The Seattle star. [volume], January 11, 1916, Page 2, Image 2

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STARTING TODAY
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Presents
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With the Entire Original New York Cast, Including
GEORGE F. MARION
Vivian Blackburn and Geraldine O'Brien
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1:15, 3, 4:45, 6:30, 8:15, 10:15 p. m.
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THE STRAND
Second Ave. at Seneca Admission 10 Cents
SITY TREASURER EXPLAINS
ACTS IN RENICK LAW TANGLE
ritr Tmnnr Terry Monday
broke his silence and sent to the
city council hi* explanation for pay-
Ins bond obligation* with cash and
TODAY'S BEAUTY BINT
It la not necessary to shampoo
quite so frequently If your hair Is
properly cleansed each time by use
of a really good shampoo The
easiest to use and quickest drying
shampoo that we can recommend
to our readers may be prepared
very cheaply by dissolving a tea
spoonful of canthrox. obtained
from your druggist. In a cup of hot
water. This rubbed Into the scalp
creates a thick lather, toothing and
cooling In Its action, as well a*
very beneficial to sralp and hair
After rinsing, the scaip Is freeh
and clean, while the hair drle*
quickly and evenly, developing a
bright taster and a soft flufflness
that makes It seem very heavy.
What to Do for Eczema
Oreaar naive* * n > I ointment*
*'iOtild not he applied If good. clear
■kin I* want'd Krom anv drugglat
for }sr. or 11.00 for extra largo rl*»
get a bottle i.f zemn When applied
a* directed It effectively remove*
«>c»ema. quickly atop* itching, and
t.eal* *kln troukle*_aleo aorea. burn*
wound* and chafing It penetrat'a
clean*** and soothes. Zeino la de
pendable and Inexpensive. Trv It, aa
we believe nothing you have ever
u*«d I* a* effective and aatlafylng
Zemo, Cleveland.
Largest Credit Apparel Institution in the U. S.
SECOND UNION
EASY CREDIT TERMS—
CHEERFULLY GRANTED
Credit does not necessitate spending more money
in any manner. It just makes the spending of it
ea«y and convenient, «o that you will not notice it.
Women's Coats and Suits
All Re-marked
Greatest Reductions of the Season
The fortunate women who investigate our Semi-
Annual Clearance of Coats and Suits will find many
exceptional values. Fine serges, whipcords, wool
poplins, mixtures and gaberdines in the bet demi
tailored and fur-trimmed style- of the season all
with the -uperior tailoring and workmanship that you
will always find in the "Eastern's" garments.
SUITS $16up COATSSIOup
elty employes' salaries with 5 per
cent warrant*
The question was put up to him
thru a resolution Introduced three
weeks ago by Councilman Krlckson.
who wanted to know whether or not
Terry was violating the Renlck
law when he made Interest and
bond payments direct from the In
terest and redemption fund*
Me pointed out that It was the
duty of the finance committer and
not the council to carry on Invest!
gallons, and that their findings
should then he submitted to the
council for action
"T'nder the law, general' bond
paymenta are payable In New York
In gold coin," he nald. 'No such re
striction a are placed on wlarleg or
city bills "
Rut the conncllmen are still won
derlng about the application of the
Renlck law In the cane
The way was paved for the con
dernnstlon of Cedar Palls, to guard
the Cedar river water supply, when
Councilman H*aa Introduced an or
dinance authorising the corporation
council to go ahead with the pro
ceedings
Seepage from the north bank of
the Cedar river raised Rattlesnake
Iske, a year ago. and the lake flood
ed the little village of Cedar Kails.
After sn Investigation. City Kn
glneer Dimock and Health Commis
sioner Moßrlde advocated condem
nation of the town, to keep Heat
tie's supply from pollution
Pile* < iir»H In S «*» IS !>«*■
Druggists refund money If f'AZO
OTNTMF.NT fall* to cure Itching,
Flllnd. lileedlng or Protruding File*.
Klr*t application give* relief Bflc.
