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SAYS: (%Z
"Soy Baan. our vlMaga cut-up Y iH
•uggr.u • n«w coat of arm* for 'i|
Mrvlc*. It'* th* *am* a* th' old
on*. r>r*pt In plaoa of an *agl*
it Ka* a buzzard."
Austria Declares War on Japan!
HUH 1M BUI
MURDER LURKS IN
OUR CITY PRISON!
TN SPITE of Chief of Police Griffith* ideas of a humanitarian jail and police system, Seattle has the
A wune antiquated, barbaric city jail policy.
' n ei i i « htened *e have a jail system whereby a man can be thrown into a receiving tank for
a petty offense, and there be brutally beaten, or even kicked to death, by vicious, drink-sodden maniacs, at
' n | "me room, while jailers dangle their keys in ignorance a few yards away.
Day before yesterday a man was terribly beaten up in this manner.
A few weeks ago a man was KICKED TO DEATH
* momentary stir about it, then affairs at the jail lapsed into their old rut
. * **! outni ome on * » sponsible. Why not find out who he is?
In 1912 aMNimen brutalities at the city jail caused The Star to start an agitation which resulted in the
rincnarge of Jailer John Corbett. If incompetents in positions of authoritv have grown so hardened to bru
"top murder in jeil, THE STAR IS GOING TO SEE TO IT
THAT THEY ARE MADE TO.
GERMANS
CAPTURE
AN ARMY
WASHINGTON, Aug. 29—A wire
l«M iwingi received today by the
German tmbawy hero from th«
foreign office at Berlin hM the
Germans had uptvrfd 10.000
Ftffcich Midlers. Including several
generals. It la alao aald tha Ger
mane now control Longwy and moat
of tha Belgian-Franco frontier.
One dlapatch received by the Ger
man embaeey aald: The German*
chaeed the French, defeated In the
battle between Auguet 17 and
August 21. Numeroue enelgna.
more than 160 guna and 10.000
prlapners were taken In the capture
of Lunevllle.
FRENCH ARMY CRUSHED
"The German crown prince's army
cKaaed the French west of Longwy.
"The "army commanded by the
Oufce of Wuertemburg marched
through Belgium and croaeod the
river Semois. It crushed the ad
vancing French army.
"German troops then advanced
weet of (he river Meuee toward
Maubeuge.
"The grestsst part of the Franco-
Belgian border la now In German
hands."
DEFEND TITLES
NEWPORT, R 1., An*. J6.—
Maurice E McKoughlln and
Thomas C. Randy succes*fully de
fended their title sa tennis doubles
champions here today by defea'lng
Church and Mathey, 8-4, 8-2, 6-4.
"Sympathy l« cheap," la tha cynlc'e cry.
But lat ma tell you what aympathy haa dona for ona woman who
wanted to die. She waa Buffering from an Incurable dleeaae. She made
ona laat raqueat of aclence. In view of Ita helpleeaneee to haal her, ahe
aaked t#iat It uaa Ita aklll to give her a palnleaa death.
Science refuaed. Than thla mlaerable woman wrote a letter to a
daily paper, In which ahe voiced her reaentmant at the law which kept
In tha broken body the life which waa only a burden. She aaked the aid
of all afflicted In like manner to Join with her In a movement to eecum
tha enactment of lawa permitting euch Uvea aa here to be enuffed out by
" C "Vhe received thoueande of lettere In reply. At once ahe found her
eelf In tha mldet of a circle of frlende and aldee, ecattered widely, but
In frequent communication through that moat wonderful of Inventlone,
the poetal eervlce.
She did not get her law paaaed; but the reault waa marveloua. The
Journal of the American Medical aaeooatlon deecrlbed It.
The flood of meaeaget of eympathy from all over the world auddenly
» filled her life with an Intereat It had not poaaaaaad. She waa the reclpl-
I ant of eympathy —a flood of eympathy. Even when It la created by euch
an object aa the demand for death, eympathy makea life eweet. She
forgot her dealre for death. She wanted to
Thla etory la a wonderful one to me. I do not feel I can axpreaa Ite
fu " waa 111 In body, but ahe waa atlll more 111 In aoul. Once
hi..ied with eympathy, her body-til neee became of leaa moment. Prior
»0 that time, ahe had not been living. She wanted complete death In-
of Incomplete death. Sympathy la • tonic In • real medical aenaa.
The Seattle Star
The Only Paper in Seattle That Dares to Print the News
VOLUME 16. NO. 153. SEATTLE. WASH- TUESDAY. AUGUST 25. 1914. ONE TENT 5V'"-1
PRICE OF BUTTER
SOARING; MILK TO
GO UP TWO CENTS
The butter attuotlon thla week
haa boon like • pop valve just
ready to pop. Although the
average price haa held ate ad/
at 34 cents. It haa threatened
to rise to helghta heretofore un
known. The war la to Mane.
