The Seattle Star Newspaper, August 31, 1918, Page 2

FIRING SQUAD” TO BE PROBED, REAMES SAYS TH reply to a letter from the Cen SH Labor council asking the inves “tigation of verses purporting to be ie itten by Capt. Steunenberg, “Firing Squad,” Clarence | . assistant attorney gen Hral, issued a letter Saturday morn Tig in which he assured the counsel Tnyestigation of authorship would be} | The statement desicned to incite | violence, which was printed on back of “The Firing Squad,” of Investigation was also asked points out In his letter, was! ‘Originally intended to sw Ment officials toward the establish. om of court martial proceedings in lh cases as a substitute for pet by the department of Justice, Step opposed by the department of Reames states that he has been in- stly quoted in his address be the Rotary club on May 15 as that he “could ruin anyone in © room.” “I never made any such: state * the attorney writes, “nor did anything from which any such t could be inferred.” "The head of the department of 7 Justice appeals to the unions to re the union shop stamp upon plece of printing in the state Washington by union labor in to facilitate the prosecution of printing seditious state REALTORS TELL | LAND PROBLEMS Land problems precipitated by the Were considered, from present future angles, at the Interstate | ly association conference, at the theatre, Friday By: ‘Among the speakers were C. | agriculturist for the Oregon- ton Railway Co.; E. F. Ben- mM, etate commissioner of aggicul- | pe, and H. C. Sampson, vice prest-/ c ee cet Om of Roe" rf were guests at a banquet, Army and Navy club. E. F. chairman of the public serv- jon for the state of n, made the address of the | of officers was scheduled | Saturday session. ‘SEEKS ELOPING PAIR OBrien, 18 years old. of height, with brown hair) eyes, is claimed to have with Charles Dunn, aged) Anacortes. This information been supplied the police by) Dunn, of 220 Tenth ave. N.| who thinks the pair may be AMUSEMENTS D ARTING | MORROW A. H. WOODS PRESENTS BATE Be to $1.50. a , Pius 10% war tax me MOORE o-n, “WHERE THINGS HAPPEN” A TALE OF A Now On Sale. Plus 10% war tax PALACE HIP Continuous Patty, 1 to 11 ‘Waller Baker & Co., MWasionists Five Other Big ip Acts Photopla, Jane Elvidy Power and the ‘Giery™ ‘e . 10; Eves. & Sun, 20¢ (War tax additional) Per Week spends eleven, is on the road failure; the man who makes Dollars per week and spends , is on the way to success. ich way are you headed? The Equitable Bond Company @ plan to submit to you by h you can place your sav- however snall they may be, they will be safe and pay Bix per cent interest, com- ded annually, and permit you share in profits. Especially d for wage earners, French Veteran to Do Portrait Work in Sea Rene Meyssonnicr While he waits to recover. from rheumatism contracted in the Cham pagne, Rene Meyssonnier, French military map maker and sketcher, will locate in Seattle and make a study of Western Americans Meyssonnier has a sketchbook filled with trench art. During his two and a half years in service he made a study of the pollu and his pencil faithfully depicted what he saw, Un til his furlough ts ended Meyssonni¢r will do portrait work In Seattle. ihe hopes to return soon to the French army to resume his map work. * 2 Mayor Not to Issue Labor Day Message “Its Labor's day and anything I could say would be merely interfer. ence,” said Mayor Hanson Saturday when asked if he intended to issue a night 300 realty men and Labor day measage as is customary | with mayors in many cities. } & preven chuckling. men bumped into him. "Good show!” “Yep! "Well, I caught him in one where he was tossing ‘His Wedding Night’. customers.” "Take my tip, boys and go And Fatty’s friend was stil one by a mi the BIG CHUCKLE. ttle || ” stood in the lobby of the motion picture “Some ‘Bell Boy’—that Arbuckle boy!” “Ever see him in ‘The Rough House’?” Got to go some to beat him.” THE SEATTLE STAR-—SATURDAY, AUGUST 31, 1918. BRACKETT IS ENDORSED ATTORNEYS 8M. Prackett, deputy prosecuting | attorn and republican candidate | to succeed to the bh of the office, in addition to being indor by his fellow deputies and Pr tor Al fred H. Lundin, has been tendered the active support of more than 200 lawyers, Among the lawyers who have join ed in the foregoing indorsement are Austin E. Griffiths, ¢ » H, Walk io. Dan Landon, J. Y. C. Kellogg, C.