The Seattle Star Newspaper, January 19, 1918, Page 1

ORE POWER THAN NIAGARA dream. Yet thi ay is to be generated in the Cascades, brought 100 miles to Seattle, and sold at rates that will attract industries from all corners of the globe! It sounds like a is is what the acquisition of the Ruby canyon power site by the city today really means. It is a triumph for public ownership. The men who refused to hand over millions to promoters for private sites per- formed real public service. They saw the possibilities of the Skagit river, and convinced Uncle Sam of Seattle’s ability to develop its power. NIGHT FREEDOW FOR AVY ‘ST EDITION Weather Forecast ferate T mi northerly might and § winds. ne Seattle Sta THE GREATEST DAILY CIRCULATION OF ANY PAPER IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWE nay fair; SEATTLE, WASH., SATU tDAY, JANUARY 19, 1918. g PRI Everywhere in Seatt CE ON harity Commissioner allahan Is Arrested SGERMAN TARRED AND FEATHERED ON LOCAL ROAD f Don LeRoy, a German, 'South End garage, on Yesler was tarred and feathered at it Friday by five men, who took him from the way, and drove him two and half miles out of South Park, on the Des Moines road.' LeRoy, who is chauffeur for Dr. E. Eugene Jordon, working in the South End garage, when the five men entered and threw a blanket over his head. They rushed him out to a waiting automobile and hurried down the road- Unable to struggle against his cap tors, Le Roy was taken to a seclud- spot, his clothes were cut off and coat of tar and feathers applied. was left at the side of the road- his hands and feet tied, while suffering victim, half dead @Zposure, was found by D®puty ee fa ae PETROGRAD, Jan 18 (delayed), via London, Jan. 19.-—Several per gons were killed and many wounded im street fighting today, coincident ‘With the opening of the constituent assembly. The city bristled with fighting forces, including a large number of troops brought to the capital by the Boisheviki, after formal announce ment of the discovery of a counter revolutionary plot, which, it was be- lieved, was headed by for-ner Pre- mier Kerensky. Kerensky was himself reported to be In hiding in The constituent assembly opened at 4 p.m. 3 The fighting in the downtown Among those killed in the rioting was M. Logvinoff, of the executive committee of the peasants’ congress. The wounded Included many women. Versions of how the rioting started differ. The most competent story ‘was that a procession of the Society for Defense of the Constituent As sembly was attacked by the Bolshe- (Maximalists) and their banners A command to the troops to fire their guns into the air resulted in a general hail of nachine gun fire and|of government will be regarded as a | taxable? Fiftes, but not all of the bullets were ood Is Spilled in treets of Petrograd Sheriffs Starwich and Malone and brought to the county hospital for Medical attention. It is believed he will recover. LeRoy told officials that he is 29 years old and that he had filed his questionnaire. | The sheriff's office is investigat jing the case. shot harmless toward the sky M. Tehernoff, @ soctal revolution ary and former minister of agricul ture under Kerensky. was elected president of the constituent assem bly, by a vote of 244 against 155 poll. | ed by Spiridonowa, a former duma leader Artillery Near By Extra guards were around Smolny Institute, ters of the Bolsheviki, which bristled with machine guns and armored cars. The central telephone office was barricaded. The proletariat in several sections of the city was serv. ed with arms and ammunition. Four hundred sailors arrived from Kron stadt and Helsingtors. The rumor spread thruout the city that Kerensky was somewhere in| hiding in Petrograd, with two of his| |former lieutenants, M. Savinkoff, formerly minister of war, and Filon- | |enko, once a social democratic leader | in the duma. The workmen's and soldiers’ cen- tral soviet issued formal orders to all workmen that they remain at their | occupations on Friday, and decreed mobilization of all soldiers in the| various armories. Its proclamation declared. j “Every effort of any person or or ganization to assume the functions scattered headquar. jeounter revolutionary move.” | CLERNIN TO REPLY TO PRES, WILSON’ “DO IT NOW! Register 1oday! Registration office, first floor county-city building, will be open until 9 o'clock tonight. Don’t fail to get your name on the books. Avoid the eleventh-hour rush. 7EUTON DESERTERS BATTLE WITH GUARD AMSTERDAM, Jan. 19. — How armed German deserters accompany id Belgian workmen attempted to cape into Holland was told in a yivid narrative reaching here toda e German deserters were ap “proached by the German border : es and @ desperate fight ensued | In which the mutineers killed and wounded several. They tried to cut wires guarding the frontier, but were finally driven off by the guards. One Belgian who escaped across into Holland said the desert ers were from the Kussian front, the electric PEACE PROPOSAL | BERNE, Jan. 19 | Austro-Hungarian foreign minister, | is shortly Count Czernin, to make a formal reply to President Wilson's outline of the allies’ war aims. reaching here quoted in an Interview reaching here according to word | today Crernin was as asserting: “It will not be the views which will Litovsk meetings, For part we wish maintain friendly rela tions, We do not want territory | nor indemnity.” | REFUSE TOLET — CZARINA TRAVEL’ PETROGRAD, Jan. 19.