The Seattle Star Newspaper, October 29, 1919, Page 1

* * + & * W * * * &® * * * * * * * * * / * & * TWENTY MEN IMPRISONED IN COAL MINE CENTS On the Issue of Americanism There Can Be No Compromise eSeattle Star Tides in Seattle WEDNESDAY ocr, 2% First 1 THURSDAY 30 First Low Tide : . Lee ocr. ow Tide 1 "Flext High Tide 10:0 Late Edition Mail 254 pom, TA tt Second Migh Tide TOF pom, BS tt Per Year. by VOLUME 22. NO. 208. — - Entered an Second Class Matter May 3, 1899, at the Postoffies at Seattle, Wash. under the Act of Congress March 3, 1878 SEATTLE, WASH., WEDNE: SDAY, OCTOBER 29, 1 919. $5.00 to $9.00 and Thursday, probably southwesterly wind | Tonight * rain Weather Forecast DANA SLEETH . ELF-MADE men one time sneered at universities because they were aca- demic. Because they coddied the youth; be cause there was an effete air of an abstract atmosphere about the uni ‘versity life that ill prepared the Sraduate for his rough life voyage. Any critic who imagines that the modern university is entirely sur rounded by a sea of classic calm, and that the rough, slangy, co-get- *em world will be too stern a school for these tender feelings, need Bot mourn. All last week this big red-lettered % OME folks these days put it all In the window, and they remind one of those little gem shops that have six diamonds in the case and three rhinestones in safe. These folks live up to their in- ; they get the latest thing in no matter what the cost; have a full assortment of accounts, and sometimes to pay for their last ‘4 suit by the time the Christ- rush is over. They might possibly afford a flivver, but instead they dash - gbout in seven-pansenger cars that fost more than they earn in two Years; and if they pay interest on thetr automobile paper the dealer feels he is lucky. Every cent of their Income goes for gasoline, for tires; to buy the Uneediens things they cannot get charged, and from the clothes on ‘their backs to the brass collar on bull pup thelr equity is nil. Many folks who could buy and Bell these shoddy shammers waste Their time envying .them; some ish folks join the procession put on lugs at the expense of lamily bank account. Pet no “dase ix more to be pitied than these paraders. The good, old-fashioned folks Who had a horror of debt; who wore gingham and calico, instead ' of silk and imitation leather; who paid their bills when they became due, and who regarded their | pledged word more fearfully than | they did the sheriff; thone folks were the only ones who kept bust _ ness alive, who upheld our national | credit and honor, and who gave their children after them a fair start in life, But these modern four-flushers, | who ape the wealthy on unpaid-for clothes, and who flash by in equi- pages not their own, and who exist fn fine apartments, on the land lord’s sufferance; these gentry, who spend it two years before they get it, and who live with the wife's folks when they lone their job; Buch folks are a burden to every cash-paying shopper, because the cash customers make up the deficit for the peacock dead beats, o- ND there are plenty of ready spender farther down 1m the scale, Plenty of folks to whom a flivver is as Much extravagance as the $5,000 sedan for the posing professional man, Enough and to spare of toll- rs who get a $25 phonograph and @ player-piano and a fur coat be fore they put 5 centa away for their old age, or the education of their children. If all the war overtime had gone | Strike Leaders Are in Session Today Framing Reply to Ultimatum From President Wilson | DENVER, Colo., Oct. 29.—( United “In the sight of God, I'm Press.) . The railroad administration today commandeered all lignite coal in transit in Colorado, in preparation for a possible coal | me. \strike. All lignite to be mined in the north- ern coal fields of Northern Colorado during the remainder of this week also will be taken’ for the railway. lines, under orders received | from Hale Holden, re; Ind, Oct. INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Oct. 29. of the United Mine went into conference miners in the United States next Saturday morning. ‘The doors were closed, and no one but accredited representatives to the meeting were admitted. The meeting was delayed by the failure of many