The Seattle Star Newspaper, February 14, 1920, Page 1

the people. PRT ed the people or pus J ‘a faction al mayor paisa miter at is the ae 8 E only issue. votes that never again will the class dictatorship faction hope to capture the city cation and political engineering such as has marked this election. hx ¢ {iit VOLUME 22. NO, 301. XP a AS IT SEEMS TO ME DANA SLEETH HOSE who walk do not T | have all the troubles; there are worse things than streets cars, and Worse fates than the dodging of joyriders. I was reminded of this the oth- @r evening, when I coasted down that winding, slippery, crooked ‘Wood road in Woodland park and found a new touring car smashed S {at the bottom of the hill. A ehiny, five-passenger car, not Jong out of the factory, 1 Tatee un of: i pension . duty of the fathers to provide for their families, and of the children ‘to support aged parents. But what I was trying to get at was this: The early Christian church served the material needs of its members, as well as the spir- itual. Members had definite ma- terial obligations to the church, and the church had definite obliga- tions to them. It was not a lodge, a place of en- tertainment, a show house for Easter millinery, a singing society. or a vaudeville performance. It was a living organization, set apart from the world, where its fellow. ship dwelt together in peace and harmony, without rivalry, jeal- ousy; sharing good fortune, bear ing one another's burdens; actu- ally working out a system of brotherhood. Perhaps a return to the simple, sincere and loving system of the apostolic era might solve some of these distressing problems that too frequentiy agitate the ortho- ox in conference, convention and eonvocation assembled, eee SEB where the politi- cians got together and decided that Lincoln was the greatest republican yet. Every time I hear 4 political spellbindersdrag in Lin- coin to boost his little selfish am- bition; every time I see Old Glory made to flap over some hand- picked machine convention, I get @ moral stomachache, When 1 hear some monthy, loaf- ing, pestilent ranter arise and shout that Christ was the first #0- clalist, I always want to get out in the fresh air and let the breath of the clean heavens wash over me and purge me from the putrid odor of this sort of poison gas, There is about as much In com- mon between the crafty, lazy, an- archistic, tumult , priests of evil, and the great, clean Spirit that strove to show the Way, as there ia between the morning star and a guttering candle, flickering in the thick fumes of a burning pest house. The first law of life in self re- @pect; the master is never muddy. Weather Tonight and Sunday, fair; gentle easterly winds. Forecast | Entered a# Mecond Class Matter May %, 1899, at the Postoffice at Seattle, Wash, under the Act of Congress March 3, 1679 Seattle Style The Star tells the world that Seattle women are as attractively dressed as those of any city on the continent. This is the first of a series of snapshots taken on Seattle streets. One picture will be published daily. It’s a bit early for spring styles on Seattle streets, but winter costumes continue to. make the streets attractive. This close-fitting veiled turban, mannish tie and heavy tweed suit and gray squirrel fur, prove that Seattle doesn’t wait till Easter to demonstrate the good taste of her women in dressing. DAISY HENRY. (If the lady in the picture will come to The Star editorial rooms and identify herself she will receive two tickets to see Walker Whiteside in “Master of Ballantrae,” at the Met next week.) On the Issue of Americanism There Can Be No Compromise The Seattle Sta Ver Your, by Mall, $5 to §9 SEATTLE, WASH., SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1920. 4 Victims Literally Caclead ta Steam onal SION BUR INE Water When Huge Boiler Bursts Nine men were literally cooked in steam and boiling water, some} probably fatally, when a huge steam boiler in the auxiliary steam and power plant of the Puget Sound Traction, Light & Power company, on Western ave. between Cherry st. and Yesler way, exploded, ore minute before noon Saturday. JAPS CROWD WHITES OUT OF SCHOOL Are white children being crowded from schools by Japanese students? Are Japanese schoolboys being educated at the expense of Seattle only to use their knowledge to exploit the white race when the day shall come? What is the remedy for these con- | attions? | These questions were answered in 4 sledge hammer speech before the school board Friday by Miller Free- man, publisher. “There are 700 or more Japanese school boys in Seattle, sent here by the Japanese government in violation of the ‘gentlemen's