The Seattle Star Newspaper, May 15, 1920, Page 10

PAGE 10 IS JAPAN FACING A FINANCIAL PANIC? CITY MUST RUSH SKAGIT PROJECT Counsel Meier. Negotiates New Stipulation Spokane Cop Held as Army Deserter SPOKANE, May 15.—“Alls fair tn love and war,” said Andy Bush, Spo- kane cop, while he was in the army at Camp Grant, last Mareh. He got married, minus furtough or dis charge, and came Weet. Hore he jolned the police force, presenting a discharge pertaining to & previous enlistment. He's In the Blectrictty generated at the Skactt/ cuardhouss at Fort Wrirht today, * Power project must be sold to, the ipenerat pudtic without profit or used for municipal purposes, accomting to fone of the stipulations of the con tract to be entered Into between the government and the ctty coune!! Mon- day. ‘The attputation provites that the city must begin construction of the power plant on Newhale the Gorge creek unit of the not later than December 1. oreek 1920. ‘The ordinance anthortxing the cfty ng Take the Boat Burglars Escape With $1,000 Haul Jewelry and clothing valued at $1,000 was stolen from the home of O. A. Wadenstetn, of the Hansen Wadenstein Deak Co. at 423 Terry ave, Friday night during the ab sence of the family. offictals to atgn the government attp- ulations was introduced at a mpectal seesion of the coune!! Friday, == tg Tacoma! HE BEST AND CHEAPEST WHAT’S YOUR Boats, Colman Dock. It’s worth two round-trip tickets to Tacoma. For a nice Sunday afternoon trip To Tacoma by boat, you just skip On the Puget Sound Line With their steamers so fine Believe me, it’s great, take my tip. W. A. GOODWIN, 2335 11th Ave. N. Address yours to Limerick Editor, Seattle-Tacoma ROUND TRIP FARE, $1.00 SINGLE FARE 60c a Boats Leave WAY TO GO BRIGHT IDEA? 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BY JACK MASON YOKOHAMA, Japan--(By Mafl) I From the high wave ef financial prosperity, war prices and conditions | brought this country, there is now tn course of firs, forces which—aun- |checked—epell financial disaster and | dint ren, | ‘The great war touched Japan with Neht hand. Prompertng more, suf. fering lem, than other landa, the high tide of prospertty reached tts maxtwam some ste months back. Since that time, fret slowty, then | eathoring tinpetus with each pasting | Week, the reaction set In. TIN now, [no day pamen without leaving tn Its wake the wreckage of mame buni nee, WAR PROSPERITY BRINGS | FRENZIED SPECULATION ‘The wars prosperity partly «a paper cne—Drought with It such an orey of fremded speculation as this island empire, at any rate, had never until then seen Millionaires blow somed over night. Business enter. prises paid from 30 to 120 per cent jin dividends. The agxremate capital jof all the spinning companies tn (Japan tn 1919 was $108,768,500 while |the NET PROFTTS for 1919 were no | lens than $64,309,000, Hveryone, seemingty, made money. |Then followed a pause, Then the downwart trend which now t caus ing chortng of mill, fallures and ruin, ‘To enable the reader to obtain a Clearer view of Che decfine tn prices | of securttien during the two weelor | pertod just pansed, 10 leading stocks in 10 different industries 1s here etven. PRICES GIVEN IN YEN, WHICH IS 9 CENTS ‘Taken from the offictal records of the Tokyo Stock Exchang prices are gtven tn yen, which te 60 centr Apr. 17 Dectine 197.00 se ton Spinning sense |= tase South Manchurtam Malway . ase (he Yokobama Thee = a8 ne «(1a Japan Meet Tub tow an me trina tase ake Akita Le ard... mae me be Masuda Bank of Omke—with jabilitien ap. to $20,000,000—woukd lowe ttx doors. That evening a meet- ng of leading financiers was held, followed by the announcement of be Bank of Japan (hat $25,000,000 would be furnished to stabilize the banks tn need of ascixtanca. Denpite his @ rumor quickty foowed nam ng two other tanks In serious aiff sities The Tokyo, Omka and Yokohama. stock exehangws next lowed thetr doors, no bustness being lone for the four days mucceeding. These exchanges have aince opened poradicalty, ° JAPANESE. NEWSPAPERS OMMENT ON SERIOUSNESS That others hold the riewn ex- reased above may be gained from he point of view held by writers in apanese newspapers—of April 16— » the following extracts show: “The serious condition of the bust- exe world of Japan continued to