| | J, France, Carl B. Croson, Fred W Catlett, Vivian M. Carkeek, Living: | ston B, Stedman, Wilmon Tucker }James A. Haight, Elmer EF. Todd, Fred V. Frown, Dan Karl, Vince la ben, H. H. A, Hastings, Ivan Hyland, Corwin Shank, Howard A, Hanson A. H. Hutchinson, Richard Saxe Jones, Warren H. Lewis, W. A Peters, John H. I Walter A | McClure, Fred H. Peterson, John W | Roberts, B. L. Skeel, J. H. Revelle | James W, Reynolds, W, B. Stratton, Carl J. Smith, John B. Shorett, O. B. | Thorgrimson and George fh. Wright Mr. Brackett's supporters, in ure ing his candidacy, are calling the at tention of voters to the fact that he has been a teputy tn the office for the past two and one-half years, dur- ing which time he has successfully | handled some of the most tmportant cases, nd criminal, which have arisen during that period Among the civil sults tried by Mr Brackett have been sults of various nature against school districts, dam Age sults against the county, man damus actions against various coun ty officials, etc. Among the more important of the cases against the county was the suit for extras claim ed by contractors on unt of the construction of the King county court house. The trial of the latter wuit re juired #ix weeks and involved more than $96,000, The case resulted jn a judgment in favor of the plaintiff for no more than the anount origin | ally admitted to be due by the coun- ty, with costs taxed to the plaintiff, Og the criminal calendar Mr, Brackett took part in the trial of the state va. James J. Callaghan, county charity commissioner, and prosecut ed the recent Von der Heiden murder case, which lasted two weeks, and was one of the most hotly contested murder trials in the history of the of fice. In addition to his trial work in the office, Mr. Brackett has been le wal adviser to the board of county THE BEST PICTURE | A group of langhing ‘Out West.’ Thought they’d call a cop to quiet me down.” “He’s always ariot, Did you see him in the that butcher’s cleaver around? An old party with whiskers wanted to bet he’d cut an ear off.” “Great stuff ‘The Butcher Boy’, but the one that had me calling for the smelling salts was Some bridegroom!” "T’ve seen’em all and the one he calls ‘Moon- shine’ ought to be the official cheer-up picture for the Pessimists’ Union.” “How about ‘Oh, Doctor’? My wif lost a steady customer after she saw that one.” ’s doctor “That sure was a winner—and that one with Fatty at the Island; I didn’t see anyone ery at that.” "Fatty at Coney Island’? That handed me a bi Jaugh, but the usher looked severe at me the night ! saw ‘A Reckless Romeo’, Said I was disturbing the to see him in ‘A Coun- try Hero’ if you getachance. You'll even be giad to shake hands with an insurancc agent.” chuckling. Heknew he was right whon he f'gured that when that Para- mount trade-mark and Fatty Arbuckle are together, he isin fora laugh. And that he wasn’t the only ion who had discovered the secret of wi FAMOUS PLAYERS ~LASKY CORPORATION ‘ADOLPE EUMOM Pree JNSGE LLASIY Ue Pree CREM BDS MAL, i Vane vont Baie! iced | was referred to the ( FIGHTS WITH SOLDIER Veteran Politician Dies | TACOMA NEWSPAPERS SWISS TAKEN TO JAIL) 108 ANGELI8, Aug. 21-1. A) ANNOUNCE PRICE RA BY WAITRESSES T0 | Alfred Dettrich, 29 yearn old, an| Pierce, Los Angeles attorney, Who) macoma, Aug. 31—All Tacoma FOR PROSECUTOR REPLACE MEN Jofticer in the army of the Swinn|frst came to California to stuMP| newspapers today ainounced an |republic, was arrested at the North.