ALTERATIONS FREE
WILSON'S TRIP
COST HIM 52,739
President's Honeymoon Putt
Considerable Dent in
Bankroll
WHERE IT ALL WENT
BY IDAH McGLONE GIBSON
HOT SPRINGS. Va.. Jan. it.
"I wondsr If the pcssldent
think* his honeymoon worth
tho monsy?"
This remark was mads by a
hard-headed financier—Just ss
ths prssldsnt and Mrs. Wilaon
• mbark*d en thslr spscisl train
for Washington from Mot
Springs, whers they hsd been
ipsndlng tho first two weeks of
thslr wedded life
Tho financier was probably
mors or less pessimistic, ss, In
stead of honsymooning, ho hsd
been down at Hot Spring* try"
Ing to get some relisf for his
rheumatism.
Hot Springs Is one of the most
expensive places In America In
which to spend any time, whether
you're on a honeymoon or not.
Special Train Coats >400
Tt Is only the wealthy who can
live there for 10 da>* or more, even
If they are satisfied with a room
and bath.
The special train which conveyed
the preaident. Mrs. Wilson and thrir
attendants to Hot Springs ''cost In
the neighborhood of $200 each way,"
nald one of the railroad officials to
me.
The president's suite at the
Homeatead rents for 130 a day.
His valet and Mrs. Wilson's maid
had rooms for $♦ a dav each The
tranaportatlon of the White House
automobile* was Ifio each w-ny.
The room for Charley Bchwem,
the president's own stenographer,
was |fi a day.
Roses Every Morning
The room and hoard for seven
secret service men were $22 a day.
Salary of the secret service men
Will average $43 a day.
Oarage fees anil gasoline average
a <lay; w«kc« of servants M a
day; salary of stenographer JI a
day; tips and fees, $7u The total
is 12,789.
While one might compute the
■ mount which wai apent for
flowers, the boxes which ar
rived from Waahlngton contain
ing American Beauty rosea
each morning could not have
cost less than $15 dally.
SCHOOLS AGAINST
TIMBER SALE BILL
PORTLAND, Ore, .[an. II Say
Ing the proposed hill of Representa
tive Albert Johnson, whereby fund*
•Wived from the sale of timber
In national forests be di
verted from Improvement of county
schools to the exclusive ronatruc
tion of highways, would be detrl
mental to the school system of Ore.
gon and other Mates, Reuben Jones,
secretary of Kestlle board of edu
citlori, recommended action against
the bill »t the conference of s< hooi
mlmlnlstratlve officers Mornhs
night.
WILCOX OETB CONTRACT
Contract for building two miles
of permanent highway between
Newport and Hazelwood was let
by the county commissioners Tues
day to W. W. Wilcox on hla bid
ut $17,935.
STAR—TUESDAY. JAN. 11, 1916. PAGE 2.
WHAT WAS BOB'S
OLD CAR WORTH?
Proaertitor f.undm waa Inntrurt
«m! by th« county cotumlaeloner*
T(wedftv to ukr up with John Slat
terv, of the Commercial Union In
auranre Co. the matter of settle
ment for the total deatruction of
the Urge Pierre-Arrow touring car
formerly u«ed by the sheriff
It wa* Intured for 12.000
Altho a searching investigation
Into the < a>i*e of the "accident"
wa* made at the time. SUttery aald
Turtday that phase of the mailer
would not enter Into the contro
yerty with l.undin
We wiah only to trrhe at a Ju«t
yaluatlon of the car.' he taid We
will pay that "
T« I'rttfai ik> i;n*
fold* rauw a rip l4icattv» Hrnmo
Qalnlne r»no>»i th« . T; <•••• I*
only one * lllt< «M< > yI'IS'INK " K. \V
drove * *lgnatur» on tioi !Sr
No Guesswork
No K'ies*work In our method of;
examining the eye*. Twenty-five j
years of experience Eighth year
In Seattle We prescribe, grind j
and fit our own glasses.
Wt Guarantee Satisfaction. Fitted
Complott. $2.50 and Up
Curry Optical Parlors
H. C. and M. Curry
EYESIGHT SPECIALISTS
3064-66 Arcade Bldg.
