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! MONDAY ALG. 18 99 VOLUME Tides in Seattle Vide ont First Wigh Tide . Seound Low Second High Tide Second What is your idea for combating the high rent evil? If you have a suggestion to offer, write it to “The Rent Editor” of The Star. In an exchange of ideas perhaps a solution may be found. Viewt Low Tide Hep Entered as Second Class Mat f May 8, 1899, at the Poi office * but the peripatetic blind man has it. Anyhow, we have a § i i Hf if i i il rl rt 8 ? f ° 5 8 § i i 1 f 3 s 5 3 rif it i i i 2 i ; 5 j i § i ; i z t [ 5 : j B j i $ fg peared entirely unmoved by the charge upon it. Even the dogs and cats and dig- ger squirrels and pullets have learned wisdom, and you may trav- el miles before getting a chance to spread a serenaing tomcat over the pavement. E SAW a legless, fat, red headed youth, in his lit tle wheel chair, on Sec- ond ave., the other day, This lad is a North- west landmark, one week in Seat- tle, another in Portland; probably he goes South for the winter. Cer- tainly he doesn't do all his travel- ing in that chair, but his disabili- ties do not seem to prevent him from wide wanderings; nor to wor- ry him so that he cannot enjoy his Is. ‘There is a blind man who sells papers up and down the Coast. ‘We have seen him in Seattle and Portland; we have bought papers of him in San Diego and Los An- geles. A bird of passage, who flits with the changing seasons, and who always alights on a safe limb. And he has no dog, no small boy, no guliding hand; he goes it alone and goes where he wishes, and makes a living without begging or 4 | very strenuous effort. You know, it takes a lot of faith ‘ in humanity, and a lot of spiritual | pep and physical fortitude to step }- out that way. The story of his | gightiess, and often penniless, wan derings, would make a real Odys y Hut he never wandered to the poor farm, despite his handicaps. ASTURES may become sere and bare; milch may dry up: the pig crop may suffer from the flu: beef critters may finally become a real rarity, and the fresh egg may cease to siuggle bealde its #lice of crisp baeon this winter for most of us; but § souree of food that constant and abundant { Any one who spends an idle hour loafing about the docks of the cows there ix one will remain attie fish companies will come | away satisfied that the town is not } going to starve soon Fish by the ton; big, fresh fish scooped from the bowels of the big boats. Fish carted away in trucks, fish piled up like cord wood—fish ev- Gut “the boundless ocean feo Senato ATTLE, WASH., MONDAY, AUGUST 18, 1919. At Beattie, Wah. under the Act of Congress * * * * * * r Accuses Jap as SOLDIER PEON One of the Charges Which Congressional Committee Investigating Spruce Production Must Look Into Here THE three congressmen here to investigate oper- ations of the spruce production division, and probe charges that mi ement and extrava- gance were the chief features of the spruce corps ork, announce they will turn the “searchlight | | | war w of pitiless publicity” on the whole affair. All right, gentlemen. Here are a few of the charges that have been openly circulated: " That at least one squadron of spruce division soldiers worked during the war for a private lumber company, which did not turn out one foot of spruce or other lumber for the government. That the spruce division machinery is being practically given away. That spruce division soldiers were required to work 10 to 12 hours a day in private lumber camps while civilian timber workers worked only eight hours. That spruce division soldiers lived under a system of virtual peonage that would disgrace Mexico! That hundreds of miles of roads were built thru the for- ests just because private lumber companies wanted them, and not because they would help get out airplane spruce. That some of our most blatantly patriotic lumber com. panies gouged the government, and profiteering was ram- pant. That dozens of inexperienced men were handed com- missions in the spruce division, and sent out to manage lum- ber camps. These charges are either true or untrue. If true, the guilty must be punished—especially those who im) upon our soldiers. If untrue, those who are now under more or less of a cloud should have the benefit of absolute vindication. GENTLEMEN OF THE COMMISSION, THERE IS WORK FOR YOU! MAILMAN WILL TAKE YOUR | “We are reporting the results of pour Investigations to the district | | |attorney's office and swift and vig- | }orous food izures may be ex Seattle mail carriers were in- 450 two-pound cans beans Fourth add Mail men J5t84| pected to follow.” structed by Postmaster Edgar 7,600 three-pound cans beans. Queen Anne, 12 Boston st A limited price list, to include | Battle, Monday, to begin t 1,000 two-pound cans