be! hown in the various exchanges of he country yerterday. Mont of the arger exchanges, such as the Tokyo Rice and Produce Exchangy, the maka Three Staples Produce Ex hange, and the stock exchanges of Tokyo, Osaka and Nagoya remained joned. On those exchanges which ransacted business yesterday, fur ther pronounced stumps were regis tered.” “On the Ovaka Doftma Rice Ex- change the hope of a fair recovery proved false an Kobe reported a fresh stump. The price began to drop sharply on selling by Tolcyo. After the noon recess the house had news from Shimonosekt and various other towns that their rice exchanges had had panics doors. A little after 1 o’clock the houne was unable to continue sales ‘and cloned Its door again.” MANY CASES OF BANKRUPTCY FEARED “In Fashu and other weaving cen- ters arrangements were made a few days ago to suspend operations for & month or no, and tt ts feared that many cases of bankruptcy wil occur OF INTEREST = TN WOMEN Hz, | This isa Short Letter, but it Brings a Message of Im- portance to every Woman. Woodford, Vt—“1 took Lydia FR. Pinkham’ ‘egetable Gompound and | Ww om my and it did won- derfal work for me. 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In the naval store trade, however, the situation in becoming worwe, and already there has been a comparatively heavy decline | around.” | “The Japaneses Spinners’ amocte- | tton reports that the export of cot |ton yarns during the first 16 dnyn f April amounted to 4,679 bales, be Ing a decrease of 2,056 bales as com- pared with the mime period last | month, and a decrease of 4,103 tales an compared with the same period } tant your.” “In some districts tn Shtrucka pre | fecture, weavers have decided as x result of their repeated meetings to suspend all operations for the next | month.” “The fortiliuar market ts becoming worse, In keeping with the cere! market. Bean cakes are falling away |sharply and rapidty. Sulphate of ammonta ts tn a similar condition.” | | Booze Are Brewing Their Own | NEW ORLEANR, May 16.—tHun dreda of cane of malt, several bar- rela of hops, and thousands of | recipes for the brewing of alcoholic drinks were seized tn a raid yester |day on the Tropical Food Preducta | 10,000 persons in the Guif | national prohibition Inw viola! |Dr. J..L. Birney Named M. E. Bishop DES MOINES, lowa, May 16-—| Dr. J. 1. Birney, Boston, was eect e4 @ Dishop on the first ballot cast bay, India, and Dr Eben & John- son, Khodesia, South Africa. Makes Confession, Police Declare Mason Headley, 20, arrested Prt day night by Detectives M. M. Pey. ser and Chartes Phillipa, ts alleged to have confessed to Lieutenant of Detectives Willlam RB. Kent to the robbery of a gold watch and $77.50 from the apartment of Mra J. Han na, 1414 10th ave, Thurwlay night. Even Hi Cost of | Fines Is Aviating PASSAIC, N. J, May 15.— The | cont of getting drunk climbed to a [new record when James McDonald | was fined $25 by Police Judge Cos tello. ‘The fudge maid that the prices |for obtaining the liquor had gone akyward and he was fustified in boorting the penalties, Let Down U. S. Bars | for French Syrian | NEW YORK, May 15.—-An axcep- tion to the immigration laws which forbids the admission of IIt!terates was made to permit Miss Salim! Rameh, of French Syrta, to enter the country, on the ground that she | was @ victim of religious persecu- | tion and should be exempt. Americans Will Flock to London LONDON, May 15-—London ts to be the Mecca of a record number of visitors from America. Hotel accom medations have been booked for «ix months ahead. Londoners look for | over a million tourista, but It ta doubtful if the steamers can handle that many. He Kills Mother CAMBRIDGR, Eng. May 15. Chartes Purne was handling a gun hin brother had placed in a corner and the bullet struck and killed his mother, |Divorce May Bring Duchess Back to U. S. LONDON, May 15.—That the | Duchess of Mariborough, the former Consuelo Vanderbilt, who ts suing for divores, will soon return to America ts the general belief here. Her resignation of her seat tn the London county council ts taken as evidence of that intention. | Undergraduates Do “Chores” Now WELLESLEY, Mass, May 15.