The Seattle Star Newspaper, January 9, 1920, Page 1

IREPORT | SEATTLE N this column, from day to day, I say what seems to me to be the thing to say about things as I se them. No man ts always right, but every man can try to always be right. And, to the best of my abit ity, I write what I believe, and | try to have some reason for the faith that is in me. I am here Meading no special Cause; I am boosting no boss; I ‘Am under no orders to aay this, or to say that, or to refrain from gaying this, or that. Any commis gions or omissions here within are folely due to my personal ability, ‘or my personal shortcomings. I say that just here, because some folks, who didn’t follow me in my recent remarks about those ho back the boss up in the corner nd jimmy @ raise out of him by sheer force, seem to suspect that there is a bug under the chip. There is no bug. IN old-time friend of mine, himsel€ on a strike for some months, writes me, among other things: “The $1 of 1914 ts worth only 50 cents today. The worker who, in "14, was getting $5 per day, should now get $10 to live the ‘mame standard he did in 1914, but ‘when he asks for $i.a ‘we aro striking tothe boas NO, and immediately starts the it American Pian.” Pr oranted, brother, granted; 1 never argued to the contrary. What [I said, and what I say © again, ig that when the worker, or | the boss. the retailer, the whole- galer, aye, the farmer, or the civil service employe, by strength of or ganization forces a higher price for his work, his wares, his knowledge, or his products, and, in turn, does not pretend to give better service, Dut rather gives worse, there is Joot and brigandage in the system. And whether I said it or not, it should be said, that this disposition that is apparent on every hand to down on the job, to soldier, to sulk, to not give efficient service because the boss, or the public, won't give what you think you have earned, is also brigandage. For the chap, whether he is right or wrong in bis contentions, who has the nerve to go out on a strike and to stay out, at much Personal lows and inconvenience, one must have respect. But for the lad who sticks on the job, who @raws his pay, but who loafs on the job and who hasn't enough Pride in his work to see that it is done well for his own self-respect; for this lad I have contempt, whether he be public official, wage earner, straw boss or hod carrier. ¥ IDEA ie—maybe I'm all wrong—that we have drifted away from the old system of giving value received either in labor or in goods; and that the pres- ‘ent system is for the worker to by force grab what he believes is his due, and for the producer and the busineseman to charge all the traf- fic will bear. And this system means that the boss fights back; that the public ig boycotts dairymen and poultry men; that the strongest organiza tion, the union that ha to a, monopoly, gets what it de mands, and gets it at the expense of the unorganized public, the un- organized workers, to whom Is passed the burden rather than to the employer. Once you start out with the club idea you 6 to live by it or per- ful by it, and in the end the club is a poor persuader, as even our dense friend Me und Gott Bill will admit The professional man, the writer, the lawyer, the doctor, usually rises by «iving more service, producing More results, working himself up into new class on individual merit. The worker has the same for there are never nd mas to se opportunity enough master craftsmen ter craftsmen never strike cure a living wage. HEN isn’t the worker en titled to a decent living wage? He is, brother; it is merely a question of how whould go about the chore of getting it I insist that the club will not finally win him anything. Those who disagree with me are invited to peruse the history of the Matrikes of this country for the last 12 months, and estimate just how much net the workers of the nation he have benefited by their new sys tem. Some who probably have as much right, by their record and their experience, to consider them- Viest High ft. } sa day—wh-ch ‘ea Tides in Seattle FRIDAY JAN oO SATURDAY JAN, 10 Piest, Low Tide Lime af om, 1.0 ott Tite [#29 am, at tt | Second Low Tide m. 43 6 High Tide Rom. 02 tt “op Second WARAARAARAL On the Issue of Americanism There Can Be No Compromise Entered as Second Clase Matter May 3, 1 SS | Lesser, his sweetheart. 6-CENT FARE IS A STEP NEARER Council Votes to Saddle the Paving Costs One step nearer the 6.cent car- HARRY S. "PROSECUTION ASKS LIFE IMPRISONMENT LOS ANGELES, Cal., Jan. 9.