapher, 608 ¢ PUGET SOUND STEAMERS ALL LOCAL ROUFES || #TRAMERA LRAYE FROM COLMAN || DOCK, FOOT OF MARION STREET } don. TIF Wiesmer “al Bee fort [Townsend, Angeies| night jand Victorta, cart at) Tecoma Direct —Tiirniieamers Tacoma tam 'Indianapelis for Ta-| 11:4¢amicoma @irect. Meamer{ 1:G0pm every twee hours éte! B:G6pm letnate trip, The round) Seon trip 7 tam? Ottpms ayo ~Ttam Wir” Mons, for Pol 1 diem E-MpmiTownsend Aireet! 10-8 Gatly (Connects at Townsend] dally lwtth raft tines for atl! ipointe on Olymptel Ipentnesta. LU mn Ricamer Whatcom. Ny fer Anacortes and! @afty Rellingham ' erett, Anacortes! Vellingham| Talnnde—Rellinetam a Rundayiiingham. via Tysediy isan Ietand pot rer = Z Port Tevecend—Pert Anecice—Neah © Way and Wey Ports {9:40pm 'Rtr, Theple, for Port! 10:30pm mtr, {Port Tewnsend, Port! Monday 'Wilttama, Dungeneen.| Wed. [Port Angeles and! Friday |Ciatiam. 1 Port Gamble—Ladlew— Fl @ t6om Mteamer Pay for! faily |Kineston, Gam bie! ercept (Ludlow. %*Fatont caine vik lag ler, Townnend.| (Sanday ‘anaviile and Mad 7:00pm) ‘ioe ' Ratarday Only 2:¢¢pmisitenmer Peet, for iKingston, Ladlow and} H| jway_patnts | | fanday Onty HI s:0¢am'Stenmer Pumet, for! @:30pm|| [Kineston, Ladiow and! i] | Wea. | Friday: lity, City of Angeles! iz a0 dany itor. Tadlow, Port! mian'ht exeapt Gamble, . **Rangor! exceot fundayian’ all points on! Bunday|| [Hood Canal é —-—! marked ** are boat landings, efor three paints and. for (ending pointe must make thelr own arrangements. for. lanaing,| tna qeoume, ail risky and Miabiiity, tn sicine wach Mnding. Steamers pas Poin Pa other boat abtitty ff limited to wear. not to exceed $100 for 150 pounds allowed free and schedules subject to ut notice Freight re-[) al! points Taeoma) named tn Thekets must be pure! office, Open from 6:70 0 (exempt PUGET OUND NA’ Oftien, ©, the jot | artichok der, | soda, STAR—MONDAY, JANUARY 14, 1918. 59. Notice Legal rien Oy Men PME BTOOKHOLDERE OF MPATCLA ALASKA COPPII PANY KOLO EW wal meet Difiness under of Washington, prinetpal p Y Nioek Washingt will be held noe Of businens, at 628 in the corren com NA MPARKM, Hecretary ORDINANCE CALLS FOR an PAGE 9 [The Great American Home! }MAILRELIEF iq OVERHEAD CROSSING) An ordin compelling of providing the Oregon’ Washing ton, Northern Pacific, Great North ern and Chicago, Milwaukee & St Paul railways to wtruct, at their own exp an overhead crossing Railroad ave, at Yesler way, has been drawn by the corporation coun: wel's office, and wan submitted to the elty counc!l at Monday's meeting The crossing is for pedestrian travel, and the ultimate alm is to connect it with the Colman viaduet It will run from First ave. and Yep ler way to Pler 1 An ordinance tlon pre providing condemna tin a commences. 1915. This is the final ore construction was paw act nece work Not Much Business at Spanish Embassy WASHINGTON, Jan, 14.— Bust- ness is bum at the Spanish em- bassy. And all because of an in- nocent Mttle joker in the Trading with the Enemy act Nefore ongreas took the final stop toward cutting off the seep- age of everything from toothpicks to money Into Germany, the Royal Spanish embassy acted as the clear ing he for affiuent Greeks and Russian Jews in this country. The monigg sent to war sufferers in Poland, Galicia, Russia, Palestine and the Balkans was transmitted thra it cing Alphonso's emi wt and F amin at Wan necessary a war refugee to know was that had relatives tn America. Senor Der Olay, attache at did the rest of the United States only in seeing that aked into enemy terrt- It required about fort to return some $50,000 the embassy for forwarding r ride by 7,000 contrib And now Senor ( of hin time in N Captured Tommies Keep Mouths Shut IQNDON, Jan. 1—<By Mall) GeMaynan successful tank advance Cambrai was due, for » Gar embassy, congress to a on British Tommies The morning before the advance was scheduled the Germans made a raid on the very sector behind which tanks were mobilized for the attack. Forty unwilling Tommies returned from the raid with the Roche When this was