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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-09-04
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he printed selected, these
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the happily and accurately too Why all this
poher shir7
and tn cold
for for the time being
forgotten
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satisfactory look It, don't think?
As for the it's breezy Il should wo attitude and Us
made big hit
With down sody and tells em to
stay crackyl"
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Evening star., 1915-04-14
AMERICAN NEWS SCENT
AROUSES LONDON PLANT
English Statesmen Blamed for Fail
ure of British Newspaper Men
to Beat Cousins.

Correspondence ot the Associated Press.
LONDON. March 29.-Some of the
London papers are complaining because
American newspaper men are accom-
piishing things the British representa-
tives of the profession have been un-
able to do. and are blaming English
statesmen in consequence. Two of the
instances most frequently cited are Sir
Edward Grey's reply to the Associated
Press interview with Won Bethmann-
Hollweg the German chancellor and
Frederick Palmer's interview with
Gen. Sir John French
The American newspaper men in Lon
don have been SO constantly thwarted
by the censorship that they are not in
clined to regard their work with any
special pride. but the respective meth
DDS of the American and British jour
nalists may be inferred by the observa-
tions of Il London editor. who said
when expressing disappointment be-
cause his paper did not carry the in
with King Albert of Belgium
that an Associated Press reporter OBJ
tanned last December: ut never oc-
CURED to me that king would see a
reporter
Evening star., 1915-04-14
Tomorrow - the fourth
day of "Garrnent Week
is to prove that Suits stand
ard at S35 are here at $500.
Already proven to thou
sands - during Monday,
Tuesday and today-that
the usual SIS Suits are here
at only Sl5.75.
Braided Military Suits. MS
e 76
W.

Reproductions oi imported
models costing twice $500. A crit
ical inspection OF the braiding and
the tailoring in every detail will
make it apparent that such Suits
are visibly superior to any vet
shown i'll Washington III SIS. The
fact will be made more apparent
when the visitor tries on the model
fancied-molding the iigure As
never possible with Suits turned out
BY the dozens. Each 4 distinctive
model. each the equal and in some
respects the superior OF the inn
ported, making $500 a delightful
price surprise.
If Delft Blue is your color come
tomorrow and ask to see the Serge
Suit OF this color with woven ma
dras vest, fastening with large pearl
buttons. The skirt. box pleated
from the waist line. is entirely new.
A hundred and one other mod
els are here-yours must be. hrrd
Floor-0 elevators.
Evening star., 1915-04-14
.RE|TERATES germany
ORDERED NOTE TO j. S.
Merely Acted as Messenger in De-
livering It. Count Won
Bernstorff Declares.

NEW YORK. April l4-Count Non
Bernstorff, German ambassador to the
United states. who was in New YORK
yesterday reiterated prior to his depar
for Washington that the communities
ton recently handed to the state De
partment by the German embassy rela
tive to the observance of neutrall'y ps
the United States was delivered hE
order of the German government ana
was not an expression OF his own per-
sonal views.
"The communication was. OF course
delivered by order of my government.
said the ambassador. "and 1t SIMPLY
expressed the opinion of the German
government and the opinion prev@alene @
in the German nation. I was no more
responsibie for this communication
than simply to act as the ft.tms mesesnfse os she
is in no way chanGeu
by the fact of its having been denv-
cred as memorandum of the em-
ha SSv''
Evening star., 1915-04-14
Few Pictures of Humans.

scarcely any of the cave pictures
showed human beings, the theory being
THAT tue cave man painted the bison
anu elephant and reindeer as a charm
or offering to induce a more plentiful
supply OF game. In the later attempts
To carve human figures in relief on the
walls OF caNerns fantastic results were
procured. and yet one fragment Of a,
;igure of a human being showed beau
tiful lines that could be almost called
classic. Other tracings were as queer
as the pictures children draw III the
nurseries of today.
Prot. NcCurdy went into considera BILE
detail on the subject of the cave dwell
ers use of clay for modelling and de-
clared the race Just fell short of won
derful discovery in ceramics, as the
men Of the day never learned TO fire
their clay products
Evening star., 1915-04-14
Former Envoy Presides.