Bring Thla Ad W'th Vtu
HAPPINESS
U the aim of life. And
many of the thing* that
happiness depends upon
can only be secured by
money.
You will have the money
if you will start a savings
account with us now.
Interest 4%
UNION
8 A VINOS A
TRUST CO.
or BEATTLE
Capital and Surplua (HOO.COO
JAMES D. HOGE, President
>1. B SOLNER,
Vlca President and Truat Officer
HOQC 3UILDING
In tha Heart of the Financial
District
PUGET SOUND IS
BEST NAVY BASE
Admiral Tells House Commit
tee of Dry Dock
Facilities.
SEEK APPROPRIATION
WASHINGTON. Jan. 11
Bsttle crulaara, proposed by
the administration program,
srs too Isrgs to sntsr ths nsvy
dry docks of slthsr coaat. Hear
Admiral Stanford told the
houee naval committee today.
H» dsclarsd, However, that
tha docks on Pugst sound could
ba anlargad
If was believed bv members or
the Washington delegation at
Washington fhat out of lh« com
mlttee hearings on iirrinrmlliMi,
I'uget sound la going In derive
great and lasting benefits
• a a
i Collier's Points
i
Out Advantage
of Naval Base Here
Ths "pork bsrrsl" Is ths
greatest msnac* to obtslnlng s
proper msasurs of prsparsd
nsss in ths Unltsd States
Of the aeven flrat-claaa navy
yarda, only two can receive our
flrat-claaa modern battleahipa
at all tlmea and In all condl
tlona.
One la at Portamouth, N. H .
the other la at Bramerton,
Waah.
Thaae two only fulfill the re
quirement that the approachea
to the navy yarda ahould have
a channel of at leaet 40 feet,
freely open at all tlmaa.
Thua llurton J Hendrlck euro
marlaes'the altuatlon In the lateat
laaue of Colller'a Weekly In an ar
ticle entitled What the I'ork Itar
re I Nleana "
' Itefore w« have national de
fenee," he aaya, "we will have to
eatlngulah the jiork barrel, the
greateat source of our military
weakneaa."
In the old dava, Mendrlck polnta
out, when aallliiK ahlpa met all bee
eaaary retjulrementa. even Mare
laland navy yard at Kan Franrlaro
answered aufflrlently aa a naval
liaae
Hut now—
"tinea Roblnaon Cruaoe built
a boat that ha could not gat to
the water, human Ingenuity haa
•volvsd nothing ao criminally
abaurd aa thaaa American navy
yarda."
It'a the "pork barrel" to the
front'
"Congreaaman Bryan of te
attla aaya unplaaaant thlnga
about the mud flata of Mara
laland." Htndrlch writai,
••whereat Congreaaman Curry
of Sacramento wantt to know
about the foga on Pugat
sound."
And then we have Coniire*aman
Humphrey, champion of the ' pork
barrel "
• Congrtttman Humphrey,"
(aya Htndrlck, "faala callad
upon to quiet auch troubiad wa
tart. In getting appropriations
for Puget tound. ha aald. ha
had alwayt racaivad tha tup
port of tha antlra delegation
Should tha Wathlngton daltga
Hon not reciprocate?
"That la tha philosophy of
pork barralltrn, tha practice
that bat to tambty weakened
both tha army and tha navy.
Soma day tha reckoning will
coma."
JUDGE DENOUNCES
COURT SYSTEM AND
QUITS THE BENCH
if rt *r»< ui
PORTLAND. Ore Jan 11 —
Court*- the whole proce** of crlrn-
Inal Jurisprudence—are held In con
tempt by Judge John It Steyenson
of the municipal court hera.
-IT MERELY ADDS TO THE
MISERY OF PEOPLE WHO NEED
HELP." he uva "IT DORB NOT
Ct'RE THE EVIL lam *lck and
tired of the whole farcical proced
ure."
And for thla reaaon Judge Stey
en*on has handed In hi* rcalgna
Hon, to become effective February
1. He hat been on the bench over
two year*. Mayor Albe tried, tin
avalllngly. to pertuadn lilni to re
consider.