agreement,’ to be educated at our expense,” Freeman told the board. “I know my own boy has been crowded from the Stevens school, and yet I am informed that Japanese students still attend that institution. The Stevens school houses a little more than 400 students. In other words, we of Seattle are handing over two schools with the capacity ot the Stevens to the Japanese, with a full complement of teachers and equipment—and it does not cost the Japanese a cent. These Japanese students are crowding out our white children, and I protest against it. Sidestepping Freeman's request that the state department be notified of the presence of Japanese tn viola tion of the so-called “gentlemen's agreement,” Director Shorrock sug- gested that Superintendent Frank B. Cooper be directed to investigate to what extent Japanese school children are crowding white children from the achools. ARREST NURSE, CHARGE THEFT May 8S. Loomis, superintend- ent of nurses at the city hospital, was arrested Saturday on a war- rant charging her with petit larceny, She was ordered to pre- sent herself before Justice Brinker, where she appeared at noon with Health Conunissioner Read, who deposited $100 bail in her behalf. The warrant accuses Miss Loomis lof appropriating $12.80, the property of J. P. Pinard, who died in the hos- pital Friday from flu. Miss Loomis has been head nurse in the city hospital for years, with the exception of the war period, when she headed the Northwest nurses’ division for the Red Cross, Mrs Josephine B. King, 170 11th ave., was knocked down and injured on the street by Fire Battalion Chief George Mantor’s automobile. ll were taken to the city hospital. The explosion victims are: T. A. NOLAN, 1606 54th st. WILLIAM CLEMENS, DAVID T. SPURGEON, C. H. JACOBS. Fremont. 1116 13th ave. ED HUNTLEY, 810 E. Denny way. MACE SANTMEYER, 508 Kilbourne st. GEORGE O. BURNELL. 1115 Thomas st. T. B. PARR, 4217 11th ave. N. E. FRED OFFIELD, 212 E. Galer st. _A black cat, also frightfully scalded, was taken to thi city hospital in one of the baskets with an iniuved ware a The explosion was caused, it is said, by the bursting of an 8-inch header pipe under 120 pounds steam pressure. SEATTLE YOUTH LOST IN CANOE Search Lake Washington for Fred Yennie Missing since Wednesday night when he rented @ canoe at the Uni- versity canoe house on Lake Wash ington, Fred R. Yennie, 20, of 4139 Fourth ave. N, E., it was feared Saturday had been drowned or met with foul play George A. Leis, who rented the Ind the canoe about 11:30 Wedn' day night, reported to the polics Saturday that the young man had not returned, Search for the canoe was begun at once. Investigation showed that Yennie had not been home since Wednes- day. He was boarding with a Mrs, Carruthers, Neither had he been seen by a Mr, Shears, for whom he worked at 400 Lyon building. Sunshine Sunday, Says Salisbury People who propose to get out into the open Sunday may do so with the knowledge that there will be plenty of sunshine, unless there is fog, Weather Observer George N. Sails. bury said Saturday, Some of those “gentle easterly winds" will accom- pany the sunshine, THE CALL OF THE OFFSHORE WIND —By— Ralph D. Paine Thrilling Story of the Sea Will Begin Monday, in THE STAR Hissing steam and boiling water gushed into the boiler |room, engulfing the nine vic- | tims, as they were preparing jto leave the place during the {noon hour, d _ Above the noise of shatter- jing windows and escaping steam could be heard the shrieks and moans of the nine men. So powerful was the | explosion that Vern Martin, | another workman, was hurled was bulged outward. Picking himself up, Martin rushed back at the door, but the gushing water had swung it shut could not force it. A rescue crew was hastily formed and fitted with gan helmets, the doors forced in and the work of carrying out the victims began. rtin was one of the crew. ED XER DEBRIS One by one, the acalded men were carried out, moaning and crying, some #0 badly scalded they were al most unrecognizable, Some were pinned under the debris of the brick furnace used to heat the big boiler, which had been crumpled by the first rush of water, and had to be dug out. As they were taken from the ruins jeach wa ced in @ covered wicker basket, 4 in an ambulance and rushed to the city hospital, where their wounds were dressed, and as much as possible done to otherwise relieve their suffering and stop their agonized cries. At a late hour at the city hospital, it was reported that Burnell, Parr, Jacobs and Nolan had little chance of recovery. TWO SCHOOLS CLOSED BY FLU County, outside city. Deaths ‘ Renton and Bryn Mawr schools, Just outside the city, were closed un- til further orders as a precaution and he| Mayor Fitzgerald represents Al ib, Vote for him Tuesday, and make the vote so strong that he will head the ticket by so many - TH HOME EDITION TWO CENTS IN SEATTLE. | BY CARRIE CHAPMAN CATT |(Presideng of National American Woman Suffrage Association.) CHICAGO, Feb. 14.