—Ruswian| delegates at Brest-Litovak refused a | request of the Germans that the Bol annexationiats’ the our end Brest sheviki government not place any | obstacles in the way of a journey to Germany by the exempress of Rus sia and other members of the im perial family, who are related to th kaiser, according to the newspaper, Novaya Jizn, today |HERTLING HAS AGAIN | POSTPONED SPEECH) GENEVA, 19.—Chancellor | Hertling, of Germany, will delay his| speech indefinitely, awaiting further | explanation as to the Brest-Litove negotiations, according to word here today, His speech on war aims has | pow been postponed three times, Jan | Third ave. | FORE MARCH 1, 1918. Star Answers Them Seattle folks certainly want to know. Yesterday The Star announced that it was ready to answer questions affecting the income tax, which a great many people, who never had to pay it before, must now pay. And they must report their incomes to the federal govern-| ment by March 1, too. | Today, the first batch of questions arrived. In many cases the same question was repeated. | Some of the queries proved to be real puzzlers, but the “Income Tax” editor, advising with the revenue collection department, refused to be baffled. He's going to answer them all. : The following are some of the questions and answers: | Q—What is the smallest income ~ A—One thousand dollars, Every unmarried person whose netin- come for 1917 was $1,000 or more must make a return. Married cit zens, or residents, of the United States, with an income of $2,000 or more must make a return. Q—Where do I report to make my tax return? When must it be paid? A.—To the internal revenue collector, room 226 postoffice (federal) building, and Union st. Income taxes must be paid by June 15, 1918, TATEMENTS MUST BE IN TH HANDS OF THE COLLECTOR BE, adding this $800 to other sources of income It would the total above the $1,000 exemption? A— Ves. Q—The same widow received $260 elvil income a year under a Must she pay also? A—Yea. Q.—Is interest paid on a mortgage on property occupied to be deducted? Q—Are contributions to the Red Crows and Y. M. C. A. war funds, triotic and defense league, and sim flar organizations to be deducted? A.—YVen. Q ver! war pension tax on this How many people in this state will be required to pay an income tax? A—It is estimated that 50,000 people in Washington, or one out of every 300, will help contribute the $10,000,000 collection here Q—What ia the e of taxation on an income in excess of $2,000 for a married man? A—The rate is 2 per cent on all excess above the exemp- tion amount, whether a man is mar. | ried or not, unless his income is more|| Many New Scenes aera, were the chiet exemp-|| i Star-Liberty Weekly Pictures || - a ‘ ; have a certain sum in arm or business, may I eh duction under the head of interest and estimated amount of interest which might have rued to me had that money been depos ited fn a bank or invested in interest paying wecurities? A.—No. were old en, tions of the income tax laws? A—Single $3,000, Married | men, $4,000, Q—1 am a traveling salesman for a firm that pays me a alary and my| has arranged a snappy list of lo | expense account while on the road.| cal movies for The Star-Liberty | In my expense account considered| Weekly film, opening Sunday, at | income? A.—No. the Liberty theatre. | i clude: | QA minor child, above the age} showing will include: | of $200 exemption, obtaining room, | eres, ee a eee board and clothes from his p: " nt! drewsings; Y. M. C. A. and Elks in earning money on his own int, none of which i# recounted float service flags; the police de ee eeeonntes | partment makes a friendly call ee ee ne eyed 2 | on the Chamber of Commerce; pera fl cong “a income ang| Seattle girls in overalls make therefore tax A—Yes. arny overcoats in factory; Jerry Neterer, who Saturday was Q—Where money has been paid a housewife for beard and room, is crowned “King for a Day" as winner of the annual ¥. M. C. A, there any deduction allowable for the cost of said board and room? contests; school children buy war A—Ves. Photographer Frank Jacobs thrift stamps at Seattle National bank Q.