The Seattle star. [volume], December 28, 1918, Image 2

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FLU COSTS MILLION
A DAY IN THE U. S.
(Jtpe. la I to The Star by N A 1
NKW YORK, Pee. I* - -"Flu" la
coating th# I'nlled States nearly a
million dollars a da>!
Here are conservative eatlmatea,
based on a death roll of no a:ore
than 100,000 due directly to influ
onf.i and a *lck roll of no more
than 5,000 000 In four montha:
Itinera la » I »00,000
Doctors' fee# It,ooo 000
Nnrw bllla 1* 000,000
Drug bllla * 000.000
l.oss to workera Jt.000.000
LtOss to buataesa • 4*.000.000
$113,000,000
More than |:« «00 000 a month',
Flu Quarantines
Prove Unpopular
Those ea'lmalea are undoubtedly
under rather than over the facta
Thev empha*i«e the vital nece*
rtty >rf stamping out "flu
"Flu" Nina lire unpopular
They hurt bust nets and tend to
alarm ttw> people
New Y«<rk » health officer. Pr R
S. I'opelaawl. oppose* •inamnllnea a*
it metlu«l for checking spread of
' "fi" -
Angeles Christian Scientist*
refused to obey a clly ordinance
CAM SEATTLE FAIL?
THE WAR SAVINGS
QUOTA
Ha* Not lleen li cached
IT CAN BE
If EVERYBODY Wll Buy
From
One to One Hundred
More War Saving*
Stamps
imrinf to \MUty
SAVE SEATTLE
Contributed by
Planless Proctor
r
Popular
I on the
What are "Sealed Wives"?
Zane Grey writes of "sealed wives" in "The Rainbow
I rail" as women living apart in a hidden city of the wilder
ness—as occupants of an Adamless Eden. Shefford, the
principal character in the remarkable story, gains access to
the city and there finds the dream girL—"the Sago Lily"—
for vhom he has long searched-the plains, the deserts and
the mountains of the great West.
i U 1L -
closing their okirfliN during "flu"
epidemic. Judge White decided the
law whk unconstitutional.
Sun Diego and San l>a net SCO
tried making everybody wear n
"flu maak " Hut Iho plan didn't
norm to stop flu." while It did
make a lot of people wrathful
Ittlsburg retwirl* vaccination of
50.000 employe* of Frlck Steel
work* with a vaccine prepared by
!>r. K (' Roaanow, I'nlverslty of
Minnesota. Four cum of "ftu" de
veloped among the vaccinated.
llaallh officer Ma* C. Surkloff
of St. I<oula. Mo, I* ualng the Roae
now vaccine aa a preventive treat
menl and clAlitia a high degree of
success. -
Surgeon < Jen era 1 Rupert Blue
urgea formation of local commit
teea everywhere to deal with out
break* of the disease
Such committee* divide localities
Into district*. make house to-house
visitations. Instruct the people In
aanltary and preventive method* of
fighting the dl»«-.u.e, provide nurse*
and doctor* and take auch other
meaauee* aa are deemed wise
ITeventlon work la helping check
the disease.
Spraying nose anil throat dally
with good disinfectant* prevent* In
fecllon In many cases.
I>r K It. Kelley. of lUwlnn.
cUiini nmr nm«m Willi a bind
aerum li i« umsl in <t hoapltal In
Clirlafii. Maim
The New York Modlcnl Record
prima report* thai Injection* of citil
nine under the akin hu\« curwl
many victim* of pneumonia follow
In* "flu "
It la b*Ue>ed that, with public
, and medical uctlon, "flu' will be
under control before winter end*
Hut It nuty be an all winter fight
STORM Warning
Southwest alorm wnmlnia were
ordered displayed at 7 SO a. m. Satur
.lay In all Washington aeaporta by
i the weather office The atorm t* re
ported central over Vancouver taland
and will nio\« eastward. causing
southeast to aouthwest galea late
Saturday afternoon and night.
