The Seattle Star Newspaper, August 20, 1919, Page 1

Tides in Seattle WEDNESDAY AUG, 20, Firet Low Tide 0255 a m, 02 fe First High Tide 2a? pm, 10.0 te Second Low Tide Tae pom, T2 VOLUME 22. NO. 151. HEY are taking the backache out of tough jobs--in. the dusk a masked maid- en flourishes a glit- tering razor--and the heathen Chinee has ith fi k i i i i i it Fy] wit i HI i ie i i Ht Tir 1332% gL uh i ‘ i i i ii i i J ? i E r i | iL = Yep; that’s what we thought, too: for just half a minute we thought the Bullshiviki had bustec loose and were gunning, or razzer- ing, for the plutes. Tho why they should light on a in promoting the sales of a tin razor, with some sort of a” fancy safety contraption at- tached, which was guaranteed to remove whiskers without the hide every time. Just what a blushing damsel of 18 would be supposed to know about razors was almost as much of a mystery as the wherefore of her neat black mask; but we didn’t stop to ask her about all those things. She appeared to be the only per- gon about the place, and, as we said before, it was a gloomy after. noon and a dark store, and she certainly did do a lot of gesticulat ing with that razor. Awful lot of queer things in this town, if you just go looking around a bit. . EN placid, ancestor-wor- shiping China changes. Little by little the ro- mance is being squeezed out of life. The Chinese laundrymen no longer squirt a steady #tream on the shirt bosom ns they iron— squirt it from their mouths, we mean. No, sir; they have become com- monplace and Occidental, and now they spray their laundry from a Mittle hand shakers. In the old days nothing amused ts More than to watch a row of half a dozen heathen Chinee squirting, squirting, while they froned and troned until the stiff shirt bosoms gleamed like an army with banners. In those days dad's shirt was triple-plated, and it presented a atiff, stern, unyielding and highly giazed front to the world, And nobody could put a hand rubbed and thrice-varnished con ing upon dad's shirt like Charlie Lung, with his little old native squirter Now we have soft-bosom shirts, 4 the glory of the laundry has ¢ PN however, that Charlle . ~a_to work at 5 a.m. “when we go home “deville show | tt. | } | | GARRANZA SAYSILINER LIMPING ARE YOU GUILTY? Are you one of those buyers who says, ‘“‘What’s the use, anyway? I can’t economize.” nomics, points out in an article in The Star today that the careless shopper is largely to blame for o The “easy mark” is a menace to the consuming public. He encourages the food grafters, the clo grafters and the little grafters. Never was there such need of frugality in the home—and never were Americans so extrav- agant! We learned to save during the war—but we didn’t remember how. Don’t be a partner of the profiteer! THURSDAY Ava, M1 Entered as Second Class Matte: r May 3, 1899, at the Postoffice at An American Paper That Fights for Americanism e Seattle Sta Beattie, Wash., under ihe Act of Congress March 8, 1 Richard Spillane, expert on eco- jive prices. g grafters; the big LATE EDITION TWO CE NTS IN SEATTLE Per Year, by Mall, SEATTLE, WASH., WED NESDAY, AUGUST 20, 1919 Weather Forecast: 16.00 to $9.00 Tonight and Thursday, fai Thursday; gentle north to saat wha —$—$——$ $$$ rr OLDIERS EXPLOITED FOR PRIVATE GAIN AT $1 DAY IN SPRUCE WORK | ANYBODY CAN OWN HOME IN SEATTLE Star Readers Show How to Beat the Rent * Hog—This May Save You a Lot of Trouble and Some Money The quest of The Star for solutions to this high problem is bringing some interesting discoveries, Among the most reasonable su ions are those dealing with co-operative home building plans. Here is one sugestion: “Dear Editor: an a | men who ‘wish to) rent death, the widow would be given | considerably, and it would reduce rents besides. “Yours truly, so that in event of husband's | “EDWARD VAN SCHAACK.” Ten dollars a month is probably too low an amount; interest on the deferred payments would be a heavy burden, tho, at that, it would not be as heavy a load) | as the rent tax is. Sa Here is a co-operative plan, including the city in the program. It is more pretentious in its outlook and, we believe, has considerable merit in it, IF ONLY POLI- TICS AND PERSONAL AMBITION COULD BE KEPT and buying the material in large quantities, and having a skilled with submit plan that will save body of men, could build cheaper money to the whole community. | than a private individual. | “Any profits left could be paid ass bonus on the bonds. “Vacant lots could be taken as payment on bonds. “By building on vacant lots where pavements, electric light wires, sewers, water mains and so forth are in. | “By having workmen located | on streets car lines vlose to the and Rents?’ here- sale, but for rent, the rent for | that particular house to be based on the amount Invested, allow- ing a reasonable interest, to gether with enough to cover overhead expense, depreciation and so forth. “The bonds to be sold to those | shops, on long-term leases, who have money to invest, also | not spending their time and to prospective renters on the in- | stallmem plan. The renter pay- ing, say, $5 a month on bonds to | have first choice of house. “After meeting operating e¢x- penses, interest on bonds, reserve fund and so forth, a small per cent ‘could be set for de | preciation of real estate. “A certain amount of the net ) profits could be set aside for } paying off the bonds when they ‘ * Ing to work. “By renting on long-time lease a house fitted up for a family | | strength standing up while go- | “pe expect to do their own Kk, and wired for electric cooking and heating and, it the / renter desires to keep the house in repair, to receive a liberal ak lowance for the same. “By the depreciation clause there would be a slight reduction in the rents each year. “1522 44th Ave. 8. W.” become due, or they could be | met by refunding bonds. “The city doing the building | Here is one who believes that the best plan is for} | the individual to help himself; he also believes that (CONT'D ON PAGE TWO) HE IS FRIENDLY) TO SOUND PORT NEW YORK, Aug. 20. Press.) Caught in a heavy the entrance the Ortental Maru, inbound for Seattle, ground on Bentinck island about 7 Wednesday, according refexs = measag ashed ants’ Exchange here period | o hours later a wireless wus “the ived saying the ship had been inced | floated and was proceeding to Port Angeles, altho leaking badly. No later word had been re ived up to noon fog that en- to Puget Mner Shimbu (United un better each day,” of Mexico, authortz Sound “Our relations with United States are President Carranza ie a quoted as saying in an to a Interview published In the Natloiy to the today Having passed thru. the of the war, Carranza sald. American people are now co: that we remained actually pr tral during an epoch when it would have been to Mexico's advantage | ¢ to enter the world war.” { he Shimbu Maru Carranza said the best proof of | Yusen Kaisha liner friendship the United States could|@d thru the straits Tuesday night give would be to establish freedom |#"4 was originally scheduled to of commerce and communications |"e4@ch Port Townsend early Wednes with Mexico, follow a policy of |44¥ non-intervention, and exercise| she was is a Nippon She had pass- ‘ TROOPS | | | mountains, and marked by deserts FOLLOW BANDITS Difficult Chase After Out- laws When Rain Wipes ; Out Trail HIT BARREN COUNTRY COLUMBUS, Ohio, Aug. 20— One hundred tanks of the oneman type and 3,000 rifles have been shipped from the army reserve de pot here to forts on or near the Mexican border within the past | week, it was learned today, ‘The consignment was divided between San Antonio Bliss, Officers at the reserve depot de- clared that the tense Mexican sit- uation had nothing to do with the recent shipments and that orders to transfer the equipment had been received weeks ago. EL PASO, Tex, Aug. Four troops of the Eighth United States cavalry, reinforced by four more airplanes from Fort Bliss, resumed their hunt at | dawn today for the Mexican band | which kidnaped Lieuts, Peterson and Davis, | After a night spent Ina fire | leas camp on the barren wastes of the Ojinaga country, the American troopers, led by Capt. Matlock, and with the two res: | cued aviators as guides, took up the almost hopeless chase. A cloudburst had obliterated the the trail, The only contact reported with Mexicans was by the pilot of one plane, which returned to Marfa with bullet-riddied wings, Three Mexicans fired on the machine, and the observer replied with a machine gun, killing one Mexican, the flyer | believes: After the Money Capt. Matlock, who paid $8,500 of 5,000 ransom and galloped off with Lieut, Davis, to the stupefied | surprise of the bandits, said before | leading his forces back into Mexico, | “I'm going to get back that money.” | The intrepid Kentuckian, with a} record of 18 yeara in the regular | army, is leading his men over one of the wildest districts in Northern Mexico, cut up by royas, jagged ‘The troops carried only meager ra | tions on mule pack. A field wireless to Candelaria, and the al field telegraph wire to Col. Lang horne's headquarters in Marta are | their only meang of communication. | With canyons and bills affording the