stringless|° Terminal station, 218 King st lueond, four and ompis, win be |. orders from housewives for 191, | beans University, 1408 BE. 42d st ready for publication Thursday | 690 pounds of surplus army food, | 480 one-pound cans corn beet, Station A 8, jafternoon, following a of | which will be gelivered by parcel | 8.200 two-pound cans corn beef. Station B, 1529 14th ave lvepresentatives of aitie ‘bebere | 4 870 6-Ib, cans corn beef. Station F, 709 Blewett st and the fair price committee | ‘The mail carriers will carry the of-| 6400 11b. cans roast beef, jon I, 3049 15th ave. W * ficial order nka to ¢ hom 5 00 2 t r ant h ation W 04 California a The largest yield of bone from & Cash will be collected in advance on| 640 6 ib, cans np beet. re egpee eben) pepe tow wil/ Single whale was in 1883, and each order 470 Ib. cans cherrt An extra postoffice window Af pert legen Pape pooner Altho deliveries will be made in| 9,800 2Ib. cans corn be opened to accommodate the a original package: no repacking be 4,100 1b, cans corn beef hash downtown patrons > 5 aeRO ling done here, individual buyers are 3,900 2ib. cans corn beef hash No instructions have been re |" } | not required to order more than one| 12,400 21b, cans pea ceived on the to be takea| } i I 0 Ww ) | Instructions received from the) 4 861 Ibs, flour buyer should hap » be diswat | ostmaster general at Washington,| 4'190 ths. rice fled with of the food Mixa Annie Welsh, 306% p D. C., allotted to Seattle the same! 9399 21h. cans assorted jame Can Order 1 Minor ave noon about win amount of food given to other first 411 4 -Ib pepper Each person will be allowed to|) ning a prize is the went Ad } clase cities | 1.431 cakes tollet soap. order up to 125 pounds of any ar-| { Thyme contest in the following: i will receive its surplus) 451 pinty vegetable soup ticle The ordinary parcel port) ) manner ‘ 5 | food stocks from the Surplus Sup! y99 email cana pineapple limit for this zone ix 50 pounds! “1 want to trade my old gray plies Property Officer, Fort Mason 710 10-1b cans tomatoe but has been extended for the] } mare i j Francisco. Orders will b taken! 2,600 12-pound cans bacon emergency 2 And 1 searce know how,T { Sy the loonh. post: oftion,end will be Can Leave Orders I am confident that the gov would fare. { dont to the an: Franciace station . vr he [ernment sale will result in the low: |) 1¢ Star Want Ads did not re | ‘4 Blanks are being prepared at the | Here's the List postoffice for the mail men to carry ¢ring of a number of the common| } veal Here the official liet of the food to every home Besides ordering foodstuffs now on ale in Seattle Their excellence in such a the Seattle post office will sell from the post man, the housewife (retail stores,” declared Postmaster deal 4,750 one-pound cans beans ve her order at the post. | Battle Cash prizes and tickéty to ) m a ling at Third and Union Altho I have not seen any of|! tne @temmer theatre are re- } undity haw a square deal and has a |or at any of the following sub-stu-|teh foodstuffs, I am confident that| } warddato, the lucky partic { chance to do herself justice, and | tions the quality is excellent te peo)? pants, suppose you try | while men go down to the sea in | lard, 2248 Market st ple wit be sotaes hisig thie aie Particulars on the Classified | whips, and while hooks and nets Columbia, 3805 Kdmunds st 1 am certain hens the. Breen | | (aay lare made, we can face the future | Georgetown, 6017 Duwamish ave.|supply ts used up, we'lleprobably | , ‘ Greon Laks, 308 1. iznd st. have more coming” a insemreatsenesiill eure of a square meal. Spo AGE * * * nsor Proposal | Senator Phelan Says Dilling- ham Bill Distinctly Fa- vors the Japanese JAP HELPED WRITE IT? WASHINGTON, D. C, |Aug. 18.—That the Dilling- ham immigration bill, which would let down the bars to Japs on the Pacific coast, was sponsored by K. K. Kawak- ‘a San Francisce Jap |writer, and Dr. Sidney L. Gu- jlick, was the charge made to- Phelan Senator Phelan gave out a copy lof a Intter addressed to Dr. Gulick by Kawakami, which, the senator said, proved the Gulick bill had been Prepared tn collaboration with Kawa- | kam. bie Would Lower Bars eThe Dillingham bill would permit per cent of the number of any | to enter each year, and let down the | bars entirely to picture brides, “rela- | tives” of aliens now here, “stu nd all who ar ligious belicfs.” | lead a fight in the senate to defeat | the bill. Representative Albert John son of Washington is lining up | house members to defeat the meas ure and proposes raising the bars | completely against further Jap immi. | eration Ne Hh | \Food Price Board . | Selects Chairman Seattle's re-created Fair Food | Price committee held its first reg- be made public until hie willing |ness to serve is ascertained | Two