IN tie absence of DIR. Charles y.
" Nalcott. president of the society, the
presiding officer was Henry White.
formerly United States ambassador 10
France.
Mitchell Carroll. the secretary. an
rouuced that Miss Emily Tuckerfnan
ana Judge Martin \. Knapp had been
elected to vacancies on the executive
committee. Also that the following
new members had been elected: Fred
"rtc q Delano. Misc Ethel j. X. T.
NoSss, Mrs. W. NJ. Ritter, Mrs Edward
Rowland and Mrs. Matthew T. Scott.
u Vas announced that the final meet
Ing OF the society for the season would
be heta carly in May AT the residence
Of Mrs. John Il. Henderson when
i-ansdon Warner Of Boston would lee
ture on his recent trip TO China in con
rcction with the proposed American
school of Archaeology in Peking.
After the lecture MIR ar 4 Mrs Earl
Gregg Of The National Cathedral school
were hosts at an informal receptio,,
IN the school.
Evening star., 1915-04-14
Was an Artist First.

IN closing Prof. Mccurdy said:
Man was artist before he was the
male % even hieroglyphs: he tanned his
tmas siaation and his hand to produce al
VII the objects of his thought long
a1eS before he tanned the first Wild
ue4st or made the plant world to do
mis- bidding The problem of lighting IN
The caves Was met by the use of stone
iauTps and by more or less temporary
torches. The artists tools were prifni-
tive. Flint scrapers and gravers were
employed In preparing the surface and
tracing outlines. The colors used by
the qudteruary artist were oxide Of
iron ana manganese. These minera s
were pulverized. mixed with grease or
other medium and applied with a brush.
CTayons whitfield from chunks of ochre
or oxide Of manganese were likewise
employed. That paleolithic man made
at least beginning in the modelling Of
vases is attested by the recent discoy-
cry OF two bison figures modelled in
CLAW
Evening star., 1915-04-14
Initiate Original Colorings.

The pictures, in some instances, are
well known to scientific archeologists.
many of them being reproductions of
the troglodyte paintings on the walls
Of the Altamira caverns. They were
reproduced by the lantern in exact
imitation of the original colorings,
primary effects in red, brown and
black, and in some of the pictures the
cave men artists had found way OF
getting splendid results in the portray
ing OF the bison and horse.
The wool-clad elephants drawn by
the fty-thousand-Sear- Spaniard
would do very well as a comic picture
cartoon today. In fact, it is difficult
to imagine a cave man with a sense
of humor not laughing himself sick
over some of the elephantine portraits
with which old caves were murally
decorated in the days when the ele-
phant roamed over Europe in greater
numbers than it now inhabits African
JunSles. The reindeer'S rounded TANKS
Were marked upon the caves in the
pigments of the day, but the cave
artIst often found himself tangled in
the tree like horns of the beast He did
not seem u be able To get the horns
exactly right. on the other hand. il was
most astonishing TO note that some of the
ANIMALS were pictured in attitudes depict
Ing motion. and according to Prof. Mac
turdy the position of nmbs and body
compare we'll with the accurate mo
tion- picture reproductions OF animals
taken today. showing that the fresco
artists Of the quaternary geological
period had a quick eye
Evening star., 1915-04-14
CANAL DEFENSES ADEQUATE
Maj. Gen. Wood. Just Returned. Saws
All Are in Good Condition

NEW ORLEANS. April 14-Defenses a /
the Panama canal are adequate for ali
purposes and in good condition" ac-
cordinS to Mai Gen. Leonard Wood
Who arrived from Panama yesterday.
lie left soon after for Washington.
where, Il Is understood he will make q
null report on military conditions IN
the isthmus.
Maj. Gen. Wood declined to make any
statement regarding the recent trouble
between American soldiers and civil
fans in Panama
Evening star., 1915-04-14
ENGLAND HAS NO MORE
ELIGIBLE MEN FOR ARMY
At Least None Willing to Enlist,
Recruiting Officer Writes to
London Times.