—(United Press.) —Harry 8. | New has been saved from the gallows. } | The man who claims a United States senator as his father | will not pay with his life for the alleged murder of Frieda To the surprise of all who had followed the case in the court room, the prosecution today opened its arguments with a flat declaration that life imprisonment in San Quentin penitentiary should be the penalty if New is guilty, and that otherwise he should be confined to an insane asylum. The ienue is, whether this max should be confined to an asylum or & penitentiary,” declared Deputy Di» trict Attorney Ama Keye opening the argument for the » This man should not go to the gallows, but to San Quentin prison for the re |mainder of his natural life.” Keyes explained the various de grees of murder and manslaughter to the jury arst indicated he would ask for a verdict of first degree murder, with a recommendation for life imprisonment. He indicated there was a slight possibility of classifying the crime as voluntary manslaughter, or “kill Keyes then Inunched Into an a» sault on the insanity defense, saying it in aw Old os law fteelf, ag a lant resort of persons charged with crime. The name of United States Senator New of Indiana was brought into the “We might as well come to it|arcument by Keyes, when he started now,” said Councilman Moore, see discussing the 30 depositions which onding Councilman Erickson’s mo-|the defense had secured from Indian tion that the ordinance be recom. | *polis, mended for passage. up much longer. “Not on a Scent fare,” he added “Nor on any other fare.” “Ob, yes, we can,” declared Coun ciiman Thompson. “You don't know what you're talking about.” The ordinance provides that the council may use its discretion as to the proportion of expense to be borne by the utilities department from street car revenues, Part may be charged to other funds or rained by utility bonds The normal cost of paving—that which would be required were the street not tracked—will be paid by the street department, The remain- |der will be charged against the utili ties department, the ordinance pro- vides. Councilman Drake expressed him self as opposed to assessing costs against the utilities department rev enues to the amount that a raine in street car fares would be necessary STEEL STRIKE “We can’t keep National Committee Ends Long Tieup Jan. 9.—Steel September PITTSBURG workers on strike Pa., since following the official ending of the strike, at a meeting of the national committee for organizing iron and steel workers yesterday William Z, Foster, secretary and storm center of the organiaztion, has tendered his resignation and will be succeeded by James G, Brown of Everett, Wash comes effective February 1, 1920. Meanwhile officials of the union were outlining plans for reorgan izing the men MAN, 59, DROPS DEAD While carrying a sack of apples home late Thurs evening, John glia, 2311 Juneau st. dropped at the corner of Beacon ave aham st. He was 69 years The body was removed to county morgue. selves on the side of the under dog, as these new hatched r and |frothers and upheavers, of the opinion that had production instead of idleness been the national key- note for the last 15 months we would all have been happier and more prosperous Of course, those who are “sot in both boas and worker y remarks of this lwort not at all; and doubtless it is |lowt effort. | But a fellow still has the privi lege—somewhat circumscribed, to be sure—of saying what he be Hieves in this land of the bold and home of the grape juice frappe. IS CALLED OFF He referred to Senator New as | “evidently a man of some standing | 22 were seeking their old jobs today, | | | deportat and of some influence.” ‘VON BRINCKEN LEAVES M’NEIL To Face Deportation Charge in Tacoma TACOMA, Wash, Jan, 9— Von Brincken was scheduled to arrive in Tacoma at 1:30 this afternoon, and was to appear be- fore United States Commissioner T. W. Hammond to take the pauper’s oath in an attempt to evade the $10,000 fine imposed in addition to his imprisonment. TACOMA, Jan. 9.—The claim of Wilhelm von Brincken, former Ger man military che in San Fran. cisco, that he is a pauper, will be con texted by Assistant United States At torney F. RR. Conway when von Brincken goes before United States Commissioner T. W. Hammond today to take the pauper’s oath The former German lieutenant, who was convicted two years ago in San Francisco of expionage spirac uinst the government, was to t leased from Mc penitentiary today ing out the ad and con i's island ne of $10,000 he asks to be adjudg ap er Conway took the position today that von Brincken i 1 pauper if he can raise $10,000 ball. As soon as he arrives in Tacoma von Brincken will be rearrested for non a warrant held by Al exander Fulton, immigration inspec ‘The resignation be-|tor here $10,000 Jewelry Taken by Bandits CHICAGO, Jan, 9.—Six bandits to day entered the jewelry store owned by Otto Nevad and ordered him to unlock the safe. Nevad refused and one of the bandits shot him, The robbers looted the store, escaping with $10,000 worth of jewelry. Nevad’s condition is not serious President Walks About Grounds of The White House WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 (United Prens.)—Kor the first time since he beeame fll, three months ag, President Wilson — today walked about the White House grounds unassisted. White House officials said the president was “full of fight” to- day, and went for all the papers containing accounts of last night's Jackson day banquet and proclaiming a split between the | president and W. J. Bryan. WASH., FRIDAY, JANUARY 9, 1920. The Seattle Star at the Postoffice at Seattle, Wash. under the Act of Congress March 9, 1% KIDNAPED! |W OMAN [story DENIED BY TAXI MAN CENTS Late Edition May We Not Ask (in the Language of Woodrow): ‘Who IsHe,Mr.Caldwell?’ ‘“ HILE 1 will do all in my power to success- fully operate the street railways by the city, there will be no effort to fool the people by anyone whose appointment js under my jurisdiction.” eee eee HUGc# C. CALDWELL, candidate for mayor, thus, in his first speech of the cam- paign before the Business Men’s club Thursday noon, drops the hint that the street railway is- sue is to be the dominant one in the election. It is to be regretted, of course, that the municipal railway should be dragged into the ex prony game and made into a candidates’ foot- ball ere it is one year old. We were, in our un- sophisticated way, hopeful that the nickel fare, the cost of paving between tracks, and other related matters would be settled in a non-parti- san, non-factional, public-serving way. But if they must be the plaything of politics, well, we they must be. And while we have not yet been informed exactly where Mr. Caldwell and Mr. Fitzgerald differ on these concrete questions, Caldwell makes it quite clear that he doesn’t want Tom Murphine as head of the railway department. For, he says, first: “If elected mayor, I will see that the people know the truth about their utilities. While this is the announced policy of the city, it has been consistently evaded in so far as our municipal street railway is con- cerned.” Notice? All city departments tell the whole “truth” except the railway department, according to Caldwell. And to remove the last, lingering fraction of doubt that Caldwell seeks Mur- phine’s removal, he goes on to say that his ap- ointees “will be capable or experienced, or Poth, and their principal qualification will not be their ability to act as political nurse to the mayor.” Caldwell doesn’t mention Murphine once— but Murphine most certainly seems to be the issue, So, if we analyze the thing right, Murphine will stay on the job if Fitzgerald is elected, and he’ll have to get off if Caldwell wins. And if that’s true, it isn’t so much a question of Fitzgerald or Caldwell as it is of Murphine and whomever Caldwell should want as his suc- cessor. If the voters are to decide the issue right, then, they should know whom Mr. Caldwell will name for the post. Will it be Richard Mansfield White, the genius of the Kind Words club, or Col. Goethals, who built the Panama canal? Maybe Caldwell has a better man. Maybe he has not. The voters are entitled to judge that for themselves. | ' | | sprawled on the grass in 1 fetch ‘em. broke in at length “Retter leave your shoes, so we'll know you're coming back, first. Three Jolly Men Were Lolling in the Park; One Had a Wallet and Didn’t Keep It Dark The Laugh Editor: I get a laugh) “Don’t fret,” replied the other, 1 it's true “here's my wallet, Keep it for se- on, on a summer day, | curity,” ed a thick bill book to the Wright park, Another Joined oy Win aainas vemuaaleae them, He was a real estater who|turned with the bananas. had just received $2,000 cash from) yout gottowed Jost. ‘The threo lolled bebe gd They Josbed) on the grass another hour. are ro Mab andlge “If you'll both ehip in, I'll feteh | “fd eat some bananas, if I ha } won I'l pay half if somebody | seme cigars,” the banana enthusiast “Here's a deed | | elm i \o" oll I pay half,” offered the real to my farm for a deposit.’ | eutater Hoe flung a document onto the |" he third man agreed to get the|erass anddeft, returning in 15 min- fruit utes with Hayanas for all. “I'm hungry for a sandwich,” as- * said the|serted the realtor, as the last smoke ring vanished into the rare atmos- NEW IS SAVED FROM DRAGGED INTO MOTOR CAR AS SHE DRAWS NEAR After two hours’ investigation, Seattle police Friday abande \their search for three unidentified men reported to have kidn jan unknown woman and carried her away in a limousine me car from the alley on Pine st. between Sixth and Seventh a shortly before noon. |to the scene of the watch for the car. Mrs. Fuller said she was walking down Pihe st. when the jcar drove from an alley and stopped. She noticed a woman |ing in front of her. Just as the woman reached the alley, the d \of the automobile, which police were told bore the license num 119515, opened, and three men leaped to the ground. the men, according to Mrs. Fuller, threw a heavy over the woman’s head. She screamed once. Her cries were |muffled and she was thrown into the car, which immedi One of started, disappearing \Portland Woman | Asks Heart Balm of $50,000 Here Edith G, Webster, of Portland, places @ high value upon her affeo tions. Fifty thousand dollars is what she asks as hy balm fr 1 oH McCully, 1¢ sales. man, who, she alleges in a complaint flied in the U. 8. court here Friday morning, stole her heart and prom. ined to marry her when, as a matter of fact, he Was already possessed of a spouse. It was on the 18th of July, ty of Portland and th that McCully jaint, agreed to make © his lawful wife. 1 August 1, or there. ster says, that she e Seattle man was al 1919, state to