known at Byne’s headquarters, gloom descended on the camp lke & winter fog in Lon- “Wil they put the Germans wine? was the question on the lips Il the staff, and “If they do we're lost.” wan their own reply. Next morning's triumph proved |the men had kept thelr mouths shut during the usual German examina tion of prisoners. A high Britinh officer, the Ineiden id the al bout the tanks to the would have meant the total of the tank offensive. discussint htest tin Germans A card party for the benefit of the artillery jary, at 1 * ~~ Public Markets WESTLAKE Sees vga gtens chotee figs. seen eels 108 ster 8 om Se, See renew heel ies no azee b can ‘Stall Jon: apples Gem potatoes, * Stal! S115: best dry on 109, dry onions, 9 The. Burbank potatoes, $1 ° Se box. Htall 112, emuliflower, 100, 1 200 each: rut . 4 Tha. 100; Alm yellow turnips, 3 The. 10c; oranges, 20¢ Stall 129, Premier enlad dressing, and be Churn margarine, i60 T.; Premier sharp cheese, 400 tb 100 cooking apple SANITARY 2 sacks malt, 100; tuna fish 200 can ge bottle Del . 17e: 6 bare laundry soap. tring Dei 2c; Krumbies, Te pke: 6 phe Btalla R1B-16, 2 The. weet cauliflower, 100 200 15e T.; aquash, %.; 2 for 2 and Monte eat 20 10e pke. matches, potat 160; rhabarh, . Ibe each, PIKE PLACE § tbe, fine granulated sugar, pure natural milk, 10¢ at , 180 to ITe t.; boll 16e ™.; round and T-hone atenke, th; Mink # ausnge meat, th; lege of veal and veal chops, Th.) vem! wt lhe to 170 Stall 17. G4e, Stall 79, Stall 4%, pot ro ng beef, 12%0 rirloin wteake 16 CORNER Oregon ranch omen, Arme 1 chocolate 400 don, Me Mm: 4 re margare tie Mh, ry butter, 29¢ TH, 2 the ™ 5 offoe, Wulke coffee, 190 ECONOMY tall 26, 8 Tm granulated suga: tall 61, pure natural milk, 1 Stalin 37-28%, 4 large tollet 250; New Orleans molanses, 79¢ ga Karo 59e gal. can; tba. $1.00 ralntn The, Sublime baking pow- 10 mack new corn meal, 9c A. & H. 100. paper, can io; N pure corona or chocolate, 220; large maze, Go; 3 sacks malt, PINE Ted foal Grocery Ing apples, 26e The. « 10e rolls tollet paper, 1b brooma, 76; 9 pkirs. 1 or spaghettt prunes, 260; 2 ca tall fresh chur jelly, 16e ™. peanut bu nargarine, bread, 9¢ sr. Annex, @ the. cool Jona Stong’s, $1.00 Washington maca 2 tha, chotce now h'a wardines, 3 d_ butter, Stall 19, freahiy , 18e Tb.; Ruttereup +2 The. 650; larg souT! “8 h ogee, 6 440M La Fr nid raining, tonuch 226 h.; brown 4 the, 25¢ mutto Lhe » o ¢ 2 coteria Alawka red aalmon, 29 tablets, Ge plw.; pkg. Anderson's, new navy bean: 10e 1b.; rolled ‘oats. Stall 42, veal chops, 220 %.; chops, 256M. Stall 60, roils, dox,; vookles, 1be dow, dings for the right-of-way | Yakima | Aun | for the} | went} | in the last/ now in progress here analyais, to the steadfastness of 49) the attention of Uncle Sam's repre-| nth company, Washington.coast/, minute at any desired distance up will be given by the auxil ty a mile Fourth ave., January 16. | mag On frais |Chine dropping 500 bombs a minute od |into the water at any depth desired, n pork chops.|a complete barrage could be thrown | tart clam | the aminunition. | | | ‘jing General, F t4o.\ing to orders just received by the at. | Seattle postoffice. ee inet"{ | in weight will be accepted only when 2 ha. Sun Mata|they are addressed with the proper 1 ica eet’) STATE AUTO LICENSES | ise Collins building, some time Sunday | with many new devices that increase | commission LST WAT be THE Last Tims ~You GO TO Sleep! Y “SHOWER BOMB” GUN, NEW WEAPON, INVENTED HERE ‘The Machine” | sending — A deadly rain of bursting bombs upon enemy trenches with a consuming mixture of cas fumes, high explosives and molten fire, A depth charge barrage around aship or fleet as a counter against torpedoes. Curtain-fire ahead of an ad- vancing armada to clear the ocean pathway From a noiseless, powderless, smokeless, flashless gun, throw. ing 800 bombs « minute, Sammies and Jackies may include such a terrormaker in their war- time repertoire. The perfection of m Shower Bomb ' a machine | as attracted | sentatives and the fact that de- cisive