Canada Is bidding feverishly on
Seattle batter.
Canada la In a had way tor but
ter. Canada haa depended much on
New Zealand for her supply the
past few yeara. And now that sup
ply has • trrpped.
Seattle hasn't as much hatter aa
ahe needa for herself Yet Van
couver and Victoria Jobbers are
bidding on the local markets at
pticea higher than Western avenue
Jobbers are willing to offer.
Drawing on Reeervs Supply.
One commission man told The
Star today that Seattle la drawing
on her supply usually kept in
atorage aa a guarantee agalnat
emergencies.
Those controlling the stored
stock, however, are holding onto
It
A slight hope that this city may
draw on the East to fill the breach
la blighted by the fact that Eng
land I* playing the «*rae tactics on
the Atlantic markets that our
Canadian neighbors are playing
here.
The East soon will be In the same
•trait? aa the Pacific f'oast.
Dealers here agree that there 1s
no limit to which butter may soar
Erg* are in much the aamn con
dition aa to prices They are hold
ing off at S7e and 3*c. now, hut give
promise of leaping their bounda and
Increanlng considerably.
With egga, though, the molting
season la more to blame than the
European iltuatlon.
There were rumors today of
a two-cent-e-quart Increase in
the retail price of milk.
The majority of tha big dalrtee
denied It, but aald an increaae
waa Imminent.
One dairy aald they were pay
ing the farmers mors for it.
but hadn't ralaed on their cus
tomers yet.
Here again the war la exonerat
ed and the dry season —the longest
of years ta branded the culprit.
It ban dried np the paatures and
decreased the milk supply montha
earlier than naual.
Grape and Canister
From Scene ol War
* ARMY GRAVEDIGGERB *
BRUSSELS, Aug. 25.—Accom
panying ths regular German
army In the field la tha special
corpa of gravediggera.
Germany la the only country
having auch a corpa.
It waa formed for tha Franco-
German war of 1870.
* TURNIP DIET FOR BRITISH *
* —-•
LONDON. Aug 26 —The Royal
Horticultural society calls on Kng
llahmen to aow turnip aeed In their
front and hark yards Immediately
Turnlpa aowa now will ripen before
winter.
* WEALTHY GRAB FLOUR *
♦ ♦
VIENNA, Aug. 25. —Only one kilo
(3 1-6 pounds) of flour la aold to
any one person at n time.
Tlie result ha* been that the
wealthy people hire othera to travel
In circles buying up the flour.
* LIKE SOCIALISTS 'NOW *
♦ ♦
HOMK. Aug 26 Socialists here
have reports of a meeting between
the emperor and empress of <lrir
wwny and llerr Wlttl. the socialist
leader of Munich.
Thn royal pair lavished hand
shake* and •miles upon thn social
let.
* AIREDALE WAR DAWGS *
♦
LONDON. Aug 2fi The wsr o7
fire la considering the purchaae of
1,000 Airedale terriers for war pur
poses
•The Airedale requires little sleep;
can go for a long time without food
or water, and Isn't afraid of any
thing.
t LABELING SOLDIERS *
ANTWERP. Aug. 25.—A1l *
Gorman aoldlera are required
to wear round their necka labels
bearing their name, regiment
and rank. That assist* In Iden
tifying the dead.
GRANT OF
S. R. S. CO.
IS VALID!
•*o*ua* th* city didn't dt*.
ml** th* case* to comptl th*
Seattle, Ronton A Southern
lln* to charge only a nickel In
th* city limit* *nd to l**u*
trin(fir% and Inicum It col
lected t**e* on th* railway
property, Judg** Cuahman and
Neterer, of the federal court,
hold that it had no right to re
voWe the oompany'a franchla*.
Th* decision waa filed today
The Ronton franchise U there
for* held valid The doclalon aaya
nothing Mtxrtit th* city'* rlfht to
run the municipal car* on FViurth
a*, under , the "common uaer"
rlaiia* of that very franrhla*
Daflna City'* Right*
Th* Judge* hold th it the city
should hav« don* one of two
thing* either compel th« company
to Issue transfer* and accept the
nickel fare. or elae revoke the
franchla* and IK tha company
charge more than a nickel farm In
th# city limit* and refuae transfer*
until auch lime aa the la*t court
decided the revocation cane In fa
vor of the city.