representatives for the labor | public, in spite of the Central Labor council's refuse | nmittee, meeting public them al to co-operate with we present Their names will also | give jthe committ permission to serve on | “We | use | week | time haustive will be Ive wil ot until about the declared Beck will have made an ex- survey of conditions and prepared to make construct- suggestions issue a fair price first of next “By that we |ular session Monday morning vat |the Bon Marche in the office ‘of |B. C. Beck, assistant food adminis | trator | A chairman of the committee in | [piace of J. W. Godwin, wholesai |frult man, who refused to serve was selected His me will not when their unions} An American Paper That Fights for Americanism The SeattleS Mareh &. 1879 Im of f while patrolling the United States the came on the heels of an jhere let it be known that if The attention of the department |night ‘by Representative | California, it was learned Dr. Warren D. Davis, of Strath- more, Cal, father of Lieutenant Davis, was notified of the |taken, as was the governor of Min- nesota, | Lansing Talks | Secretary Lansing said he was informed last week thru the war jdepartment that two American jarmy aviators had alighted in a canyon in Mexico, He said advice was sought by the war department Barbour, steps fegarding the sending of assist- lance | Carranza’s responsibility for the |kidnaping of the two a jators was discussed today by |retary of War Raker when he ap- peared before the senate military avi- committee on the universal mill tary training bill. | | “Is the irrence just another | | evidence of protect the ¢ ranza's inability untry?” Senator Suth to erland asked } “That part of the country for |three years has been subject to irregular bandit raids,” Baker re- plied “Bandits have been there for No- body apparently controls the terri- tory. It fs very wild and is hard to patrol.” some weeks in small parties. EL PASO, Texas, Aug. 18— Fifteen thousand dollars ransom was to be sent today for theyre lease of Licuts, Paul H. Davis and Harold G, Peterson, Ameri- Mexican | ean aviators, held by | bandits opposite the district. The aviators ened with death u money is paid today. | ‘Texas cowboys at a meeting in | Fort Davis subscribed $15,000 in | a few minutes and Brig. Gen, dames B. Erwin, commandant at Fort Bliss here, also has raised | the ransom, The aviators were captured by | Mexican bandits on landing near the| border Sunday, August 10. The fly. “lors sent letters telling of their plight. ‘The money was ordered to be paid to Dawkins Kilpatrick, a storekeeper | Candelaria | Kilpatrick received a later message a Villista bandit that the rican prisoners would be mur: 1 if the American commander sent “any expedition after the ban dits, This consideration w thing restraining Americs »whoys from taking up the chase after the Mexicans Landing Forced Peterson's message, carried into the Big Bend district by a well known bandit, ed their landing had been “forced.” It is thought the aviators lost their way or were com pelled to descend by lack of fuel or an aceident to their machine. Peterson urged that the ransom be |pald. “If not, good bye, as they |mean business,” he said. “Love and don’t wonfy” were Pe $15,000 ransom is not paid today. The instructions pointed out the seriousness with which ernment views the situation and calls for, im diate. adequate action, said the state department nce The department also directed the American consul at Ju take all possible steps with the Mexican authorities there procure the release and protection of the officers.” The kidnaping of the aviators and the expulsion of | British representative in Mexico, are two problems being | considered by government officials. LATE EDITION TWO CENTS IN SEATTLE Per Year Weather Forecz ast: es 8 *& * by Mati, MEXICO CRIMES ANGER U. S. *% migratio $5.00 to $9.00 Tonight and Tuesday, fairs gentle winds, moutly westerly n Bil border. They American note to Carranza, it is necessary to act on the dente” | Warning, withdrawal of support to the Carranza govern- “persecuted for re-/ Ment will probably be the first step. Senator Phelan declared he wili|¥8* called to the Davis case last) terson's fina! words to his mother in | Hutchinson, Minn. Davis’ home is in Strathmore, Cal. The aviators are 25 and 23 years old, respectively. The aviators’ families, according to* word received here, urged compliance with the bandits’ de dis. Peter- son's father wired that the ransom would be forwarded immediately. Every effort was made by the mil itary authorities to get word to the bandits that theif demands would be met ! The incident has again raised talk of intervention along the bor |der, but the highest military of- ficials here discounted it chief concern was to rescue aviators unharmed and give murder phasis threat However the em the incident gives to the outlawry in northern Mexico is ex: pected to have an ing on the tion |Father of Aviator Gets Message From Fort Bliss Staff international situa THMORE, Cal., Aug. 18 1 Press).