—An elderly Indy, a widow, is rs mee i OLYMPIA—More than $100,000 in | receipt of an annuity of $800 a/ interest on state funds was collected | year from @ large estate. Assuming during 1917, according to announce: that this estate pays its income tax, ment made by the state treasurer je the lady taxable, inasmuch as| Friday. }elty counell Income Tax Puzzles? EVIDENTLY WE ARE GOING TO GET 6 MAYORS They're off in cloud of dust! Saturday was the last day can- didates for the municipal elec- tion offices could file. When the books finally slam shut, the city comptroller will guard a hand- some pile of coln—fees from con- fident office-seckers. John F. Murphy, former prosecuting at- torney, got into the mayoralty race Saturday morning Seattle mayor from five candidates Hiram ©, Gill, Ole Hanson, Ralph Horr, Austin FE, Griffiths and C. France and Murphy choose its Mayor A J probably will Each one of them is going to be elected, according admissions to The Star today Sure to I'm going to win,” decla ‘That's dead certain think I'm the Tn win,” Ha Griffitha “If the peop best man for said. mayor, son I'll let the people say on the day of the for ment I'm not thinking I'm win; I am going to win, clares. primaries what my chances jection are,” was Gill's state going to Horr de I expect to be Seattle's next may-| or, for I believe I sent the great 7 ple,” says France. I certainly do Murphy said Three Unopposed Three candids for reelection are unopposed. They are Hugh M Caldwell, corporation counsel; H. W. Carroll, city comptroller, and Ea L. ‘Terry, city treasup ‘Ten are out for three seats in the One is a woman, Mrs. A. F. Haas, J. 1 most nearly repre. jority of the peo- to expect win,” Helen M. Stevens Bolton and Will H. Hanna are candi: | dates for reelection. The others on the ticket are Roland W secretary of the park board Wesley Bryan, former congressman; Richard Gowan, an attorney; F J. Cassidy, an triclan; Henry Brice and George Cook WHO'LL GET WILCOX’S PLACE TO HEAD G. 0. P. NEW YORK, Jan, 19%Several names were mixed in rumors today, as politicians guessed on a probable succenso! hairman of the : t tee. Favor leaned Heart, of Kentucky, with a number of strong suspicions pointing to John T. Adams, of The name of Will H, Hays, of Indiana, also is mentioned. Cotterinl, | James | [DOZEN PLANTS CLOSED TODAY IN CALIFORNIA SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 19 doren California plants were closed by the government today, as part of the national coal conservation pro «ram announced by Fuel Adminis trator Garfield That California, previously exclud ed from the order closing industries for five days, may soon be affected was believed by many Under the first order to affect Cal ‘fornia, plants manufacturing box board paper, pulpboard and | boards made from white waste paper or rags, coke. coal or petroleum products Large Concerns Close This order was issued by A. FE. Schwabacher, California fuel admin: Tt will be effective from norning to Monday morn. further notice. alifornia Paper jraham Mills concerns affected } nia Paper ard Co., ¥ ters here | Antioch, C |INDUSTRIES HERE NOT AFFECTED; AHEAD OF GAME, SAYS WHITCOMB Seattle and Washington state will not be affected by the government order closing Industries for five coal conservation measur This assurance was gi Satur y by State Fuel Administrator Da vid Whitcomb, following word from California that a dozen plants had n closed down in that state today &s a result of expansion in the gov ernment coal or S RESIGNED any ean burn no fuel oil, Roard Co largest Califor th aq has plants at Los Ang COUNTRY IS TO FUEL ORDER NOW BY ROBERT J, BENDER United Press Correspondent WASHINGTON, Jan. 19.—The giant task of smashing freight cc estion at ports and junctions to re. |lease supply ships went on full blast today. The work, made simpler by the Garfield fuel restriction ord was countared, however, by th my-—snow, ice and wind—in the tral and Atlantic states, Iee fhe stopped transfer of ¢ to ships. Winter storm waves ttacked the movement of thousands of coal cars | trying wet the top” in their drive for the seaboard. President Wilson's official indorse ment of the Garfield order had swept aside much of the bitter criticism. which first marked the five-day in dustrial shutdown, particular! In | view of mor exemptions. | Comparati made of business defying th a | field order. ‘Told by President W | fon that the mov was necessary, jand must be carried out, industry ‘Continued om pace 8) Y i and at Sumner, Wash. | Seattle Gets Vast Undeveloped Power Handed Over by Uncle Sam to Seattle MEANS CHEAP RATES Electric power so cheap in Se attle that it will attract indus- tries from all corners of the world. Cascade mountain streams de- veloping twice the horsepower now utilized at Niagara Falls. Ross. His action culminated a keen con- test of wits, diplomacy and negotiat ing with private promoters that marked the efforts of the city to ac |quire additional power-generating | facilities. Tried to Block City | Privately owned sites were offered |to the city—for millions of dollars. The Stone-Webster interests had ac- quired a permit on the Skagit site, | but bad failed to live up to agree- ments. Their representatives tried energetically to block the city’s move for the site | The alte acquired from the govern ment ix granted free must of course develop it. The first step in this process