to arrive on time. The first of the men sauntered into the hall at 9:30 to attend the meeting | which was called for 10 o'clock. Long Session? The meeting started at 10:35. It Was an executive sension. Several union chiefs were unable to reach the city before the meeting started, but were expected later. There was no indication of how long it might take to reach an agree ment on the answer to the president. Several other questions in connec: tion with the strike were to be taken up, and It was probable that the ses sion would extend until late today. It was stated by one of the inter. (CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO) SENATORS PLAN FOR PROTECTIO WASHINGTON, Oct. 29. (United Press)—Steps to cope with the danger of a general in- dustrial tle-up will be considered in the senate today. The Thomas resolution, which would authorize use of troops at civilian pay to keep open all communication and transporta- tion channels during any labor troubles, is expected to be called up for action. It is the hope of Thornas that adoption of his resolution would serve as a warning to both labor and capital that the government is determined to use a strong hand in preserving the public's interest. into the bank, or into Liberty bonds; and if all the $20-a-day lads had put thelr easy surplus aside, instead of into off-color diamonds and eracked opera records, and wheezing flivvers, and flashy, shoddy clothes, many a family would be happier this winter, and a lot of children would not be with- out the warm clothes and nourish- y require, a monopoly of the shoddy folks; the flashy minded strutters primp as ostentatiously in near-leather as in sealskin; and | four flushing wastes dollars as fre- quently in the three-room fiat as in the 20-room lakeside mansion. And every person of that stort— every person who spends it before it is made, and who buys pleasure before he buys insurance, is excess baggage. IRENT HOG FIGHT RESUMED TODAY Officers of the Tenants’ Protec tive amociation and scores of ten |anta were scheduled to appear before the council, sitting as a committee of the whole, Wednesday at 2 p. m. when that body resumed considera tion of the anti-rent hog ordinance. At the last meeting of the council landlords succeeded in packing the chamber to the exclusion of a large number of tenanta At the Wednesday meeting tenants were urged to get seats early | Unanimous condemnation of the Anti-rent hog ordinance was voiced Tuesday at a meeting of the Seattle Real Estate association. Members jaald they would attend the council |meeting Wednesday afternoon to pro test further against the ordinance | “Rent profiteering is largely con | fined to speculators in leases,” said |G. Clinton Bennett. president of the association. ‘The cure for high rents is the construction of new homes, xo that there will be competition for jtenants, We believe that this well intended ordinance would do more | harm than good, and so we oppose jit CHAMBER COMMITTEE WANTS NEW MEASURE While opposing the proposed anti trust hog ordinance as “altogether too complicated and cumbersome and one which will unduly retard hour ing development,” the special hous- ing committee of the Chamber of |Commerce and Commercial’ Club no- | tified Mayor Fitzgerald Wednesday |that “it is in sympathy with the de- sire of the city officials to prohibit this pyramiding of apartment house leases and to correct any other evils connected with the housing of our citizens.” “We shall be glad,” write Ray- mond R. Frazier and H. 8. Turner, members of the special housing com mittee, “to have the opportunity to cooperate with you in the drafting possess the virtues of brevity and | clearness,” Life Insurance May Be Revised | by Youth Glands NEW YORK, Oct. 29.—(United Press.)