bandits many possible hiding places, the American troops are con fronted by a difficult task. But mill |tary authorities are hopeful that Renter band will be overtaken. | | They believe the bandits will be cap: | tured or killed, Maj, Gen. J. T, Diekman, com mander of the southern department fa expected to reach Marfa today to | to direct the border operations in the Big Bend district Colonel Royce, chief aviation officer, under Dick: | man, has already arrived in Marfa, | WATER SHUT-OFF NOTICE | Water will be shut off on 26th ave, 8. W. between W. Geneseo st and W. Brandon st. on Thursday August 21, from 9 a. m, to 1 p.m Also on 92d ave, N. W. north of greater caution in making claims} Some Italian canneries are prens- on behalf of forelgn citizens in |ing tomato seeds into cakes for feed Mexico, ling stock W. 75th st. and in the district ngrth of W. 85) st, and west of 28th ave. N. W, frum 9 a, m, to 2 p.m ve |which we term profiteering can and will be eliminated and| |THE STANDARD ALIBI \tremendous force. |for the entertainment of the visiting | seeing trips at $10 a | Mexico, | kansas, | stroyers Under severe examination by a production division under Brig. Gen. Brice Wednesday that it was under his orders that soldiers in uniform were employed in spruce camps thruout the Northwest at a dol- lar a day to work alongside of civilians paid When a soldier was so employed, Col. Stearns added, he was watched by subordinate When his efficiency reached a certain grade, he officers, who noted his efficiency. was paid the going wage—the same as the “civies.” Public Must Cut Extravagances to End Profiteering BY P'CHARD SPILLANE America’s Foremost Writer on Finance, Commerce and) Economics, Who Is Special Contributor to The Star Because one man of authority and commanding ability has spoken, the high cost of living question has assumed a} new phase. From being one of terror and seemingly be-| yond solution it at once has become possible of partial solu- tion or, at least, correction. There cannot be a pronounced reduction, one that will bring prices anywhere near the pre-war level, for the scale has been lifted by the war, but much of the overcharge} when that is done conditions will not be so oppressive. “EVERYBODY DOING IT” Rarely has there been a more impressive illustration of | the need and worth of leadership than President Wilson has given. For months the cry has been going up thruout the) land against the ever-rising cost of everything. Writers, newspapers, legislators, clergymen have given voice to pro- test. Labor has demanded wage increase upon wage in- crease. ever was there a more sudden and absolute prostration | of common and business honesty. These are strong words| but they are true, for there has been a riot of wrong—such a riot as the nation never will see again. It looked as if there was to be no end to it and that it would bring disorder such as Europe has witnessed, for while many cried out, few were heard. And now, suddenly, because the president has spoken, the aspect changes. Before the president spoke every profiteer, big or little, felt that he had a right to get as much out of what he had to sell as he could because every one else was doing likewise and, if he didn’t do it, others would do it. But now, in an instant, the profiteer in every form} and of every kind knows he is in danger. Also the public from being helpless and almost hopeless now feels its power. One touch of leadership has made public opinion a} The cost of living will come down because public opinion demands it. Profiteering will stop or hide its head because it is unfashionable or dangerous. The fear of the public, if not! of the law, has been thrown in one day into the hearts of many thousands of men. The president did not go before congress any too soon. Reports have poured into Washington from most of the! \large cities of scenes in small shops in those cities that threatened outbreaks a little later, outbreaks led by women. (CONT'D ON PA Men of the Fleet |Spokane-Seattle 1 at Santa Barbara; _Air Line Planned| SANTA BARBARA, Cal, Aug. 20.] SPOKANE, Aug. 20.