— Shortage of domestic servants and laborers, with resultant high wage does not trouble Wellesley college Undergraduates volunteered for the work. | DR. WILLIAM N. HAILMANN, nationally known educator, died at Pasadena, Cal, Friday, according to word recetved here by his son, WIL ie all by Accidental Shot Bs of the room. ‘The weapon went off! x; Depression Follows Wee Town Builds Big Hotel|Says Conspirators Island Empire's Wild | Another Tip for Orgy of Speculation The Fort Steuben Ho: STEUVENVILLE, Ohio. — Cy | Mafl)—When ft cane time for Steo benville to build « great modern hotel, tt waa decided to make ft a ctvie affair, and the building which will be opened this summer ts a million-dollar structure and is « monument to the ctvic enterprise and progreattve citizenship of Stew benville—organined, financed and ab feeted by Ita citizens. The Ft. Steuben hotel ts nine ator fee high with basement, and every room hae a bath. The intest features ©f hotel construction and appotnt ment are found in ft ‘There ts a large banquet and dance hall and cafeteria and coffee room in additian Seattle Play Is Produced Here ‘The first Gramatic pro@uctien to be written and produced by mambers of | «tinge Seattle communtty for that community was last night wit- neaend by 250 citizens of the Bryant school district, at the school house. ‘The play, called “The Answer,” was written by brother and sister, Mie Marie Guth and Chester Guth, and Girected by Mra. A. L, Hawtey. The entire sotiene volunteered, upon muxeeation of Frank Tustin, to fannist tn the community service cam .| Palen for extension of much active ties to all dixtricen In the city, Pit teon members of this neighborhood also formed a permanent player’ club for the development of com muntty ¢rama. : Crops Injured by Thursday’s: Frost ‘Twenty per cent of the King coun ty berry, fruit and earty vegetable lerop produced tn the White river valley was killed by frost Thurslay | night, according to a rmport made public Saturtay by August Roeliner. |eounty crop reporter. The Duwam eh v also suffered. |Boyle Will Face | } Sentence Monday Fileworth Royle, alleged habitual | otminal, wil be sentegeed Monday. Sentence was fo have been pro nounced Saturday, but was deferred. | Boyte’s long list of offenses and | convictions insure him @ life term in | the penitentiary, tt in anid, Try to Find Who Viewed Accident On the night of May 3, about § Dp m, an auto struck Charles Gus |tafson, breaking bis leg. Witnesses | who maw the accident are asked to call T. K. Eaton, Main 296, physicians and community workers celebrated the 100th anntvermary of the birth of Florence Nightingale at the Masonic ctub rooms Friday even- ing. U. S. Army GoodsSale U.&. Oltve Drab Shirts; all wines, good condition... ® U.S, 0. D, Blankets: new nr Regimental Cotton Sox. 25 White Sheets, 54x 145 e Sox. ~ 2; 80.40 and citer Tentst complete Piliows 200 Canes Army Shoes to arrive next week. Bale Conducted by CAMP LEWIS WIRELESS 004 Third Ave, Seattle, Wash. Mail and express orders filled aa rapidly as possible Olive Tablets To have a clear, pink skin, bright 8, | eyes, no pimples, a feeling of buoyancy like childhood days, you must keep 7, body free from poisonous wastes. ar. Edwards’ Olive Tablets (a vege- table compound mixed with olive oil) oct on the lives and bowels like calomel 7 and Hnumelaw districts MORE THAN 500 Seattle nurses, | Seattle| Sent Him to Asylum Ciatming Chat he wan committed; ment of Mr. Arno on 6 great: to the, insane asytum at Sedro-| wrong against & mone man, & thing Woolley as @ result of a conspiracy | which all citizens shquid regret, and by bis wifp and son tn orier that/in particular am they might secure hin business tn Bets e=sesre teresta In Seattle, 1 HL Amold,|this stage of the world’s ctrilime practitioner of electro-therapeutics, | tion.” with offices in the Arcade building,| G T. Mogan appears es counsdi’ has petitioned the superior court |for Amold. for restoration of his ctvil righta. a ‘The petition alleres that following ° Gomentio trouble, brought about as| Order Review of & remult of hin becoming overworked | and nervous, his wife, Laura, had) him placed tn the county jaf! under the state law that provides for con- finement of an insanity suspect for 30 days for observation. Instead of being property taken care of during this period, Arnold anys, he was put in the mame cell with a gang of criminals