The Seattle star. [volume], May 15, 1915, Page 2, Image 2

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THE REASON WHY
Br r.im in j niiiiw it. D. >,
Tit I'lnt Ave.
lA*t waek I c«U<ul ntt*ntlon to th«»
feet that the m*n who were really
tarrying on lhi> war In Kurope hail
|o call** for killing each other of
gome of them think they h»ii'
I rauxe, hut If looked Into earefull*
the claaa who ahoot ami K<*t shot
till not profit from the war, no
turner which nation win* iTt\»>
Mil *11 loa*.) Til* heat tliat (lie
lighting mm can cat la tha worat
»f It. Working man of all nation*
ire coming to understand that aa
jong aa th*y are compelled to aall
ihelr labor-power for »>«' i In com
petition with othar m*« who poareae
■•thine alaa to act). In order to llva,
that It make* very little difference
ahleh flag th»r fight under llva un
|»r. die under, or In what nation
Ihav work TIIEt HAVK N>> COI N
fHY All they have to do la work.
Patrlotlem to them la an unknown
aothlngneaa. they feel It not. nor
Save they reaaon to know It. There
[a only one reaaon for the work In*
rlaaa of any nation going to war.
and that la they do not know any
better. Now. auppoae that a work
ins man fr* to war. how ran he
flirure that ho I* going to he bene
fited* lie worked for wagea before
tha war. and if he net* back alive
ha wilt be leaa qualified for *•!«•
labor than when ha went tu war. and
tonaequently not aa daalrahle aa an
Industrial aerf. beoauaa he I* phyal
cally Impaired and cannot >letd up
aa much aurplua value to the em
ployer aa the more aturdy w age
da ve can. for the tame wacea. name
ly the coat of living
Tbe reason wl»y * .>rkinifnen
Should not so to war l» because
their war ithe clans »!ru**lei now
rage* In all countries a( .til tlmea
•ml la the only war which \tially
•fferts the material Intereata of the
Working cla»-«. and any »»r bet ween
Hatlena la to market tha product of
labor and la bound to obaoura the
Claaa struggle.
It la now admitted that the work
fn of Europe M»\e produced >o much
Btoro than what they received a*
wag<*» that ttia owners of labor#
•tiryhia product In Kurope now rail
upon International labor to ahoot and
kill labor until the owning claea
haw marketa In which t" aril 'J\*
•urplua product of labor Thla aure-
Jy la not Invltleg to labor IH> you
It* the reaaon why* l-abor craated
»o much that It inuat now be ahot
and murdered
TIIKOHOIIt: MIHI«l:« KI T
UOUKHUI »
Tli* moat dangeroua man In Ameri
ca today la our Es-I*r«al4«at Haa«»-
I««lt. He always waa 4aaf*raa> Of
eourae. Mr Hooeevelt waa elected
president. but so waa tha beloved
and big hearted Tim Pullman elect
ed congressman from New Tork
after he had loat hla mind. Thlt k
of a man while running for preel
dent of the United States who would
write to C. H. Harrlman and aay
k*'Tou and I are practical men. and If;
'vou think It would Injure my chances
of election for you to come to the
White Houae and aea me before else- i
Hun. wait until after election and
then come before 1 write my m»a-1
sage to congress." What reason
rould he have had eicept to barter 1
tor the campaign pork barrel sup-
Mrt of Harrlman and Standard Oil"
Why come before hla meaaage tol
eengreaa unleea that meaaage waa
going to be In the lntereat of liar- i
rlman and agalnat the Intereata of
the people? Thla la the Kooaevelt
•ho thirsts for war and would ad
vise ua to bring on a condition of
•trained relatione with Hermany that
WouM make war Inevitable. Thla
Is the resaon why Mr. Roosevelt la
the rnoet dangeroua man In Amerl-
I AW XOT FRO-KF.lt WIX
My people all cam* from Canadi
•nd I am the only member of th«-
family born In the United State* My
anceatora were all Irtah and Km
llsli lam opposed to war because
It kills and murders the people; but
, facta are facts and we muat deal
I with them or give way to unbridled
illcense In the abaenc* of r*aa»n and
fit* limited and guided by blind brute
force All la fair In love and war.