—An air line First shore le here was given |from Spokane to Seattle will officers and men of the 20 warships | augurated in the near future, accord of the Pacific fleet which arrived |ing to plans of the Northwest Air here late yesterday, Jeraft Company here. ‘The company Athletic sports are provtded today |is now taking engers on sight: | head sailors, - ths tence The warships here include the New Mississippi, Wyoming, Ar Birmingham and fifteen de- rwo) ve to be in dapan—The price of | U. 8S, EXCHANGE DROPS LONDON, Aug. 20,—-American ex- change dropped to $4.10 here today. congressional committee, Col. C. B. Stearns, former chief of staff in the spruce lond eutenant. lin | Wisconsin, chairman of the commit- | of P. Disque, admitted $5 a day. Col. Stearns, who succeeded Gen. Disque when the latter left the com- mand of the spruce production di- vision, was the only witness exam- ined during the morning. He ex- plained the organization of the cor- poration and his manner of handling the duties of chief of staff. “L.went from my father’s ranch, in Texas, to West Point, and gradu- sted jn 1908," he said. “From there I went to the Third cavalry as sec I did duty on the Texas border, and was later sent to Hawaii. I received my majority in the signal corps in November, 1917, and was ordered to report to Col Disque at Portland.” “Disque asked you to come here?” “Yes, sir.” Jp until that time you had been we cavalry practically all the time?” “Yes,” “Before we go any further, how old are you?" “Thirty-four,” You served with Disque before?” “Yes, as lieutenant in the Third cavalry, at Fort Sam Houston, in 1910. He was then a first Neuten- Ant, or was just about to be.” “Where is Col. Disque now?” “In New York city, connected with | the G. Amsing Co., 96 Wail st.” “Some Are Enemies” When Col. Stearns had been swotn, Representative James A. Frear, of tee, asked him sharply “How did you come to write this letter you sent me yesterday?” The letter, it was disclosed, was a request that all witnesses before the committee be sworn to tell the truth, I had heard from various sources,” replied Col. Stearns, “that | all witnesses were not put under | oath.” “Did Mr. Disque ask you to make this request?" “Yes, sir.” “Why didn't you say so in the} first place? You are simply acting | as his agent in writing this unusual | letter?" “No, sir, T happen to know there are certain men out here who are our enemies.” Outlines Service Representative Frear informed Col. Stearns that the committee would proceed with the investigation in its own way. The officer was | asked to outline his connection with | the army since he entered the sery- ice. Soon after his arrival from Hawail, Col, Stearns said, he was appointed adjutant by Gen. Disque and as the} spruce production grew was made chief of staff, later getting the rank | jeutenant-colonel, | “What were your duties as chief (CONT'D ON PAGE FIFTEEN) Battle of Legs investigating | BILLINGS, Mont. Aug, burned or threatened, and barrier against the fire. The Coeur d’Alenes are palled, The Placer Creek fire, Wallace, is spreading rapidly. Perce, Selway and Clearwater fi are out of control. PORTLAND, Ore, Aug. forest fire situation in Oregon worse, according to early today. A new blaze which has serious proportions, is the ons Roaring Lake, southwest of Hood. Reports which have been to District Forester Cecil here, the blazes on upper Eagle cree Fall creek and Little creek, east La Grande, Ore, are still uncom trolled, : More than 500 acres have been ‘burned over at Green creek, west of Hood Rivr. The Minam forest, east of Grande, is said to be the scone of one of the most serious fires in the _ Northwest. One hundred fighters) have been unable to control it. It- is now burning with great ferocity, ~ The fires in the McKenzie river region are reported to be under —— trol this morning, and figh “ expect to check the blages in Santiam forest today, Mother Saves Her Three Little One Is On—Let the Prettiest Win|| NEW YORK, Aug. 20.—Broad- || way favorites have taken of- || fense at the intimation of French press agents that the ‘most beautiful legs of France," which are visiting here, will out-luster the limbs grown in America America’s honor just must be upheld—and legs are appropri- ate for such a task, An Pennington, New York actress, who is sald to possess dimpled knees, says she is will- ing to enter into competition with Mile, Dites Mistinquett, the Parisian dancer, who brings the beautiful legs. Pearl Eaton, another favorite, holds herself in readiness to vie with Ann in upholding Ameri- ca's prestige SPOKANE, W + AUR. 20 7 When the Charles Taner home of Five Mile prairie, north of the city, burned, Mrs. Tanner dashed into the flames and succeeded ts) saving her three small children, the! eldest 4 years of age, The home. was a total loss, I want to trade my old gray mares 1 want to buy a big green car, | The Star want ads they get or bring, : They trade or sell you anything, The above rhyme is Mrs. J. A. Johnson, 531 Corson avenue, This rhyme is an entry in this week’ Contest ends Friday noon, Is your rhyme in?