}—The prospect of pro: longing human life thru the in terstitial gland operation has caused the big life insurance |] companies to consider the pow. sibility of revising their rates for annuities, it was learned to- day While insurance underwriters | have not accepted the discovery as an established fact—as re- |] wards producing longevity—they |] admit they are “interested” and || will meet any changes that may |] be necessary if the operation |] Proves generally’ successful. They point out, however. that it will be several years before the success of the operation can be determined. evil and that will at the sare time| “In the Sight of God, | Am Not Guilty,” He Cries Out on Stand LOVED WIFE, HE SAYS not guilty. If I was guilty, the fiercest punishment would be none too good for Nothing would be too bad for me if I killed the wo- man I loved — my_ wife,” sobbed James M. Smith, 44, Canadian veteran, on the wit-| ness stand today in his trial for wife murder in Superior, J _John S, Jurey’s court | eta ata j shooting Wife Helen, 20; ‘at the home of her mother, | Mrs. Thomas McMahon, 3534 | Hudson st., February 3. | | Smith's defense in that he suf- fered from “whell shock” insanity at | the time of the tragedy. H | Smith was severely cross-exam-| ined by Deputy Prosecutor John D, Carmody, and related what he did | February 2, right up to the time of , the shooting. After the first shot/ was fired, he said he could not re- member a thing. He shot his wife, her mother and himeelf, Had “Funny Feeling” “I was depressed and out of work when I went to the house, Smith testified, 1 went there to get my uniform, because I thought that would help me to get a Job. There was a funny feeling in my heart as 1 walked into the house that day From then on I do not remember a thing. I have just a vague remembrance of the first shot I fired. Then all is blank, When I came to, I was lying on the floor, I couldn't speak and I |was suffering awful pain. There Was a haze In my mind, until some- thing between my head and my heart cracked, and then all was clear. My God, what have I done? I thought to myself, I didn’t want to die, and I just prayed I would liv Then I heard some one say my wife | was dead.” Mother Leaves Room Smith faltered and sobbed. There was & genefal clearing of throats thruout the courtroom as MeMahon, the father of the dead girl, led his wife, sobbing, from the room, | “When I found myself in the hos. | | pital,” Smith continued, “I prayed | and prayed I would live, so that I | might repent.” | Carmody took over the witness for | crossexamination, | He produced smith’s army pay book, showing an allotment to a wife in England, intimating he married Helen while he had another wife liv ing. “1 was engaged to this girl, and did | this to get extra money from the | government,” Smith explained. By confusing Smith in his dates, | | Carmody tried to prove Smith never trenches. “You never saw any | didn’t you tell Mra, MeMahon you) | were never gassed or shell shocked?” | | Carmody asked, Smith replied in the | negative. | “Despite the fact you sy you! | were ‘shell shocked,’ you went to| | work In a powder factory in British Columbia when you returned, didn't you?” the prosecutor questioned. “Was the only work I could get,” | Smith answered. | “You were never treated for | mental disorder or shell shock, while| you were in the army, were you?” fighting; and Evades Answer “Why did you write the letter to |Helen’s father, saying you were go- ing to kill Helen and yourself, if |you did not plan this murder?” | Smith evaded the answer. In an- \wwer to Carmody he gave a detailed |description of the room. | “And yet you don’t remember the shooting? When did your memory |stop working?” Carmody continued. “All I remember is the first shot,” crowded court room, Before (CONT'D ON PAGH jon the Orpheum circuit. ’ MURIEL SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 29. of Seattle, who, as an entertainer during the war, danced before 51,000 Canadian soldiers on the troop ship Cranston, was commissioned honorary government upon her arrival here on the Sonoma from Sydney. Mrs. Keane remained on the Cranston for three years. Muriel Window, as she is known in Seattle, is a daughter of Mrs. Kate Window, 1019 East Pike st. Miss Window started out as a of an ordinance that will reach the| Wa# within 15 miles of the front line| singer under the tutelage of Mrs. F. N. Hornbrook of Later she specialized in dancing. The Windows have been residents of Seattle for more than a quarter of a century. Seattle. at 12th and Madison. Peete if Jabs sth } | WINDOW | —Mrs. Muriel Window Keane commander by the Canadian She has played For a long time they lived DRY LAW FUNDS WASHINGTON, Oct. 29.