•nd thoa* who ee«k war muat not
complain, and the people who auf
i for by war had beat beware of the
Jingoes who do the talking, but
want othera to do the fighting
It Is nonsense to say that a shlp
hßent of arma and munltlona of war
the United States to help one
nation at war with another la en
titled to protection, and the attempt
to Justify such a procedure on the
ground that a nation haa been
wronged by another with which It
Is at war la ao altly aa to caus* In
quiry about the mind that advocate*
it. Mr. Rooaevelt.
When the German government eo
i dallied the neceaaltlea of llf* In or
der to stop the iJermin gsmMers
•nd stock ezchsnge from cornering
the neceaaltlea or llf* and ralalng
prices, the alllea made food stuffa
destined for Oermany contraband of
war. thinking to starve the German
people. Waa thla human or Inhuman,
President Wilson? I would Just aa
| soon be drowned In th* North a*a
•s starved In Germany, Mr. Hooee
velt and Mr. Wilsoa.
The alllea cut Germsnv'a cable and
sank her ships In neutral watera. and
•aid that was their orders and their
duty. They uaed the American flag
on their ahlpa and aatd they had a
right to do ao. •jTmany proclaimed |
a war cone fnot of th* newspaper
Roosevelt type. but a real one)
around the British Isle«, and she hai
maintained It In food faith. She
notified the world of the darirTN of
#alllr>*r theee water*, and e»p*rlally
did *he warn the people of the Unit
ed tftatee that the Lusltanla would
be destroyed, yet thla *hlp took a
rarK'> of munition* of war from New
York harbor, and with Ua hundred*
of pas*«-n*ers entered the war zone
■without protection by Knirllsh war
•hip* while men who ahould lave
•enlie made fun of the warnln* Tell
me, Mr. Wllaon. what do your offi
cials mean by allowing a passenger
•hip to leave our porta for a war cone
laden with a cargo of rnunltione of
war? Suppose that all ship* carry*
In* pasßengers be allowed to carry
arms and ammunition to the allien,
•Imply because they carried pan
senders alHo, and at the Marne
tfrme the United Htat*s recognizes
Kngland * right to make food Mtuff*
destined for Germany contraband of
war and destroy our commerce with
Oermany. can we, as « nation, look
the world in the face?
I do not Justify Germany In her
acts, hut If the I'nlted State* In neu
tral. he neutral and mop favoring
the allies and attend to our own
business If we nre *olnic to he hon
est and fair, let us MO, If we are
In partnership with the ,irtle«,
us proclaim It. to the world and turn
Roosevelt loose.
The reaaon why aome people would
like to aee thla nation plunged Into
the world war In that It would
strengthen their war loans and raise
the value of their questionable se
curities.
President Wilson and Mr Theo
dore lUioiPVfll, there are worn*
eri and children starved to death by
alow starvation every week In either
Chi rax i, or New York than wen- loaf
on the Isualtania, and war will add
to the llat. The people of this na
tion need bread, not bullets—-but
what's the use?
EDWIN J. BROWN.
"EVERVWOMAN" RETURNS TO MOORE; VAUDEVILLE HOUSES OFFER PROMISING PROOR AMS FOR NEW WEEK
HEAR GUN FIRE;
BELIEVE FIGHT
IS ON AT SEA!
STOCKHOLM. May 15.—
Skippers arriving here today
reported hearing cannonading
in tha Baltic sea. off tne ialand
of Gothland. The firing waa
believed to coma from the scene
of an engagement between the
German and Ruasian fleets.
It was learned today that a
Gar-man submarine had inter
cepted the Swedish steamer
Belle, en route from Newcastle
to Stockholm, and eacorted her
to Halmstad. The Belle waa
stopped by the Germans In ths
North sea No reason is known
for the vessel bsmg taken Into
port.
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BRITISH PRESS
COMMENTS ON
WILSON'S NOTE
BY EO L. KEEN
LONDON, May 15—The Hrltlsh
pr«aa to«>k the view that Germany's
refusal to comply with the t'nlted
States' demand to abandon or sub
stantially alter her methods of sub
marlna warfare I* a foregone con
clusion.
The papers stated. however, that
thla does not necessarily mean war
They were unnnlmoua In declaring
that Germany's refusal would throw
not only the moral, but the ma
terial support of the l\ H to the
allies Provincial aa *ell as l»n
--don papers lauded President Wll
eon a note aa a remarkable appeal
to Germany*! bettor side In behalf
of humanity.