Cashes Bad Checks
Check* for t*6 and |t(. both bad.
lure been paased on l - rt*«h Uros ,
j *O7 Flrat »ve , and O K Kvana A
Co.. 711 Se<-orvl ave . according lo
complaint* nuuio to lha police Fli
day. They are signed by a mythical
| lumler company representative of
Tacorna
COUNCIL WILL
PASS TRACTION
BILL MONDAY
Final paaange of the traction ordl
ntnmi. authortitng the purchase of
(ho I'u(rt Sound Traction. Uuhl A
rower lyilMii for 11h.000.000 in pult
lit utility bonds, In »«p*cted to be
inadf by Iho fity council Monday
A apet lal session of the council, alt
ting In committee of the whole I tl
day afteriua>a. dtopoaod of all detatla
In connection with the deal, with the
exception of tha position the city
*houtd take In regard to bualnes*
contracts the company ha* ngree«l to
fulfill.
I Hacuaalon of tl>e*e hualneaa eon
tracts will be continued by the eoun
cIU at • a. m Monday, and In Ihe ufi
ernoon the final traction bllla will
com* up for vote
A majority of at least five to four
ami the aanctlon of the mayor la < *
[mini lo (Hinaummate the deal,
I'mler the agreenx-nt arrived at
Friday, the company will have ts
day* from the time ilia aupreme
court pa*»r* nn the legality of the or
dimmer* to dollver the car property
free of Incirnbrance* After the 4j
dav limit, tha company will pay $4OO
a day fine for falling to remove out
■ landing ilebta. and the city will have
Ihe right to terminate the contract at
the end of all month* If Ihe company
ha* not delivered the properly by
that lime.
Gen. Mac Arthur Is
Given High Praise
by His Commander
WASIMNUTON )*• Hrle
(Jen l>outcla* Ma" Arthur, command
er of a brigade of the limn how dlvl
alon and formerly chief of alaff of
the dlvtalon. haa thrice been official
|y iwomwihM for promotion to he
major general.
In one of the moat remarkable doc
ummn ever filed In military annala
thin daring young officer la pralM'd
today hv Ma), lien Menoher. who
waa Rainbow dlvlalon leader, and
later Ktxth corpa commander
llcedteaa of peraonal danger. M.u
Arthur aevenU lim« led hla troopa
personally. aaid Menoher
Alleged Forgers Held
II C. Kroat, 1». ami C. J Fair, S*.
alleged for*era. are held In the city
Jail Hat unlay, both arreaied Friday
on warranta. Fair, allege I lo be on
parole from the atate reform*'or>
la charged with pojming < he« ka In
amounla not agceedlng
Tin: SnATTLK STAR—SATURDAY, DEC. 28, 101*.
Delay in Settling R. R.
Question to Be Costly,
Declare U. S. Officials
WASHINGTON. 1 >ec 7% p.wt
poncrnent (if cong rcMalonal u«tlon on
the rail prolilfm nidjp (nut the iwikm
rnllllone nf dollar* during; the « -"tnfiiir
winter. railroad adtnint*trntl<*n <«rri
• °iuln declared today. Failure by
coti|cre«M to determine the futon* of
the roadM, It waa held. thrcatona to
«lrmor*lli»» the trureport(tliMti inn
tern* when they f*ri» "prohrthly the
wont period of thrir hlntorv "
The Hflrlt which official* mm Id U
j Far and Near I
• News by Telegraph I
I and Telephone J
Wat hAilnia SUmp* from tiie
new Immue will lie gtvrn In e*i#iange
for pttyrtou* no fa I* at the Hrattle
Metal F&ihanc*. after slanuury 1
The iith »IH steamer llenutoff,
built by the Todd Shipbuilding com
patiy at Taconui will mmw leav%» on
her maiden trip to Vlmllvialnk. o|»er
tiling under the direction of the
Ala*ka Hteamihlp comtMiny.
Th» r<i*h rrcUirr of I hi* .John*
firmer*. 401 K l'tk« mi. wnm rtfl«*<!
of s:i hy burfkn KM < lay iiiicht, vf)ut
IlllMt AttrmtilMl to r»|M*n (hi* «ai>. hut
wrri* fri*htrm*r| a«ny by K Ta»U.