government teata have been! ordered lends credence to the claims | of the man who concetved the idea. Watkins Is Invenor W. F. Watkins, a Seattle man, Mechanical genius and inventor of atkina, Seattle Inventor the new war thriller, evolved some] ° gang ‘Throwing Poor si time ago a centrifugal baseball pitching machine that hurled 1,000 balls a distance of 120 fret into a foot-and —_ space. It threw curves, straight balls and files. The shower bomb machine works 5 | FREE FROM TAX: matically detonated after leaving | | the muzzle, The bombs are fed by| If you are working for the state, or band into a hopper and are sent! a city or town, you are a lucky chap. thru the tube with the rapidity of|” No income tax to pay. and no in. ay pon’ — says’ Watkins, |°°M*, (2% statement to figure. 8 -| That is to say, your salary or Will throw from 500 to 800 bombs | wages are weds x Any et sources of revenue are taxable. Other exemptions are interest on state and municipal bonds; interest on United States bonds, except Liber. |ty 4s, which are subject to a super. tax where the holder has an income exceeding $5,000; bequests and prop- erty devised or which descends; life insurance and premiums; interest on federal farm loan securities; United States judges’ salaries, and gifts not given as payment for any service. Outside of these, every married person with a net income of $2,000 or |more, and every single person with @ net income of $1,000 ‘or more, must explosion every second in! pay a tax. A properly made out yard of the barrage circle| form must be in the hands of Collect- put hostile torpedoes out of|or David Williams, Tacoma, by March 1. They cnay be secured at room 326 federal building, if your tax does not | exceed $4,000 if married or $3,000 if single. Other forms have not yet ar- rived. its effectivences. It is a wheel shaped tube, operated by electric motor, time fuse bombs being auto- and a quarter. They can be | to explode at any height re riless of the range. “Eight or ten of these machines ch ship going over to the other would afford a new protection,” “With each ma- on explained Watkins around the vessel. The officer on the bridge could, by electric control, and stop at will this barrage fire, men at each gun attending to “An each would For Battle Fleet Use “For offensive operations these machines could be installed on small craft and sent ahead of an ad- vancing battle fleet as path clearers. A barrage of depth bombs would de. stroy submerged or floating mines, oncoming torpedoes and open up a safe passage for the heavy war ships “With such protection, I see no Treason why the allied fleet opuld not successfully attack Ostend, Zee- brugge and other enemy submarine |tablishment of the proposed new and fleet bases steel plant between Seattle and Ta- ‘For land operations, the shower|coma. Thane, who is president of thrower is portab’ d can be car-/the “Alaska-Gastineau Mining Co., ried easily into the trenches or shell| Thane, Alaska, is on the engineering craters, Its silent operation makes|end of the proposed plant. detection next to imponsible.” The time is not yet ripe, Thane an Watkins has invented a new type] nounced, for the publication of de- of bomb for use in his éentrifugal| tails concerning the plant. throwing machine. Military men eee have complimented him on its LABOR BOARD WILL ASK HIGHER WAGES) nism. The executive board of the State | Federation of Labor, in session at the New Richmond hotel, will take up the question of a minimum wage | for women. A committee was ap- pointed Monday to take the matter up with the state welfare commis- sion, |B. THANE REFUSES TO | DISCUSS STEEL PLANT) Bart Thane, representing big Cali- fornia and Washington interests, is in Seattle in connection with the es- STATE DESTINATION Packages for Sammies in France, addressed in care of the “Command. rt of Embarkation,” no longer will be accepted, accord- Packages not over seven pounds DIES ABOARD HIS SHIP | J. P, R. Morrisson, chief engineer of the S. Gleaner, was dead of | heart failure when the ship docked | in Seattle Monday, He fell in a} faint while on duty off Meadow point and died before aid could be | given him. His homo 4s in Seattle. THIEF STEALS $25 Mrs, Frank Bock, Abbotsford apartments, 11th and Fast Fir, re- ported to the police Monday that a thief entered her apartment hru the bathroom window Sunday and stole | $25. destination, Senders of parcels over seven pounds, now being held up, will be notified to send return post age. Parcela under seven pounds will be returned by the department. NET $525,573 IN YEAR OLYMPIA, Jan. 14.