The Express said editorially;
The note Is admirably dignified
ami firm. Germany must make
full apology and reparations and
dtMOßtiam her piracy or count the
I* 8. among her enemies"
The Chronicle characterises tha
bote aa studiously courteous, bat
»ery firm In substance "
The Manchester Ouardlan eaM:
! "Seldom has a diplomatic document
been conceived as to ao consistent
ly ai'peal from the worst to the bet
ter aelf of a nation, and ao adroitly
phrased aa to make It possible for
the sinner to repent without public
humiliation "
"In tone and substance. If we ex
cept certain tributes to German In
fltience on the side of Justice and
humanity, the note la remarkable
and without exception," the Liver
pool Post stated.
The I»ndon Tlmea said: "The
American note, both In aubatance
and expression, recalls the beat
traditions of American diplomacy.
The whole world of neutrals may
rejoice that the U. S. has at length
spoken so forcibly and to the
point."
SUSPECT ORIENTAL
HANDS IN CASE OF
MISSING DIPLOMAT
Mrs. Charles I.ester Morgan,
bride of the mysteriously missing
former attache of the t'nlted
States consular service at Peking,
has Informed government agent*
searching for her huahand, that he
had been warned by the conaul at
Peking before their departure to be
careful of Orientals
Morgan had chance of all official
correspondence relating to the
Chinese-Japanese question, she
said.
Fear that he his met with foul
play since he vanished Wednesday
morning lias worried Mrs. Morgan
almost to the point of breakdown
They left Peking March 21, on
their honeymoon, and had been
stopping at the llutler hotel.
STAR—SATURDAY, MAY 15, 1915. PAGE 2.
Elaborate Banquet Bc«na In "Evtrywomin" at Moore Theatre.
ARMIES CLASH
ON HUGE SCALE
NORTH OF ARRAS
BY WM. P. SIMS
PARIS. May 15 —Following a
violent bombardment. In which
scores of French snd German gun*
exchanged fire tor hours, fighting
ha* been resumed on a large scale
to the north of Arras.
The official communique today
reported further advancea for the
French In the drive toward I<ens.
After violent fighting a gain of s<>o
yarda waa made In the region of
Souchet.
A desperate battle waa fought
around the Souchei sugar mills,
where the Germans were finally
forced to retire In being beaten
back here, the Teuton forces were
compelled to withdraw from the
highway running from Rethune snd
Arras.
Extremely heavy losses have been
suffered by the Germans In the
fighting In the Arras region A*
high aa 600 bodies have been found
In front of a single position.
STEAMER SIOUX
BEGINS SUNDAY
EXCURSIONS
Spring, according to the calendar,
arrived almost a month ago. hut
for thn pleasure lover* on
•ound, spring will arrive officially
Sunday morning at 9 o'clock, when
the bis fireproof steel steamer
Hloux will leave the Colmsn dork
for the first of a *erles of excur
sion* to the beauty spots about the
Bound thla season.
I,a*t year thousand* enjoyed
these excursion*.
The Sioux will aall tomorrow for
Port Angele*, and the excursions
will return to Seattle on the steam
er Sol I)uc, arriving In Heattln at 9
p. m. The round trip will be |1. with
cut ratea for children under 1!
Stop* will be mad" at a number of
way point*, and every opportunity
to enjoy the scenery will be given
IHsket lunches may be carried
or ft dairy lunch will be »erved on
the boat all day.
DR. DERNBURG MAY
RETURN TO GERMANY
NKW YORK. May 15—With ru
mor* In circulation that hp plan*
to return to Germany. Dr. Hernsrd
Iternburg remained secluded In hi*
apartment* nt the Kltr.-Carlton
hotel today. The kal*er's unofU
clal *poke*man denied himself to
all Interviewer* *nd hi* secretary
also refused to dl*cusa the rumor*
MOORE
"Kverywoman." the moat auooeaa
fnl of the modern morality playa,
will return to the Moore theatre
for .t week, beginning Sunday even-
InK. with Iho uaual matinee*
"K very woman" waa here leaa than
two year* ago, and an wide waa Ita
fame that It broke attendance rec
ord*.