The decision *aya the city "can
not blow hot *»<1 cold" and "It
cannot eat the cake and keep It,
too," meaning that the city could
not aak the oomr>any to live up to
the franchise aip-eementa with r»-
Kfirrt to farea, transfer*. *ervic«,
taxea, etc., and at the an me time
cancel the franchise
The company, however, I* al
lowed "to blow hot and cold."
It claimed a valid franchla*.
but refuaed to llv* up to th*
franchl** term* to l*t th* city
cara run on Fourth av.
Th* d*cl*lon *ay* nothing
about thla phaa* of the caee.
TRY TO PACK
POLL BOARDS
In a effort to pack the
election boards on B«pt*mbor K and
November 3, tile llamllton-Knudaen
gang today disfranchised the pro
gressives fmm representation In 37
precinct*.
Commissioners Hamilton and
Knudsen arbitrarily ruled off
everybody who slimed the recall
petitions men Inst thein.
Court action may bo started to
compel the commissioners to (five
the political parties equal repre
sentation on the election boards.
Candidates on the republican tick
et nro also worried because the
Hamilton Knudsen outfit Is behind
the candidacies of Judge Gay for
prosecutor, Will K. Slrkels for
county clerk and Connor for county
auditor.
WILSON PROCLAIMS
NEUTRALITY OF U. S.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 26.—
Amarlca'a neutrality In tha war
betwean Japan and Qermany
waa proclaimed by President
Wllaon thla afternoon.
ROBERT ROUNDER HAS GAY OLD
TIME AT FORTUNA PARK; LOTS
OF BEER AND PLENTY OF 'JANES'
Unto «>»u r»rr liMrti •»« | k r » M |*.r
"•Wp poll**"? It's mm* of tho kod*M»r
P«M>tini* InitutfH) In to n grf«(«w or Ikm
Mtwt of list# At pHvoto |»nrl 1«m» |» PM»-
•III#. Rol)«r1 finiisdrr. who. fullawlaf hU
of Johnny ClMrf't mod hot***,
la writ Ins n Mrti« of ortlrlo* on nonttlo'*
nlfht flfo, nlfondrd * pnrty of IhU kind
th# hoc alftit. ll# will 101 l nhont It In
bit not I artlrlo. Wnlrh for It.
By Robert Rounder
A puritanical father laid
down the law ef Sunday ob
aarvanca. A ploua mothar
halpad him In Ita enforcement.
Church morning and evening.
Sunday achool. A heavy din
ner, eaten moetly In alienee,
with grace before and after.
Such talk aa wae permitted had
to do with the tedloua aermon
we had heard that morning.
But In thla I could not Join.
Father did all the talking.
Mother agreed with father.
Oamen were sternly forbidden.
T,aughter was frowned on. I might
read, but I could not read etory
book*. My young eyes traveled
wearily over the printed pages of
essaya written by dead and-gone
theologian* who asaured me that
hell wue hot and that the torment
of slnnera waa everlasting.
A day of deadly monotony
through which I lived, waiting for
Monday. The fly In the ointment
of my Saturday, which, being a holl
(Contlnued on Page 3.)
JAP CRUISER
IS IN STRAITS
TACOMA, Aug. 28, After a
record run from San Francisco,
the Japanese cruiser Idzuma,
which left San Franclaco bay
two days ago on a myaterloua
mission, passed Into the Stralta
of Fuca early today, according
to advloae received here.
The Idzuma was expected to
put Into either Victoria or Van
couver to take on coal and await
further order*
JAPANESE TELLS
HOW HE CHOKED
WOMAN TO DEATH
SALINAS. Cat., Aug. 2S.—
Details of the murder of Ml**
H*l*na Wood Smith, the artist,
war* cleared up her* today by
Oeorg* Kodanl, th* Japan***
photographer.
He admitted he killed Miss
Smith during u moonlight walk,
from her bungalow at Carmel to
the beach.
Kodanl'a complete confession
followed a visit to his cell of a del
egation of Japanese, Including the
llev. H. Kohayahl, K. Nina, J.
Takagawa, and K. Aokl
Had Appointment With Her
"I killed Miss Smith," said
Kodanl, "on Wednesday night at
midnight. I was at her home In
the afternoon. I had an appoint
ment to meet Miss Smith and we
walked from her home lo the point
where I killed her,
"Ml*s Smith carried with her
some lunch, Including aome figs
CHARGE AWFUL CRUELTIES
LONDON, Aug. 25.—8100d-curdling accusations of atrocities com
mltted by soldiers In Belgium were made agalnat the Germini In a war
office statement Issued here today.