will cost approx imately $5,000,000 Possibilities of a vast economic growth as a result of a wealth of cheap power have fallen into Seat tle’s lap, as a result of the aggres siveness of the public servants who have kept the interests of the city- owned light department at heart. Cheap as Niagara “We can have power here as cheap as it is at Niagara,” Supt Ross explained. “A great market | for the power is in sight. The elec: tricity will be mi s, which is not too far, Our project will have a solid granite dam, which means depreciation will be practically nothing.” Must Build Tunnel A great task of building faces the | city | One of the tunnels in the project | will itself be ten miles long | Eventually the s 600,000 horse-power of this energy is possil i that, with all it facilities, when it is the city’s only ated, and yet this fur energy for hundreds of in- dustrial concerns and lights thou- sands of homes. | The forma! permit from the gov. ernment will be issued when the city epts bids for development of | the “lower Skagit site” or has sig | nified intention of doing the work by day labor. Specifications for immediate de. velopment will be given Monday to bidders, who will submit their fig- ures to the board of public works Friday, March 1 The present plans provide for de velopment of 25,000 kilowatts by the first unit, or 33,500 horse-power. A high-power line will be built to the city, with a sub-station probably in |the University district. This will | sive Seattle's light plant a vast sup: | ply of power to meet the ever grow jing appetite of industries and | homes here. | ‘The site ts two miles junction of George | Skagit river |The city will have until May 15 to | submit to the government its plans for ultimate de per and greate | developed up power. Construction of a 10-mile tunnel or flume from Diablo canyon to the ac below the creek and the elopment of the up site, which can be to 800,000 hors hydro-electric plant is contemplated. | 0. K. SUGAR CONTRACT WASHINGTON, Jan. 19.—The United States food administration an nounces that it is in receipt of ad vices that the contract for sugar with the International Sugar Co. has been approved by President Menocal, of Cuba, and will be signed in Ha vana by the secretary of state for Cuba and in Washington by Cuban Minister Dr, Carlos Manuel De Ces- peder but the city} transmitted about 100} 30,000 horse. EXTRA Grand Jury Makes Hot - | Report |Condemns, City Jail and County Extravagance in Public Work Hy ua i z F } ik i jury in its report to Judge Mackintosh. Stating that their in have shown that inefficiency results in county business by of appointments being made in Fe turn for political support, the jury recommends that a board of be appointed to investigate check up county departments tinuously. The board is to serve | without pay. The present inspection by the state bureau of inspection and st pervision has more to do with cler ical methods, than with general ef | ficiency, states the report. That some county employes to “consider county property tme as being for their special” bem tablishment of the bureau. The jury recommends that the present county jail be condemned af once. “It is inconceivable, in a com munity called civilized,” says the re port, “that men should be confined under such conditions.” The removal of county dependents |from Georgetown to the Willows |farm, is advised, the Georgetown farm to be used for commercial pus poses. Rap County Road Work That contractors have deviated from specifications in the construdé tion of county roads, is another find ing, and that fills have been so con+ structed that they have caused paved surfaces to crack and settle, Upon being torn up, states the me port, parts of the concrete base were not of the required thickness, “Altho unable to fix criminal re sponsibility, we have no hesitation im declaring that the fault lies in the county's inspection system,” is the grand jury's verdict. To remedy this, it is recommended that the next legislature provide for a board of five men, expert in road nstruction, to supervise the cons struction of county roads. Thea men are to serve without compensa tion, The Juvenile Detention home is highly commended by the report, both for its work and its equipment, SHIP WORKERS ARRIVE SUNDAY The first group of skilled men im- | ported for the speeding up of shipe yard industry will reach Seattle Sunday, The men, who are special ists in their lines, will arrive here from Kansas C where govern: ment labor officials registered them, for service in the Northwest. About 200 men are expected in the first group, the vanguard of several thousands yet to come. These skilled men will fill what # known as “key positions,” and their coming here will automatically draw unskilled men into jobs under thelr ‘direction, Capable workers and uns skilled men now living in Seattle will, government employment say, be given first opportunity te the new openines, < efit is urged as a reason for the em Ae a “7