It Is one of tho moat elaborate
productions put out by Henry W.
Savage and In one of the scenes
thcr" are over 150 people on the
stage
The play tells the story of a
young and beautiful woman who
sets forth on n pilgrimage of love
She Is accompanied by Youth. Mod
esty and lleauty.
Out of the country Into the city
she goes There she meets Flat
tery and Greed and Wealth, and
Passion and others.
One by one "he lose* her com
panlona, and finally ihe returns to
Truth, whlrh l» without glamor, but
offers her heart * craving, Ixivc
Scenes of stage life, New York's
revel on Broadway on New Year's
night and life In the big city gener
ally are vividly shown. The com
pany carries a special sjwpbony
orchestra.
• • •
EMPRESS
Featuring the
new show at th#
Ktn press theatre
ne*t week will be
the musical spec
tacle, "Ob the
Riviera." with a
cast of 11 musi
cians and singer*
It la one of the'
I vest productions |
of Frank Itohm of
New York. Mile 1
Qravette, I.a Von :
ler A Co., pre
sentlng the only
woman Imperaon
ator of great men
with the aid oi:
makeup and cos i
tumes, will prove!
another Interest ji
Ing number. Klein*
Rrothers. charac
ter comedians and
as*as*lnatora of
king's F.ngllsh;
Lswton, Jugglar, I
at Empreee.
Willie Smith. 1? year* old. In origin
al *ong reading, and Lawton. the
Inventive Juggler, are other attrmc
tlon* on the bill.
e • e
GRAND OPERA COMING
Arrangements have been com
pleted by George T. Hood, manager
of lie Moore theatre, for the ap
pearnnce nt that theatre of the 1 '
Italian ('.rand Opera company for
a period of one week, commencing
Thursday evening, May 27. This!
organization was formed aeveralj
ye*™ ngo by the lato Don Mario •
I Am bard I.
In all. the company Include* 76
artist*, the principal* all being well
known In the famou* opera houses
of Mllatio and Italy. The large
chorus I* *ald to be unusually come
ly and melodious Despite the elat>
orat> nature of thla offering, popu
lar price* will prevail.
PANTAGES
For a special !
feature next week'
the Pantages will
offer the flr*t mo
tion picture* of
the I<usltanla, the
giant liner de
stroyed off the
coast of Ireland
by a Oerman tor- 1
pedo. The pic-,
Iture* show the
igreat ship leaving
[the pier In New-
York on her 111-
fnted voyage. Al
fred G. Vanderbllt
nnd other noted
passengers lost
'when the vessel
went down, wav-
Itng farewell f n
their friends; the
loading of pas
sengers and bag
gage, and other
1
I
Rosle Leonard at ■
Pantages. f
scenes preparatory to her de
parture.
The vaudeville show will be head
lined by Arizona .loe and his band
of cow punchers, In "Pastimes of
the Plains." In the company are
several famous cattle persons and
a number of w ltd horses. Other:
numbers will be the Leonard An-1
derson company In the laughable'
travesty, "When Caesar ("s Her";
Venlta Gould In "Fifteen Minutes
With the Stars"; Northland nnd
Wind, impromptu duo, and the
Three Klatios In "A September
Morn In Africa."
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LEONARD SEES
NO FUTURE FOR
THE JITNEY BUS
The Jitney bit* industry I* runnlnr
full speed to the boneyard.
So I'realdent of the Puget
Sound Traction Co. opine* after a
whirl of Kastern dtles, where he
powwowed with Stone-Webster of
jlclala concerning thrm. I/eonard
got bark Friday.
"It la the consensus of opinion
that the courae of the Jitney bus will
noon be nin." he says "It !• the
product of * time of depression.
Men operate Jitneys until such time
when they ran get u steady Job
Experience will demonstrate the low
margin of profit, and wake th<> run
nlitK of the bun le*s attractive."
VETERAN DEAD
Col. C. K. Campbell, civil *ai
veteran. 74 years old, la dead at
the Swedish hoepltal. after an Ill
ness of sli months.
Be Good
To Yourself
by keeping in good physical
trim and you will be the best
friend to yourself and a pleas
ure to others. Most sicknesses
begin in the ordinary and
minor ailments of the digestive
>rgans, and for these ailments
Bocfiatns
Pitts
have Income the most popular
remedy, because thev are so
safe, so certain, and prompt
in their beneficial action.