"Following a fight between Belgians and Germans, In which a Ger
man officer was killed," said this statement, "the Germans burned six
farm houses, then dividing the men Into two groups, placed them In
dltchea, where soldiers struck them down with their rifle butts frac
turlng their skulls and killing them. Atrocious crimes were committed
•gainst the women and children.
"Yet not a single civilian participated In the fight In which the Ger
man officer waa killed. The Germans maltreated an aged man, torturing
him with fir* and finally burning him to death."
and pears, and she had her steam
er robe tied up with a fish cord.
"I told her I was going to Ne
vada with another woman to mar
ry her. and then she got mad and
started to tussle with me.
Ties Cord Around Her Neck
"l saw an abalone shell near by
and picked It up, striking her on
the head. I did this to protect my
self
"After this I took the fish cord
and tied It around her neck I
strangled her I was mad—wild.
Then I tied her feet. I sHt with
the body until nearly daylight and
then I dug a hole and burled her.
"lister I was arrested In Monte
rey. After I was freed I went to
Point Ivobos.
"Then I took to the hills back of
the fishing camp, and for days 1
sat on the mountain and watched
the people hunting for Miss Smith
and for me."
AST
EDITION
WEATHER FORECAST — Fair
tonight and Wedn«ad«y; gontla
north we at wind*,
VIENNA, Aug. 25.—
(Bulletin.) —Austria today
declared war on Japan.
Whin the Japanese proclaimed
hoatillties aga!net Germany It «n
•aid Auetrla. as aermany-a ally,
would be Involved.
Instead, however, K wai an
nounced an Austrian cruiser in
Klaochau bay would proceed to a
! netural port and disarm. This was
taksn as meaning the Vienna gov
ernment did not consider Itself con
cerntd In the Oriental situation.
Almost simultaneously with the
announcement of the Austrian dec
laration came a report from Shang.
hai that the cruiser would not, aft
er all, disarm, but would help the
Klaochau Germans to resist tha
Japanese.
By Ed L. Keen
(Correspondsnt of the United
Prese.)
LONDON, Aug. 25.—
Namur's fall is admitted by
the war office today. This
success by the Germans is
regarded as ending all hope
of a speedy termination of
the war.
The British, it is believed,
will be compelled to send
every available soldier in the
country to help the allied, §
forces already (n the field.
The newspapers are all
demanding explanations on
the loss of Namur, but be
yond owning that the Ger
mans have taken it, the war
office is silent.
Kipert* suggest that the French,
over-confident, advanced too fast
and were overwhelmed by the Ger
mans.
British losses are understood t®
have been enormous.
"WHEN IT BECOMES KNOWN
WHAT BOTH SIDES HAVE SUF.
FEREO," ONE GOVERNMENT
OFFICIAL SAID, "THE WORLD
WILL BE STARTLED."
Re|>orta continue to circulate
that the Germans are overrunning
the French department of Meurtha
et-M<>sel!« and that Its capita),
Nancy, has been raptured, but thaf
are unconfirmed.
England Is Dazed
Namur's fall fairly dazed Got
land. That such a fortress could
be taken, at any rate without a
prolonged siege, had never oc
curred to any one.
The newspapers admitted an
actual German advance toward
Paris was at last on the program.
"England and France," said
the Chronicle, "must stubborn
ly resolve that, come what
may, they will never surrender
to Germany. We must stick to
her as she stuck to Napoleon
until we pull her down.
"So long as we hold the sea we
cannot ourselves be vitally
stricken."
Wont Give Details
"The enemy." said Premier As
qulth. reporting to the House of
Commons, "pressed the British
hard, hut were shaken off. It la
undesirable to aay anything more
at present beyond what the French
war office published Monday night.
"I can add. however that tha
French government states that th*
British troops, despite hard march
ing and desperate fighting, are in
the hest of spirits.
"The government has no list of
casualties to make public yet."
• • •
ALLIES FIGHT
ON DEFENSIVE
PARIS, Aug. 25.—Following the
fall of Namur and the reverae tha
Franco-British allies suffered at tha
Germane' hands in Monday's fight
ing In Belgium, the former ware on
the defensive today.
The Germane, preaelng their ad
vantage. are enveloping the Franeo-
Belglan and Franco-German fron
tier*.
A war council was at the i
Flvsee palace, loiter the war mliv i
Inter announced: \
"There Is no doubt of the final
outcome In the minds of any of the
French officials.
Germans Fight From Fort
Naomi's full whs unexplained.
It was reported thßt the Germans
succeeded In capturing one of the
forts, which enabled them to fight
In greater security and mora effeo
lively than In the open, that they
ununited siege guna In the defens*
they had taken, and that the other
fort If leaf • thn. am»
at a tiro