Correspondence Of the Associated Press
LONDON, March 29.-"There are VIZ
tually no willing eligible men left to be
recruited i'll those parts of the country
which / have visited writes an army
recruiting officer to the Times Ihosc
who remain. he states, are elther IN
the employ of the state. doing WORK
which is essential for the defense OF
the state; under binding obligation 10
parents, wives. children, employers or
employees. or religious principles from
which the state alone can release them
earning such good money that they
are deaf to all other considerations
ignorant or skulkers.
The officer believes that if any con-
siderable additional number OF men IS
required conscription VIII be neces-
sary Discussing the men who deciihe
to enlist because they are earning too
much money, the officer says:
Evening star., 1915-04-14
U. S. BALANCE, $17,679,267
Secretary Redfeld Reports Weeks
Foreign Trade Conditions.

Secretary Redfeld reported to Presi-
dent Wilson at the cabinet meeting
yesterday that Commerce Department
foreign trade figures showed a favor
able balance for the United States of
s17,679.267 last week. This was smaller
than the balance the week before.
Mr.. Redfield also reported that 1O3,-
967 bales of cotton were exported last
week bringing the total since Au
pust 10 6S454SO bales
Evening star., 1915-04-14
Distinguishes Periods.

The lecturer was able 10, distinguish
ncnt Of the art Of the ice age. al
though i is safe 10 say that the peri
DDS hich mark the change in fashion
IN present day art and decoration are
but molecules of time compared TO the
teu-thousand- year stretches between
the time when the cave dWeIler started
TO do a bit of carving in bone and the
time he reached the climax Of his skill
IN that line of handicraft Several
carved dagger or knife handles, as
shown On the screen. gave this impress
sion OF being as good as some of the
bone carvings of the far north Indians
and the Aleutians of the arctic: and
Yet when they were carved the ice
nelds were deep over Great Britain
ana perhaps $4,000 years were to fol-
low before Moses wrote the story Of
the garden of Eden.
Evening star., 1915-04-14
Spain Suspends Tariff on Coal.

Spain has suspended until further
notice the import duty and transporta-
tion tax on coal. which in case of
American coal amounted to s1.os ton,
according to a cablegram from Ambas-
sador Willard received today. Mr.. Will
lard reported that the director general
of the Spanish customs department had
requested quotations for coal shipped
from the United States to Spain.
Evening star., 1915-04-14
To Command Pacific Reserve Fleet.

Secretary Daniels has designated
Rear Admiral Charles F. Pond, now
superintendent of the twelfth naval
district. with headquarters at Mare
Island Cal. to succeed Rear Admiral
Robert NJ. Doyle as comnander-in-
chief of the Pacific reserve fleet. Al
miral DOYLE will be retired for age
May 5 next. Admiral Ponds sue
cessor has not vet been selected.
Evening star., 1915-04-14
Incomes of Many Increased.

There are many small towns "hlch
for several months have been fuil TO
overflowing with troops billeted there.
Tradesmen and householders have been
making more money than ever In their
lives before. Artisans and laborers
have been able to get employment at
greatly enhanced wages. Labor is no
where to be had. In these towns it is
the question of profit that largely
keeps the eligible men from coming
forward.
AS to the agricultural districts. the
writer SAYS:
Farmers at first encoura ged their
men to enlist to an extent which has
seriously hampered their business. Now
they can no longer spare single man,
because it is impossible to replace him.
They express also considerable resent
ment over the unfair competition for
their employees by the government and
local authorities Why should the gov
ernment continue to hire young and
active men as policemen. postmen and
for other minor officers? The farmer
bitterly resents having his helpers
lured away by offers of double or
triple wages for government contract
work.
Evening star., 1915-04-14

Fir little need be said AnohsI intense and nHwsn story & % m
new Leblanc book THE CONFESSIONS OF AkSnHa
book NELL with Mary Pkord eon'ueN
said.
Evening star., 1915-04-14
ART Of CAVE MAN
REVEALS HIS MIND
Prof. MacCurdy Carries Ar
cheologists Back Many
Thousands of Years.
DRAWINGS OF ANIMALS
WELL DONE BY ARTISTS
Some Crudities. However. Prove
Amusing-Few Attempts to
Depict Humans.