They tone the stomach, stim
ulate the liver, regulate the
bowels. By cleansing the
system and purifying the
blood they prove that they
Are the Best
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is a persistent, per
petual and tireless
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But it does not
wait for any man.
No deposit, no in
terest, is the rule.
Save something out
of your wages or sal
ary. Get it into the
Dexter Horton Trust
and Savings Bank as
quickly as you can
and let compound in
terest help you get
ahead.
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Trust and Savings
• Bank
MRCONI* ANII CMKSSV
B IIA AT¥TI WEEK COMMENCING
A/I f II I |J 1* TOMORROW
||fl Flm 1J Matinee* Wednesday and Saturday
HENRY W. SAVAGE OFFERS
[VERYwoMAN
THETREMENDOUS DRAMATIC SPECTACLE
* SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA- ENSEMBLES OF 150 PEOPU
The Largest Dramatic and Musical Organization Ever Toured
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— Pop. Mat.
Wedneeday.
Mall Order*
Now.
PANT AGES
Unequaled Vaudeville —Our Policy
Never Chanflee
BEGINNING MONDAY AFTERNOON
First Motion Pictures of the
Lusitania
Showing the Giant Cunard Liner leaving New York
on her ill-fated voyage to Liverpool, during
which the wai torpedoed and sent to the bottom
with more than 1,000 passenger*, many of them
noted Americans.
—SEE—
Alfred Gywnne Vanderbilt
One of the victims of the disaster, waving goodbye to
friends on the pier; the loading of baggage
preparatory to the great ship's departure, and other scenes
of striking interest.
ARIZONA JOE
And his company of cow punchers, in
PASTIMES OF THE PLAINS
The biggest Wild West act ever produced in vaudeville.
OTHER BIG FEATURES 10c and 20c
TRAMWAY MEN IN
LONDON STRIKE
LONDON, May 15.—Several
thousand tramway employe!
went on atrlk* today, demand
ing extra wage* for additional
work done alnce the war began.
Many of London'a moat busy
tramway lines were tied up, but
the general service was not crip
pled.
Since the outbreak of the war,
when many tramway employes
enlltted, those who stayed at
home have had to work over
time and do the work of those
absent In the trenches.
They demand more pay for
thla.
HAS TO PAY REWARD
FOR OWN ARREST
MILWAUKEE, May 14.—Arthur
Morrison must pay a reward of $50
offered for his arrest.
Morrison was arrested for embez
zling >101 from O. W. Eckles, super
intendent of n New Rutier hotel.
Morrison was in charge of the ho
tel. Ecklos had offered a reward of
$50 for his arrest.
He pleaded guilty in municipal
' Low Excursion Fares
Tickets on sale daily by
NORTHERN PACIFIC RY.
TO THE EXPOSITIONS
SAN FRANCISCO AND SAN DIEGO
in connection with
THE PALATIAL STEAMSHIP
"NORTHERN PACIFIC"
Ask about
EASTBOUND SUMMER EXCURSION FARES
In effect May 15 and dally there
after, to all Eastern Points. Stop
overs permitted and return limit
October 31,
Through Trains Daily to Minneapolis. St. Paul, Chicago, St. Louis
JUNE 15 TO SEPT. 15
AJr. THE 1915 PARK SEASON
V A ffil JVellowstone Park
jflCl r A Reached via original entrance .at
Gardiner Gateway. Low farea dally
during season.
> .*
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A. D. CHARLTON. A, G. P. A„ Portland, Ore.
Special return
engagement of the
Pereian Spectacle
by Richard Wal
ton Tully, author
of "The Bird of
Paradlee."
LOEW'S EMPRESS
(irpalptt
Production
"On the Riviera"
II — A <-<-<.». pll.hr.l *n«W«M aad
«ll|rn—ll
Ttif most gorgeous and <-*p»n
elve not of Its kind on the Ameri
can stagr.
Mile. Gravette Lavondre
Tmaafnrmtal.
KLEIN BROTHERS
"TkMr «.rrn»li A4mlrml«."
OTHKB BIU *rr»
REMEMBER
10c and 20c
court. .ludce Rackus placed him on
probation and ordered him to make
restitution and pay hl» reward
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pension fund.
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