JttlxiiiMf iimprirtnr
Mr* Ferry H Cole. i(rd "I, who
for thr |wmi .'7 ban llv«*«1 tn
Hrallli*. In Mt hir hnmr, 711
13th »%•. Hh«* wu« lh» wklow of fh«*
late John Coir formerly cenrrwl
ugt-iit for (hi* North****! Mutual I .if*-
In«urnnri* toiit|wnv
.Hmlllr Knights of Columbus will
#nt«*rt*Jn aoktirr* ami nailom Hatur
»Uy nifhl at their cl ut>h t.ni«e liar
varit n>r an«l KA«t I nmn »t
Holdlrn» and «allor* will be honor
ITUeMta at the Minnewtttha club dMiiee
Katurdav ninht at
hall. ltr«Mulway and Madleon «t
reeilnc weal her In the moun
tain* I* <au»m* water from the
atream* which flow into the t*edar
Uke haMin to dimlnuh at the rate of
elffht Im hen a day. a« • «»rdlii* to
Clh Kniine«*r A II l>im«k
More than !i lolm on the *l»«»re of
t«ake Wa*hin«ton *\allable at nee the
laka haa lowere«i with the comple
Uon of the W a*hln«ton » anal.
will be auctioned off at 10 * m . Jan
uary I, by the county auditor at the
county city building
BRANCHES OF SHIPPING
BOARD WILL DISBAND
Hranchra of th« lndualri.il rrl»
tlona (roup of lha I'nllnl Hi »tra
•hipplnx bo<uil will <liaiY>ntinu4s]
In lhi> Northwml ihr firm of l»l».
Kronlttil to llmry Mrllrld.
building Ul«ir a.l)u«tnirru r«
amlrtmr Thia la In i-onformlty to
a #»iwr»l plan to rodut-w tha rntlr*
group to a pntrrtlm* Imata Tlw
aafHy »ngln«*r!nc aarilon and adu
rational training aortlon will be thr
flrat aub-organtutlona to lw Al«oao
Unuvd
NKW FOOD (HIKI
Charles K Itryant. secretary of
the King county food a>lrolr.latrv
tlon. haa been promoted to the pod
lion of county food administrator
FALLEN FOR FREEDOM
i«—■ ——i
Total American Army Casualties to Date
Klllf4 In aHlnn lux limlihu ~tki at aeni 3*.fa*
mt t •
IMr.l mi Ifl.VUl
I'lnl ».f nerlilent n »«• nlhrr ra««M 3.312
\%.»un«tr«l In ■« li«R I I.V lift
Vl««lus in arfl<>» <lm Imiliiiu prisoners) I*.11(1
Tula! I* dale . ...... m.HTQ
Washington State Casualties to Date
MMnl In w (Inn IS
lllnl "t " .»••««!« I , |
IMed ml «li«ra««- n*
I Mrof nrriilrnf g|
H uunHfH In netlnn ... . . ...