the Mins We It was not Kemet Lien Green in Vancouver, B. C. Leon Green, fugitive from Seattle aince the al strike here last Feb- ruary and charged with criminal an archy, has been located in Vancou ver, B. C., according to word re ceived by Sheriff John Stringer to Prosecutor Brown said he was day not ready to order G yn’s arrest, and that plans for prosecution might be abandoned, owing to failure to get convictions when other defendants were t on charges growing out of the general strike | ‘The oldest known tune is that to which is sung, “For He's a Jolly |Good Fellow.” It wag known to the s and came down thru the with various songs attached. phere of the hilltop. “Put a quarter in the sandwich fund, boys, and I'll fetch ‘em this trip.” q handed him a coin apiece. was an awkward pause “Oh, yes," he grinned “I just sold & house for $2,000. Here's my roll. Keep it til I get back. You know the rest. They kept it, KNOX M. KITING, Th One more day left to send in your plan for celebrating a “Laugh and Lave Longer” week in Seattle. The Star offers $25 for the best plan, $10 for the best funny story, and $10 for the best Mmerick based on @ local topic. kidnaping. according | | “We located the chauffeur who drove the car,” explained Police — Captain Hans Damm at 1 p. m., “and from his story we feel certain — that there was no foul play.” |_ The report of the alleged kidnaping was made by Miss } |Smith, an employe of the City Dye Works, 211 Union st. iss Smith was informed of the kidnapping by Mrs. G. J. Fuller, wife | \of Motorcycle Patrolman George Fuller, who was an eye-witr of what she assumed was an abduction. \cited she was unable to telephone the police. A squad of motorcycle officers and detectives were disp : n All traffic officers were furr | with the license’ number and outside precincts were notif: down the street. 1420 Fourth ave. no particular attention to “IT was just going into |the market employes saw |turned empty to the Georgian feur, told the detectives that a the car a few minutes before. |to police | details, VOLCANO HURLS NEW BY RALPH H. TURNER (United Press ‘Staff Correspondent) MEXICO CITY, Jan, 8.—The combined death toll from Satur- day night's earthquakes and vol- canic eruptions, which rent a | part of the state of Vera Cruz | today, was estimated tonight | conservatively at 4,000, Twelve towns and villages were reported completely de- stroyed, Today's volcanic eruption, accord ing to dispatches to the newspaper El Universal tonight, caught the helpless people in a new situation of terror. A small range of mountains, known as the Cerro de San Miguel, | near Cordoba, a Cruz, was the scene of the latest catastrophe. One hill split In two parts, the dis- patch said throwing @ great stream of lava and sulphurous gases into the air, A stream of lava 600 feet wide was flowing from the fissure to- night, a dispatch said, spreading out over the plains below the moun- |tains. Registration of earthquakes Jcontinues, the dispatch added, Rivers of Lava Flow ‘The sudden volcanic upheaval came without warning, according to GALLOW Mr: Captain Hans Damm called the county aud but no record of the license number could be obtain The secretary of state at Olympia later notified police that the license had been issued to the Poi | Taxi Co., with headquarters in the Georgian ho J. A. Yeardon, proprietor of the butcher shop ai /611 Pine st., on the alley near where the woman | kidnaped, told detectives he heard a scream, but pail told the police, “when I heard the scream. _ Detectives John Landis and James Byrne were as= signed on the case at noon. They succeeded in locating the “mystery car,” when it into the car, but that she had been on a “party” and had ; in plans by the members of the party and her and she was “picked up” again. He satisfied the detec- tives that it was not a “kidnap sing” case, and they E headquarters without attempting to pa {caught in the rivers of flaming Per Year, by Mai! $6.00 to $9.00 night and Saturd ed cold; moderate Fuller was so ad it. { the cooling box,” Yeardo None 6 the kidnaping.” hotel. Curtis Hart, the ch woman had been “pulled b There was then some change » the car followed IN MEXIC advices here. Farmers were wo in flelds at the base of the hills the explosions began. Many of were killed, while their herds Almost simultaneously with voleanic eruptions there was series of earthquakes. Hills. flattened out and new ridges denly rose. Entire villages peared, Dispatches described the site as desperate. People were al in the open, it was said, and tary conditions were described as rible, Sources of drinking also have been contaminated, to the hardships of the people, outbreak of yellow fever is the dispatches added. K The lava streams were reported — to have wiped out the town of San. Miguel in the foothills, killing 200 people. ‘The town of Calcahi also was reported destroyed with lives lost, Many other villages were wiped out, At Ahuthuixtla and Tres saguas, dispatches said, churches caved in, killing many«people who had fled to the to pray for delivs eries, thinking the world coming an end.