Before an audience representing the
inemhcrs and friends of the Washing
ron Society Of the Archaeological 1nsti-
tute of America meeting at the Ma
tiouat Cathedral School for Boys,
Mount st. Albau. Monday afternoon,
I'roC George Grant MacCurdy of Yale
University lectured on THE Dawn of
Art. Cave Sculptures. Drawings and
Paintings" His lecture was illus
rratcd with remarkable views OF the
handiwork in art of the skinclad Eu-
rcpeans who lived on the edge of the
ice age about $4,000 years ago. To the
person with the popular idea that the
cave man spent most of his time club
Jiug his neighbor with stone AK.
the reproductions of the pictures of the
bison. reindeer. woolly elephant and lit
Tie horse which have remained intact
upon the deep and dark cave dwellings
Of Spain and France, gave an entirely
new insight into the mental equipment
of those ancient races.
Evening star., 1915-04-14
Now soc
Book Store-Strcet Floor.

First, VIC have new Ralph
Connor book. CORPORAL CAM
ERON. another OF his glorious
outdoor stories. Then there is a
sea story. THE GIRL OF THE
GOLDEN GATE. In THE PEN
Atty We have remarkably IN
tcresting and unusual love story,
OF Booth Tarkington's THE
Evening star., 1915-04-14
Women's $l.5O "Onyx" !"
c9mRl!ment4rz: S1.OO

Women's "ONYN Pure Thread
silk; a line medium weight: ''dub-l
garter top of silk or lisle; high
spliced heel and double sole of silk
or Isle: black and white.
..Onyx" day price. S1.O0 per pair.
Evening star., 1915-04-14

ficfidt
Union Suits. low neck. plain and hemstitched
tops tight knee and umbrella pants Regular and
lextra sizes. 75c grade. kayser day price. E0l,
:, for 81 50 Each. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. ~
Union Suits low neck. plain and fancy yokes.
tight knee and umbrella pants. Regular and extra
sizes 81 IS grade. kayser day price ) for o.,
$3.50 Each OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. Wv
New ,-piece garment silk Lise Union SUIT
with glove silk camisole White and Ct 30
pink S225 grade. Kayser day price. ~ ~
Evening star., 1915-04-14

Sizes : to 10 for boys; sizes to
10 for girls Guaranteed to give
satisfactory wear. Best juvenile
hose in the world 25c per pair.
Evening star., 1915-04-14

Broken sizes and
slightly mussed Waists
from our regular $1.00
and $3.50 lines. You
should not miss this
opportunity to get a
few for your summers
supply.
Evening star., 1915-04-14

This just special from that department.
Made guaranteed fast-color linen, with
galatea pants and trimmings. they make a Won
derfu bargai at CSC
Evening star., 1915-04-14

$50 SP-Women's "oNYN'' Medium
Light-weight Silk Lisle. with
pointex heel. "Dub-I" top, extra
heavy spliced heel and toe; black
only.
soc .Onyx" at 35c or 3 pairs for 81.
6607-W omen's 'ONIA Pure
Thread SILK Boot. with Isle "dub-l
top: reinforced heel. sole and toe
black, white and tan
5fl.. .Ouyx, at 3Sc or 3 pairs for 81.
Evening star., 1915-04-14
Extra Supply.