MiVftiOK. »" M II.»M H
Tslsl fn dale
Data l*au»d by the war department rontln the num.. of eicht
fteattle n»en #
pled ~f Wound, f nri< f .1 :»r ft, nut of Itln Kthelhert S Till
llih V \V Pily.ta I nrl Kdward Wllken«. nm of Kin A. M lomfa n<i
id<lr«« WmiiM r. verely Corp. 1 .-..p., r-J (J. ~,.,1 ~f
\-"«PC»l» Iteerhle. MM tialnli: n\ ePrivate ttay II Miller. nni of kin
M \l innle 'iUl«r. 7»-: MM. «u N W I'rvat. M.. r.nri M liudulovirl,
n- .t «r kin Mi. Itarner \\ lute, 411* \la>n»rl «».■ Private «'arl I . I'rlek
•on. nilj of kin I'' Kilfkn-n, L4l* 10th iv.. N. MlMlnt In action Private
Ma-atln I* llalleran. of ' n W I. Ilall.-rnn N'orlhwe.t Tro*t Co pri
vate I'tanwn T. M. |j».it;lilin. n>*t of kin Mr. Myrth A krrn.n >l4
\V. Onler .t
Washington .lata caeiialt lea. Including lite abotre, are a. follow*;
KILLED in Action
N ame Address- ' Next of Kin
Corp Alfred R Kramer opportunity Mr. Florence O. Kramer
private Euldore L Dubuque Yakima Mra. Odella Dubuque
Died of wounds
Corp William A James Castle Rock. John W James
Died of Disease
rrlvate Henry Chneider Bremerton Mm Theresa Chneider
wounded Severely
Corp Leonard G Recchia . Arcangele Recchia
Private Louis G Miller Chehalis Mr. W C Givens
Private Ray H. Miller Heattl« *.Mr». Minnie Miller
SECTION NO. 2
KILLED in ACTION
Vame- Address— Next of Kin
Private Frank W. Freese Edmonds Mrs Sarah Seeley
Died of wounds
Private Archie M Halsey Jerry William C Halsey
Private Victor C. Hanson Bellevue . Hans Hanson
Private Earl Edward Wilkens Seattle A. M Fonda
Died FROM Accidents and Other Causes
Private Jesse A. Castro Morton .Jesse C. Castro
Missing In ACTION
Private Vern J Cain Colbert.. Mrs Bertha Cain
Private Erichard C childs White Salmon Frank A Childs
Private Nicholas Faber Everett Michen Moote.-
SECTION NO. 3
Died OF WOUNDS
Nam" — Address - Vext of Kin
Corp. Claude J. Swift Seattle .Ethelbert S Swift
Wounded Severely
Corp. Oscar R. Johnson Poulsbo Frank Johnson
Private Michael M Randulovich .... Seattle .... Mrs. Barney White
Pnvata Lee C Bradshaw Everett Mrn Ethel Cloks
Private George H Templeton omak. Mrs. George H Templeton
Private Emery Gibble Tacoma Mis H V. Barber
Private p. Patrick Peshastin ..Mark M. Patrick
Private Calvin W. Stewart Ridgefield ..Mrs Sarah J Stewart
Missing in ACTION
Private Slemie Byrd Everett Mrs. Mannie Byrd
Private Frank Castagna Cle Elum Tony Castagna
Private Mastin P. Halleran .... Seattle W J Halleran
Private Clarence T McLaughlin Seattle Mrs Myrth A Kernan
Private Eugene M. pomeroy Yakima Mrs. Florence Pomeroy
SECTION NO. I
Died OF Wounds
I Name — Address • Next of Kin.
| Private Geo E. Ansel Everett J. V. Ansel
wounded severely
I I.lent. Carl F. Erickson Seattle F. Erickson
jseigt. Leo E Johnston Colville Miss Harriet I. Johnston
i'livatc Forest J. Bowie Chelan falls A. C. Bowie
growing among the employe* m«y
Iw e«pre**rd 111 thru# word*
"If the government doenn't mrf
whtti tif the road* or how
t hey urn opflrttnl, why eliould v*« !"
'!'h«- in hrf thil tr.»ffi< trovMi Mi
Imtwrirlinic w*m held until recently
only by official* who ravtewed tin*
rtillroml f|ut*Mtlon from u financial
angle Hut o|**rntlng official* now
admit the problem of keeping the
roadM "on top" of the demand for
tranaportatlon In getting aertou*.
MARIE SAWYER
FOUND GUILTY
Mrs Marie Sawyer. of Oreut KtUa,
Mont t wnh found utility I»eforc a
Jury In Judge Neterer's Mernl court
of violating the lleed liquor wet,
when her c**e wn* retried Friday.
The esse came tip la*t TurwUiy, but
the Juror* failed to arrive at a ver
dict. and were dUmlMMed l»y the
Judge to attend Chrlatrnaa at home.