and tourhs. The “kangaroo” court was im exten at that time, and at the tnetance of Cart Albrecht, « German spy, later sent to Fort 1D. A. Dougias, Utah, Fart Redding, |sent to the penitentiary for a statutory offense, and an Italian, afterward convicted of nmrurder, he was found “gullty” “punishment” the prisoners threw | | him on the floor, soaked him with writ of review yesterday againat the mintraum wage ecale of $18 week granted hotel and restaurant em ployes several weeks ago. The writ | reetrains the industrial welfare com- | misxion from putting the new into effect until the case ts court. The writ will be court en May 71. . EL W. RAYNE, 6, died hits home, 2707 Ninth ave. a Otxy apelis and frothing at the|blood is te the human body, but tel, Steubenville, Ohio. mouth, many do not know how disastrous © - zoe board of examiners ta Chetr|and numerous are the effects of | t» te an@ popular éimtng room. |T@Pert found no symptoms tn-| thin, weak blood. ° The vlan ot the promoterstwan to |@nity aside from this frothing at When slight effort causes exhaus- bulld a hotel which would be the|{%* mouth, « tendency toward ex-|tion, when headaches, Indigestion, meeting place of the citizens as well and the detusion that|loss of appetite, dimzy spells, heart an & place to accommodate travelers, |"® W829 & great detective. Upon | palpitation, sleeplessness and ner The motto of the new hotel tr “At |e findings he wan committed|ousness are experienced, tt is evi the Fi. Steuben you will feet that | the northern hospital at Sedro-| dent that there is ene cause back of the entire city welcomes you.” Woolley. it all, poor blood. Steubenville weke up to the fact @ While af the tnstitution, Arno} Do not waste valunbte time trent- little more than a year dgo that it|™*d¢ three attempts to escape, but|/ing the symptoms Ask your érug- was captured each time. gist for the tonic which Mra A EL had outgrown fta hotel accommoda- tiana, and It wan decided that to give | OComston he fell and broke his right |Krepe, of No. 629 W. Frisco street, the city the benefits which large |0% but tmprovised Oklahoma City, Oktahotha, found #0 hotels afford to progrémive cities, |>reaking off a couple benefictal. there must be built a structure equal |"94 walked 20 miles before was in such a rundown cenii- to any hotel in southeastern Ohio, or |“Aught He declares that tn the near Pittsburg district, cetved no medical attention ‘tg ‘The census of 1910 gave Steuben | meumed te the hewpital and vile | population of approximatety own practical skill, 26,000 peopla It was decided. to|@y be = ertppin give the city a hotel adequate to/OUT ON PAROLA, mest the present nesds and the re | HE STARTS FIGHT quirements of the traveling publlo) areca was aget 7 tie for years to coma ft thi bes been ol working me. a NOT INVOLVED Durtng ante» oa = ‘Te make ft a real ctvic affair the/ ment, the alleged = his weeks after wit first plan of interesting outside cap-|wife has his pills my appe for tal was given up and the hotel was has as my ad financed thru the sale of $600,000 | sumed now oom and then my a worth of cumulative preferred stock | ducting natural I sleep weil 1 and the mle of $400,000 worth of 6] From be ents longer have fainting |} per cent firet mortgage banda. The | reieasn 1 am sure that oa capttal stock t# owned by the eft}| Attached are aff need of a tonto will be vot wens of Steubenville, ne one person | davite from ’ Dr. will only try De. Wi- te holding more than $5,00@ worth of | Helen 5 . Rabeock, Pita” ele stock. and Dr. 8 HL Starbuck, all teatify- booktet, “Bufiing Up pre Steubenvilles population m r910/!ng that they have observed no be sent free upon was onefourteenth as large an the | signs of insanity In Arnoki. Pink Pils 1 Present estimated population of Se| W. J. Santmeyer’ states that he or will be attle, and if Seattle puts its money |has known Arnold for 13 years, receipt of struc-|and has never susptcioned that he the Dn would | might be other than perfectly nor Schenectady, mal, adding, “I regard the treat yo Have healthy luxuriant Hair " AREMEDY GUARANTEED At leading Druy Stores $2°° a bottle \ Have it applied at your favorite hairdresser Berceaqnapgucnagoovcoces coupe segs right in this city. 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