—"Army officers at Fort Bliss wired us that the govern- ment would pay Paul's ransom if necessary, so we have felt that for the return of our boy and Lieut Peterson,” said Dr. Waidren B, Davis today, when told by the United Press that both army officers and Texas cowboys had raised the $15,- 000 ransom for Lieutenants Davis and Peter son. “We were notified, Thursday by Paul's commanding officer, Major Walton, of Fort Bliss, that the two |men were missing,” he said. “Yes terday Col, Langhorn telegraphed us }from Marfa, Tex., telling of their | plight. 1 wired the war department to learn what steps would be taken, and offering to raise the ransom de manded, and also wired to President Wilson and Senator Johnson “Major Walton wired me that the nment would pay the ransom ind take whatever steps Were neces sary to secure the safe turn of the Davis was 23 and was a student at Stanford when he enlisted at the was sent outbreak of the war. | to Columbia university in radio and wireless tele He te hony, After receiving a commission he was sta- tione | wir \ at Kelly Field as radio and less telephone instructor. Four months ago Davis was quali- fied as an aviator and assigned to the first bombing group at Fort Bliss. His parents expected him home within a’ few weeks to re. nter Stanford. || When you think of advertis- | | ing, think of The Star. a everything possible was being done | Mexicag bandits asked | RELEASE OF YANK — AVIATORS ORDERED Border Outlaws Hold Two Americans on Threat of Deatl — Money Must Be Paid Today — Peremptory D for Freedom Sent to Carranza Officials WASHINGTON, Aug. 18.—The department of state has t egraphed instructions to the American embassy at Mexico City |mediately to’ call upon the Mexican government for action bring the release of two army aviators held for ransom, the stat department announced today. p The aviators are Lieut. Paul H. Davis and Harold H. Pe son, who were captured by bandits near _ t are threatened with death if Both developments | warning of a “radical change” in policy toward Mexico) |Pationals now in the United States unless safety was assured American citizens. Officials | Their) Ments were practically completed the | day to send couriers to Cand the Tex., with $15,000 ransom money bandits no cause to carry out their! riéuts, Paul H. Davis, important bear-| { + | | j | Candelaria, Tex: nnounc: Brother Will Try Rescue by P. OAKLAND, Cab, Aug. {ieut. Earl Davis, brother — Lieut. Paul Davis, held for m som by Mexican bandits, will into Mexico in an attempt to fi his brother, fighting with a chine gun, if necessary, he nounced today. Dr. Waldren Davis, their ther, has an airplane in wait at Strathmore, Cal. Earl take this plane, He left for Strathmore today, Couriers Will Be Sent With Money to Border Outla MARFA, Tex, Aug. 18.— 23 years of Strathmore, Cal, and Harold G. Peterson, 25, of Hutchinson, bei reperted held by the Mexican x in the canyons of the — Chico Cano, Mexican Big Bend district, ; According to unofficial Informar tion, payment of the demand of bandits for ransom has been a: upon by army officiais as the 0 way to save the aviators. 2 Negotiations will be thru Dawki Kirkpatrick, a storekeeper at delaria, well acquainted with cans over the line. Kirkpatrick ae reported to be in toucn with the*ban: dits today in an effort to get them to postpone their time limit—set for tonight. Peterson’s Father Ready to Pay Over Ransom to Outlaws yee ST. PAUL, Minn. Aug. Haunting telegraph and newsp offices in the Twin Cities, G. Peterson, Hutchinson, father of Lieutenant H. G, son, one of the American ffj held captive by Villa bandits, te eagerly awaited the word whi will tell if his efforts to saye son's life have been successful, — The ransom price of $16,000, senior Peterson has agreed to and so informed war departm officials Sunday, and added a quest that the bandits be infor of his decision, At an early taday the father had received additional news from the concerning the plight of hig Since Sunday afternoon, when first learned of his son's predi ment, Peterson had kept teley wires hot with appeals to war partment officials and cor to make every effort to gave son from death, To. these sages the addressees have rep! announcing their willingness to everything possible to secure release of Lieutenant Peterson al his companion, Lieutenant Davis.” Back in Hutchinson, Mrs, Pets son, aged mother of the aviator, within hearing distance of the tel ephone bell, She ts being kept ad= 1 vised of developments by her hus- - band here,