Mr*. Hawyer w • * artcatrd by fed
eml authorities upon her arrival In
Seattle from Montana Pint and
quart twit tie* of liquor were Maid to
have been found in two aultcaMe*
which *ha * Uim'-d When tried. Mhe
denied having had any knowledge of
the preaence of liquor In her bag
tt*ge until elie neered Heattle
Iter hUMhiinl. who. «he • laimn tc
companies her upon the trip, and
who pun baaed the liquor. dlMap
pe»red at the depot Mhe ha* not
aeen him »in«*v aha *a>*
Soldier Killed by
Poison Remembers
Local Institutions
Military Mervlce* for Hrrirt leon
ard S Martin, t H quarternmatar
«-4>rpa who dial of ptomaine pniMon
Inir at Wa*hin«ton. I» C will )>e
held Hunday afternoon at the First
ehurch. llar%*r«l ave and
Henera *t. Hurlal will be at Waali
rill t-ernetery
Herst Martin, formerly depart
ment nuna«rr of the Northweat
Mututt Fire .»««•» *at « n l« ft 1* 000
In hla will to four local InMtltutlon*
The Y V! I' A will get 93.000. the
Florence t'riller.t#*! h«ane 13 000. the
Y W t' k liooo and ti»a ortho
pedlc hovpltal fl 000
Seattle Is $400,000
Behind, Says Clarke
Hwllix i» (till 1400.009 abort of ll*
War Having! Hl.impa quota, annrd
Ins to a atatr-mrnt laaunl by Court
ty Chairman C II Clarka HaturAay.
Portland* ln«lu»trul workrra havr
rinwlnl Hrnttla'a Induatrtal dlvlalon
by o*rr 17iO '>oo In VV, H. 8 aaJ<-».
d*- larr>« Clark'
WAR Guests AT Chamber
\\V muat find Instant 'tnplny
tnrnt for aoldlrra and mil
or*." drrlarnt IJrut. Col. John
Pringle, of tha Canadian '*t«"«dltlon
ary forces, principal apa-ak.r at tha
Friday noon luncheon of the Cham
ber of Commerce. I* T II Harper
of Spokane. V. M C A. worker
who haa aeen aervice at the front,
waa a!«o gtieat of honor and apeak
er.
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A FOURTH NEAR. PIK.E. k
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■ —in a story full up with stirring I
■ action, clever drama and romantic I
■ love under difficulties. All in color* I
| ful scenes like this: > I
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I IX*JbF 6*l
Hitting the High Spots
B IT DOES I
FEDERAL MAN CONFERS
ON SHIPPING TIE-UP
K. H. Holmes, special reprei»enta j
tlva of the war trade board at Waah-
Inirtnn. Is In confcrcnr« wltli l«an»i
railroad officials and shippers Sutur
d ijr, over the proposition to relieve
the freight contention situation of
the port of Hraltlf by the Issuance
of export licenses where such are
required Holmes Is empowered to
Issue licens*** In Seattle, without the
shipper Iteinir forc««d to apply to
\\ .mhlnirton. A i>ermanent license
bureau may be maintained here as a
result of the conference
PAINLESS
DENTISTRY
Look Into your mouth and are
If your gum* ar« almiKhlns or
hl.rdlitff If no, you havo ItIUUS'
UldliA.SU, SO- C A 1.1 .F. D—■
PYonmiiCA
THIS dl.ra.e la trrnrberoua. a
menace to Rood hralth. and
.bould be treated at one. to pre
vrn' rompllctlona. aueh na iheu
matlam. Indlceatlou and
general atomaeh trouble.
The only dental office In He
nttle that aperlallaea In t1,,. treat
ment nod cure of Hie above <ll..
eaa.' I» olir "ffiee >ou will rintl
nil lirenaed operntora ni d inna
tera of the dentnl prnrea.inn
Special care taken of chlluren'a
teeth.
lCvamlnatlona nnd eatlmate.
free. Ironelad truarantie for 15
veara on nil work. A reaaonnble
dlarount iilven to all union man
nnd their fatnlllna.
United Painless Dentists
INC.
008 Third At. Thane Rlllott .11133.
Hours- I 10 a. m. to l m,
Mundays—B to 11.
IF— _ _
Each family in
Seattle will
buy one more
War Savings
Stamp on
Monday
Seattle will yet reach its quota.
Everyone should buy one or
more, as there are some who
can't.
(This Space Donated by Klectro Painless
Dentists.)