—Washington autoists paid $525,573 for Heenses during 1917, according to figures in the office of the secretary of state, King county licenses were in the sumn of $196, SEARCH SIX DESKS Prowlers broke into the headquar. - a rs of the Machinists’ union, 201 TOM O'CONNOR ESCAPES. Thos, O'Connor, a Canadian formerly employed as a waiter, 4 q Y |tafson and his wife, when they were NOU CAST ON, FLO? A NUMBER. BICHTY ~ Four OR~A- WHat 2? pp ZY) : 4 y SESS Ys oy —_—" Cc SS MCULLOUGH TO INVESTIGATE STEAM PLAN The practicability of handling the! transportation of shipyard workers | by steazn railway and by boat will be investigated immediately by two committees The members were appointed by electric and steam railway experts, Jaboring men and members of the King county council of defense, at a| meeting Monday morning in room| 418 of the county-city building. One committee will make a survey of the railway facilities and deter mine whether trains of eight or 10/ cars can be operated thru the indus- trial district. The members are J. J McCullough, head of the unified! management of the railroad term!- nals in Seattle, and E. G. Mundorf, bollermaker's helper at the Ames shipyard ‘The other will investigate the ad. visability of trying to carry some of the laborers to work by boat This committee consists of Hamilton Hig- SIDETRACKED = FOR FREIGHT, BY BASIL M. MANLY WASHINGTON, Jan, Mae Was your mail late this morm ing? If so, there In no use to get mad about it, might Just as well be patient and expect it to be te for meny other mornings, the freight blockade before he can turn his attention to reliew- ing mail and passenger con gestion in the interest of win ning the war and while the freight blockade is being broken mails will generally be late. © first blow in smashing the freight blockade will be to clear out terminals. ‘Then, as rapidly as pow sible, mail and passenger service will be restored. wtoffice officials are peasimisti¢ about the mail situation. “More than 400 trains have beem eliminated,” Assistant Secretary” Praeger said. “Many of these were what we know as ‘mail trunk linea” “By discontinuing these trains mail is delayed several hours be tween our largest cities Need All Mail Trains “The department believes the si® uation could be relieved by the ere ation of a few solid mail trains com necting great population centers and given the right of way so thelr schedules can be maintained with absolute precision “We would rather have one solid mail train a day on « 27-hour schedule between New York and Chicago that we could count om be ing on time, than half a dozen rua ning from five to seven hours late. Miss by Thousands 5 “During November 90,000 trains missed their connections. December 100,000 missed The and caxwed mail delays. tion is even worge now.” ay But in addition to rail situation | the postoffice department should re alize its own shortcomings and be to remedy them, for it is certain mail delays are far greater the railroad situation alone fies. JOE SMITH ASKS PROBE OF RAID ON PRINT SHOP Joe Smith, of the Pigott company, wrote a letter county grand jury Monday urgi an investigation of the wrecking” the Pigott shop on January 5. the letter it is alleged that no effort has been made to cateh men who inspired the raid. A ‘letter was also written to city council by the Pigott : asking that the council take up the matter of investigating the why the city police made no ef to catch the perpetrators of wrecking