-—Congress today gave final approval to a bill appropriating money necessary to carry out the provisions of the pro hibition enforcement measure, which became a law over the president's veto’ yesterday Tickets to the Clemmer? Do you want them? It’s easy. See the Classified page for particulars, Everything is easy if you “Try The Star Classified Way” FALLING POLE FATAL TO EMPLOYE OF CITY Joseph Bates, 56, a city employe! in the street department since 189: | died in the city hospital late Tuesd: afternoon from injuries sustained at 86th and Nob Hill ave, when a 40- |foot telephone pole fell on him, Seven ribs and numerous other bones were broken, ‘The injured an lived 45 minutes after the acci- }dent. He was married and lived at 1137 W. Bist st, | CHICAGO, Oct. 29.—Mme. Ernes-| |tine Schumann-Heink is “merely | resting,” and ig Not ill, it was stated jat her home today. She canceled | several engagements, It was stated she had been singing in the South, IN DEATH PI Flames Sweep Underground Works Ohio Coal Mine; 40 Men Were « Duty, but Some Make Escape CANTON, Ohio, Oct. 29.—About miners were imprisoned today by fire Mine No. 2 of the Youghiagheny & O Coal company, at Amsterdam, 30 miles so of Canton. The fire is rapidly gaining h way and, while all available means are be used to meet the situation, no headway been made up to 1 o’clock, and it was fe lives, according to mine officials. ./ men were employed, but a num caped thru the air shaft after the fla were discovered at 10 o’clock this morni Ordinance Plans to Bar Alien Busine No alien or non-resident will be!and other places of business, will Be permitted to engage in any business | given until January 1, 1921, to ge6 which requires a license after Janu-| out of business in the city of ary 21, 1921, if an ordinance intro-| The effect of the ordinance, 1 duced at a special meeting of the passed, will be to put hund bate’ city council Wednesday afternoon, Japanese out of business in § becomes a law The proposed ordinance p The ordinance, prepared jointly by|that the council license con Councilmen A. T. Drake, Robert Hes. keth and John E. Carroll, provides that no new license shall be issued| Strenuous opposition to to a@ nonresident for any purpose |ordinance is expected, as it is ki after the passage of the measure. to the councilmen who have the Holders of licenses who have/nance in hand that Japanese large amounts of money invested in/other aliens have powerful b poolrooms, soft drink parlors and/and that backing will be used to billiard rooms, motion picture houses |the ordinance, shall issue no license except to American citizen. ¥ POLICEMAN HILL IS “MAD AS A HATTER” “Mad as a hatter,” Policeman EB, J Hill was looking Wednesday for Al Cumble, a Ford devotee. day anno Hill nabbed Cumble for speeding 30 ateiiblae Oe cuisenele MEE miles an hour on Whatcom ave. Sun-| material. The restrictions had b lay night, ordering him to appear in| imposed to facilitate the mo ourt Tuesday, He didn't T, of coal. Diverting of rolling but Miss Ruth Hicks, 17, did | to that traffic resulted in a sho She presented card signed by! of building mateiral which Hill charging her with speeding on | ened to stop construction in Chic Whatcom ave. Hill declares it was| and other « , r cities of the Mid the card he gave Cumble, whose | = name had been erased and Miss Hicks written over the erasure. BUILDING MATERIALS RESTRICTIONS ARE 0 | CHICAGO, Oct. 29.—(United P Regional Director R. H. Aishton a Infantile paralysis was first in 1840, rr Don’t Sneeze, Folks E careful of your health, folks, and help others retain theirs. These are days when you should exercise all the precaution possible. Fortunately, Seattle has had few cases of influenza this fall. Let us keep up the good record. Other cities have not been so fortunate. The first requisite for good health is to keep your system clean. And don’t sneeze or cough. If you simply can’t help it, smother the sneeze or cough in a handkerchief—especially if you are in a the- atre or in any other crowd. Consult a reputable physician at the first appearance of a cold. Have plenty of fresh air in sleeping rooms. Do not expectorate in public places. and a change to colder Norther cli- mate affected her throat.