—Will. Wash- ington be the 36th state to ratify? Will any woman suffrage state be content with last place on the ratifi- cation list? These queries were the underlying note of the ratification jubilee at yes- terday’s opening session of the Na- |tional American Woman Suffrage association convention. When the women were most en- thuslagtie in their jubilation over thi jnews that Arizona had ratified— Congressmen Cause of Bitter by the sudden resignation assume presidential prero; ert Lansing at the request of President Wilson, charged his ranking cabinet officer with’ trying FIRE TRUCK HITS WOMA Will tart Answi the Ladies? when Liberty Bell was presidents of suffrage the ratified states and the women led the joyous march @f ratified—the women were ing: “Where is Washington’ The convention wired to Gov. Hart following of a telegram from women, expressing their that their state—the frage state which has should be #0 remiss in ‘The only other 1 state to refuse to call a sion was Oklahoma, LANSING RESIGNATION STIRS THE COUNT Cabinet Man and Chief WASHINGTON, Feb. 14.—(United Press, ficial Washington today was apparently be ‘de of Secretary of State R tives. | Not since the famous resignation of William J. . . : |thru a door into the street.|Lansing’s predecessor, on the eve of sending of a subs The west wall of the building] rine note to Germany, has a break in the president’s offi family caused so much discussion. | Further disclosures were believed | imminent today in the controversy. Altho Wilson's announced reason |for accepting Lansing’s resignation | was that the secretary had called and presided over cabinet meetings with- jout authorization of the president, prolonged friction over conduct of foreign affairs led up to the final clash, according to the: correspond- ence between Wilson and Lansing, made public last night. The full story of this long con- tinued conflict between the president and the secretary of state is expect: ed to come to light during the next few days, One of thé first disclosures, it was learned today, probably will be pub- Meation f the letter of resignation of Henry P. Fletcher, former am: bassador to Mexico, This letter is understood to be a criticism of Wil- son's policy toward Mexico. Its contents have been withheld, nothing more than a hint as to its character being permitted to leak out since its submission some time ago. Fletcher is understood to have favored the attitude toward Mexico which Lansing took during the nego- tiations over imprisonment of Wil- liam 0, Jenkins, consular agent. This attitude was changed later, supposed: ly at the instance of the president, and the exchange of notes with Mexico continued. CONGRESS SEEKS WAY TO OPEN DEBATE A number of congressmen today, Wilson-Lansing clash before the house or senate for discussion. No leader in either branch of congress, however, appeared anxious to take against flu by thelr local boards Saturday, a the initiative in such a move. It was considered likely discussion were seeking means of bringing the? While the pi |might break out if the sends to the senate his nomit of a successor to Lansing while terest is still as keen as it today. Frank L. Polk, under sect state, today took. up the |acting secretary. He was co & likely candidate for Lansing’s of fice, but it was believed | Wilson would not send the no tion to the senate for several unless he welcomes open 4 | of the whole situation on the | congress, ILL FEELING BEGAN IN PARIS SESSION + Tt was learngd today from an a thoritative source that the fll feelli between Wilson and Lansing & while they were in Paris, Wilson came back to W. the first time he left Lan carry on the work of n peace. Upon Wilson's return to B is, it was learned, he disagreed many of the proceedings which been participated in by well as by Colonel House, left Lansing in Paris again he returned to America, after™ German treaty had been , Later, however, he recalled hi sent Polk to Paris to take his ‘The hostility between Wilt Lansing neared the breaking pt it was authoritatively learned, the president was on his tour of country speaking in behalf treaty ratification last résident was on journey, William C, Bullitt, a ber of the American peace sion, testifying before the foreign relations comm cerning the poace tf (Turn to Page Four)