"My whole purpose," explained
ENGLAND AFTER
GERMAN TRADE
BY WILBUR 8. FORREST
LONDOiy. Jan. 11—England
may Innert in final peace terma
with Caemany a clauae by
which Germany will bind her
own handa In the matter of
commercial expansion.
With Oraat Brltaln'a announc
ed Intention of atrlklng at tha
roota of German trade. It wai
learned today that commercial
experta have suggested that one
of the moat effective methods
of doing thia would be to inaert
a clause In the peace terms
whereby Germany would agree
to refrain from export business
for a period of years.
TACOMA MAN TALKS
AT HUMANE MEET
William Van Vorla of Tacoma
was a speaker Tiiendny at the aer
ond day's session of the general
conference of Washington humane
Koclotles being held »t the Com
mercial Club
fllher apwakera incliiilri Mia*
Anna I .on IHe Strong, O. \V. Hell
ami llr. Klin (S. Stone
GETS LEAVE TO WORK
NBWPORT. Walea, Jan 11. -
Rev. Hall Walll*. lending Methodlat
minister, was grnnted a alx montha'
leave of absence hv hla congrega
tion to do war work In a shipyard.
CALLS LAWYER
"LIAR" IN COURT
Judge Gilliam Fines E. G
Wirth Ten Dollars
Worth of Contempt
WRITES OUT CHECK
K O. Wlrtb, of 1110 Hiawatha
place, railed Attorney K"taiik I'.
Ilutherford a "liar" during the
hearing of a case 111 Huperlor Judre
(111llain a rourt Tuenlay, an l was
fined 110 for contempt.
lie refuaed to pay.
"Call a sheriff," commanded Oil
Ham.
Heputv Frank Ware responded
Take thla man to Jail." Ollllain
ordered, and ke»-|> hllli locked up
till he pays hla fine "
"I don't have to go to Jail." de
dared Wlrth. and, drawing out Ills
hank book, wrote a check for 110.
payable to the order of the court.
Wlrth'a anger had been aroused
by Attorney Itutherford when the
latter teatlfled that he had been In
formed that Mrs Wlrtb. on her
deathbed, last luly, had told her
daughter ahe did not want her hus
liand named administrator of her
estate
"tlecatlM ha Is a drinking man
and an I. W W„" Rutherford said
th« daughter fold him
Rutherford via reprewntlng Mra
Carrie 1.. Turner, co-a<lmlnlatrator
with Wlrth
After Mr* Wlrth'a death. It la
»aM. It developed ahe hail aecreted
$I.*#B In hank* without her hu»-
hand'a knowledge
Iter entire eatate I* appralaed at
The prenont action *a«
brought by Mr» Turner to remove
Wlrth a* admlnlatrator
COLUMBIA RIVER
BAR WASHED OUT
PORTLAND. Jan 11—The Co
lumbia river bar haa vanlahed, a<-
cordlnc to MaJ. Jewitt. govrrnmrnt
engineer, who today completed the
annual aurvey of the mouth of the
river The aurvey ahowa a rhann-l
1,600 feet wide with a depth of a."
feet at low water.
It waa pointed out that hla sur
vey waa made following two montae
of the wont atorma the Oregon
coaat haa ever aeen
START SEARCH FOR
BOOZE HEAR MIHES
TACOMA. Jan 11 Klght deputy
aherlffa. with f>eputy I'roeecutlng
Attorney <S*o M. Thompson, armed
with aearrh warrant*, iieean raiding
houses and atorea under auaplrjon
of violating the prohibition law- at
Wtlkeeon and Carbonado, mining
towns, early today.
Y. M. C. A. TO HOLD
ANNUAL ELECTION
Original sonic*, and cartoon*
thrown on the screen will be * fea
ture of lb* annual meeting of the
Y. M. C. A. at 6:15 o'clock Tuea-I
day. Much of the material of the |
reporta also *111 be thrown on the
screen In condented form Harry ,
E. Wllnnn. attorney, ha* the pro-,
gram In charge T S Llppy will,
pretlde during the meeting. which
Immediate) v follow* the banquet
Hl* director* and two trottee* will
be elected
Judge Btcven*on, "la to get away
from the burden of tending people
lo Jail and Impoalng penalties I
hare been doing thla for several
year*. Now I am thru. I-et tome
bo<'y elte do them
"When I tend a man to jail for
drunkenness. what have I accom
pllshed?