until after a letter been received from the war depart: ment at Washington, asking b rs to “bd: day, traffic manager of the port com- mission; George W. Albin, secretary- treasurer of the Ame Shipbiulding and Dry Dock Co., and Guy 8. Rich- ardson, general superintendent of railway, Puget Sound Traction, Light & Power Co. COAL PRICES MAY BE CHANGED IN NORTHWEST A radical change in the coal situa- tion may take place as the result of & report submitted to Federal Fuel Administrator Garfield by David Whitcomb, state fuel administrator. It provides for a revision of prices and a reclassification of coals. What the proposed new prices are will not be announced until word has been received from Washington as to the action taken on the report. ‘The report is based on the findings of a board composed of Mack F. Gose, former supreme court justice; Raymond R. Frazier, president of the Washington Mutual Savings bank, and Raymond P. Tarr, of Ta coma, geologist. 968 DIVORCES IN 1917 Nine hundred and sixty-eight spouses in King county decided they couldn't go thru 1918 married So, during the last half of 1917, he or she filed suit for divorce In more than half of the cases non- support by the husband is advanced as cause. The husband is the alleged injured party in 246 of the suits. FLOOD DAMAGE Injuries received by Helmer Gus automobiling during the recent floods, were settled by County Engi- neer Humes Saturday for $400. They state their machine plunged into a washout in a county road. GEOLOGIST AIDS ARMY Alfred H. Brooks, Alaskan geolo-) gist, is a member of Gen. Pershing's staff, in France, according to the anes nual report of Secretary of the Inte- rior Lane, recently issued. H. B. Pickering, recently in charge of the ‘Tacoma yard of the Foundation company, of New York,| has been promoted to engineer of ship construction and has been as- signed to the head offices in Seattle. ‘The headquarters of the company for the Pacific Coast have recently been moved from Portland to Seat- tle. was being done. i: BOLSHEVIK! RUSHING = WAR PREPARATION: WASHINGTON, Jan. Me Russian officers, demobilized tm- mediately after the overthrow @f Kerensky’s government have been ordered to report for serv- ice immediately, according to of- ficial reports today. This fact together with confit tory semi-official reports and Dilization of the Russian red has convinced military and dij matic officials here that the sheviki are planning a new demonstration against Germany. FEWER JUVENILES IN TROUBLE DURING 19 Just $22 children faced the juvem, — ile court in 1917. ee, This record is. proportionately er than any year since the ment of the court. Of the number 592 were boys 230 girls. a ALASKA LUMBERMEN TO PORTLAND, Ore., Jan. 14.—Alas” ka has been called into the fight against time in putting airplanes om the Western front. ta F. G. Tromble, who owns a saw- mil! at Craig, Alaska, has contracted” to furnish 300,000 feet of spruce ® — month to the United States corps. Other Alaskan contracts expected to follow. AMUSEMENTS MOORE THEATRE Main 223. ORPHEUM CIRCUIT VAUDEVELE FOUR MARX BROTHERS Bessie Rempel & Co. Comfort & King George Austin Moore and ‘Cordelia Haager \D THREE OTHER ACTS 2:20 and 8:30 Mats, 10c to Se. A Twice Da: 100, 260, 500, The. David Belaaco’s Great Dramatic Success ‘THE WOMAN” ts 220 to SSc—Mata. 17¢ and 280 Continuous Daily, 1 to 11 That New Dancing Class Starts Tonight Of course it will be at the Hippodrome Fifth and University Prof. and Mrs, Oswald and night and went thru the six desks othing Was reported miss. made his getaway Sunday from the city stockade 30 Assistants. DE KOCK TROUPE THE MILLARDS 5 Other Big Hippodrome Acts Feature Photopiay, Alice Brady tn “BETSY ROSS" Weekday Mats. 100 Eves, & San. 200 GAIETY THEATRE First and Madisen NOW. PLAYING BURLESOUE PATS DREAM" Will H. Armstrong and “20 Girls” §—SHOWS—3 Chorus Girls’ Contest Friday Night 15¢—250—85¢ NEW PANTA a Nights, 7 and 9% LOTTIE MAYER AND HER DIVING NYMPHS Shelton Breoks and Olle Powers Noted Bong Writer ‘and Man With