| th state for Abraham Lincoln for | , in price beginning Mon commissioners, the adviser of all 10:2 Pacific passenger w#tation on | President, was dead here today. He yternber 2, due, it Is explained, to County etcisinis, sehoal atrvctore, ot | AFTER SEPT, | Jackson st. Baturday for assaulting haa pon & political speaker since | rising comt of Publication: sits: tricta, ahd adviser to drainage die-| : \a soldier in the uniform of the Fremont ran for president, in 1856 The Morning Ledger will hereafter trict commissioner, Upon the regeipt of a letter Eom 1 ¢ nited States. He tx held in the | sell for 4 cents, with the Sunday “ . Lawrence Wood, federal dictator of | city Jail pending investigation, ceived a severe Grubbing. As heledition at 7 cents. The ning pene Cutie iaepiee. appeerment Sy) oot lnvestigation conducted bY! way @ drafted man en route to| News Tribune ts raised from 2 to 8 | ployed as waiters in Seattle restaur- ants to meet the demand for un wkilled laborers, Hagen J. Titus, pres | BOOKS BURNED :: nt of the Chauncey Wright Res | } a ‘o., has agreed to replace Information that the building con-| MUrants Co., . the men waiters under 45 years of | cents within the elty BIG DOUBLE BILL and struck him first, and then re- | coed. taining the registration books of the | precinct around Juanita, across Lake |s° for war service with union a tie el Wriday, meant Women waltrenssen, ‘This will become | has been received by County Auditor after September 10 M. Wardall the new condit yunced tha y Wright rew t 1a m. every night, with the ex ception of the one at 1418-1422 Third ©., Which will be open all night on Saturdays for the accommodation of soldiers and sailors © matter pnecuting at torney's office, and a ling to the statement of Deputy Prosecutor 8, M. Brackett, the might Involve the validity of the who! unty elec tion if the supposed registrants of that precinct were allowed to vote. Brackett has an opinion on the sub ject under preparation. on board the Cudahy are reported H od 4 22 missing. The 7 th Paleing | serroment ne a ve’ Ss is the names of the civillan members The board of county commission of the crew, ors, at a meeting Friday, made up| _ uy the budget necesaary to the possible Norman | Two of the naval armed guards taking over of the Lake Washington || DAY-PREAMS ferries Mercer, D. BH Martin, Leech! || seme rend and Robert B. ridges, from the port commision, ‘The estimated coat of | °me,4 the operating expenses of the boats for one year is $157,672, and the ap- proximate revenue for the same length of time ts $30,000. The ferry Washington will soon be put into service, either on the inter-county run to Vashon and Mercer island, or on the shipyard run, as decided by the commissioners: Favors Importation of Chinese Labor? || According to a United Preas wire | from Astoria, F.C. Harley, Astoria’s | mayor, is said to be in Seattle today | collecting funds from Chinese for hin | scheme to obtain thru congress im. portation of Chinese labor to relieve the labor shortage, He in mid to have collected $500 from local Chi nese and $200 In Portland. Harley could not be located today and it is not yet known what his version of the story is * you mo MT, COAT, DIU MAT, FLORENCE UPsTAInS The Fastest “Fatty” Yet—and That’s Going Some! Buy W. S. S. Stamps Toda Best Possible Investment PROF. STEVENS Watch Fatty and “the help” inhale spaghetti and See Fatty as a short-order shooter You mightn’t like to eat Fatty’s cookin’—but it’s a scream to watch it! Another Big Feature— THE 5-ACT DRAMA THE ORDEAL OF ROSETTA < A melodrama constructed around the experi- ences of a beautiful Italian girl in a great city. ADMISSION 20¢ CHILDREN 10¢ (PLUS WAR TAX) SECOND AT SENECA Continuous 11 to 11