WHILE HE* IV JAIL HIS
WIPE AND CHILDREN AR.i HE
PRIVKD OP ANY PART OP HIS
EARNINGS, mid he «ets drunk
ngMn n* soon a* lie get* out
"When I tend a thiol lo Jail, do
I help either the thief or society?
I do not.
"WHEN HE C.KTR OCT, HE'S
STILL A THIEP, AND A JAIL
IIIRI) RESIDES.
"When I "end an Immoral worn
an to Jail, do I halt or hinder the
manufacture of Immoral women be
cause of aoclal condition* with
which the court* do not concern
themselves?
"Pip work TIIK FARCK OP AD
MIVISTKRINO 80-CAUJCI) JI S
TICK —haa herome so dlstiiHtefnl to
me that I cnn continue It no long
er. altho. to be frank. 1 need the
the offlre pays. I am going
hack to private practice."
1 lb.Tins 30c—3 lb.Tins 85c
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ANITA KING I
And will address the
audiences of the Coli
~ bcurn at the afternoon
ANITA KING and evening shows.
hn* «o( ii hi r Ift mpprmr ber«»i»e «»f itrn»ua
lirralkiitiHß.
8-PIECE RUSSIAN ORCHESTRA ■
fhe Hliliraf I'rfml Mm*l«rl <» r| •nI >« I l«»n In Ibf «t«He«
GIANT MOLLER PIPE ORGAN ■
\% 111 lUnrlrr *>pre-l«l > timber* mul Will Inlfrprtl Ibe Plr
lure l*ro«rani. Uhl<h lacludri
FANNIE WARD IN THE CHEAT ■
• •14 In I'lrfrd In «be*r Dramatic ttrrnuili %»jr
I rilurr l.»rr •>« rrmril. %% bl«*b llrnds Ihr Opmlni
Admission 15c 112',U r"V H
e . o#v ,l » r I'M! Time*
Loge Seats 30c ■
f *r»i» M«r n«>
I'.Hrb
COMING NEXTS ■
Mary Pickford as the "FOUNDLING" I
COKE
Lasts Longer and Gives More Heat
Than Any Other HARD FUEL
No Smoke Nor Soot to Creep
Through the Hot Air Ducts Into
the Room* —None to Be Blown
About the Neighborhood.
jT *iF YOl" have nr\er used this excellent hard
fuel and want onlv a trial, you mav have
200 II < delivered for SI.OO.
COKF, i- an ideal fuel for the furnace, heater
and fireplace.
Phone us your order—we will deliver promptly.
SEATTLE LIGHTING COMPANY
Stuart Bldg. Phone Main 6767.
FERRY TO HAVE
WOODEN HULL
John McAteer. of the McAteer
Shipbuilding Co,, of Seattle. was
awarded the contract Tuesday for
building the new King county ferry
for Vashon Island. Hl* bid was
The Duthj- Shipbuilding Co. of
fered to build a steel-hull ferry
boat for $.12,400, This was turned
down In favor of n wooden hull lo
be built by MrAteer.
Spnelficatlous call for a hull 120
feet long. 88-foot Imam and 15-foot
depth. It will he equipped with a
.MO-ta. p. Deisel oil burning encine,
the contract for which will He let
Monday
The l>oat ti to be complete in ISO |
working day*, according to the eou. 1
tract. j
MORSE FOUNDS NEW
WORLD SHIP MERGER
NEW YORK. .lan. 11— Chas. \V.
Morse, a mighty power In financial
circles before he was sentenced to
Atlanta federal prison, la forming •
new world ship combine, according
to rei>orls today.
Morse hopes to found an Ameri
ran mercantile marine touching aIL
South American aud EuropeftV
|)orts.