In view of the certain demand
for the 35c "OnyN'-in the favor
lite medium weight silk Isle
grade, an extra supply Is on
hand. Ample quantities 0E
OF all sizes, per pair. ZOC
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1915-12-24

rate all over the system has also
been ordered. Applied locally. it
amounts to 10, Is or 20 cents per
month unless the consumer uses in
excess of 80 Kilowatt hours, When
il will result in raise in rates.
The local power users had hoped
for better decision and much dis
appointment is expressed at the
slight relief given in the new rates.
| Had the M. & I. or fixed charges
been eliminated entirely as was
first reported, it is believed the de-
cision would have given general
satisfaction.
Head officials of the power COM
pany have contended all along that
the revenue of the company would
not justify reduction anywhere.
but that if the Commission did or
der the rates reduced they would
prefer the reduction to be made in
power instead Of lights. Power for
irrigation is much more desirable
class of business than that Of lights
and the reduction in power rates or
any other arrangement that would
stimulate the settlement of the
Columbia River valley would be
better for all concerned.
The opinion has been expressed
in certain quarters that the power
company will appeal to the courts
but this is doubtful unless it is,
done to avoid the legal precedent
that 81 per cent is fair return
on the investment, this being the
amount the Commission claims the
company will earn under the new
rates; based. however, on the Com
missions valuation Of the COM
pany's property.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1915-12-24
Get Ready to
Register

Under the new registration law
passed at the last session of the
legislature all voters in the coun,
try as we'll as in city precincts
must register before they are elig-
ible to vote. Registration, how
ever, is required only once every
four years provided he does not
fail to vote at each general cleo
tion. In case he misses a general
election his registration is can
! celled and he must register again.
At the last meeting of the county
commissioners, the following regis
tration officers were appointed to
serve in the precincts indicated.
Carley, +. L. Bass; Columbia,
R.. w. Judd; Expansion. w. H.
ESwitzler; Finley, E. NJ. Angel;
Glade, M. E. Newberry; Hanford,
Julius Macomber; Highlands, E.
O. Keene; Horn Rapids, H. p.
Compton; Horse Heaven, C. M.
Bentley; Hover, H. S. Hughes.
Kennewick Gardens, D. j. Bein-
hart; Kennewick South, F. H.
Lincoln; Kennewick Valley, James
Johnston; Kiona, g. N. Hughes;
Lower Yakima, H. L. Anthony;
Paterson, R. S. Heath; Prosser
/, East, Carl Reimer;; Prosser North,
G. F. Gilpin; Prosser West, G. p.
Gagnon; Rattlesnake, F. E. Cros-
by; Riverside, Mrs. M. A. Barbee
Vale, E. M. Foster; Walnut Grove,
j. D. Sutton; Wellington, VIM.
Pearson; White Bluffs, E. J.
O'Larey.
F. M. We'll went to Seattle
! Monday. l
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1915-12-24
Suicides in
Lonely Cabin

Lying across his bed with a g.
caliber rifle by his side, j. Hart
mann, bachelor, was found dead.
In his cabin near Saddle mountain
last Friday, by j. E. Newly,
neighbor. Mr.. Newby notified the
officials of Grant county and the
inquest held the first of the week
found that the dead man had shot
himself through the heart with the
rifle.
Hartmann came into the country
last fall, buying his 20-acre tract.
from Albert Toepfer. The land is
on the east side of the Columbia in
Grant county, directly under the
Saddle" of Saddle Mountain.
Toepfer died recently in a Seattle
hospital under peculiar circum-
stances and the news of his death
seemed to prey on Hartmann's
mind. He had been acting
strangely for several days prior to
his death and from his appearance
it was thought by neighbors who
visited him Thursday that he had
poisoned himself.
He left a rambling note in which
Continued from page one).
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1915-12-24
Local RanChers Benefit but
Little by Power Rate Decision

That the power users in this val
ley will receive but little benefit
from the decision just rendered by
the Public Service commission in
the Pacific Power Light company
rate case, is the opinion expressed
by those who have read the deci-
sion.
The decision is somewhat contra
dictory and for that reason more or
less confusing. For instance, the
commission dcvotes about three
pages showing up the injustice
of the M. & l. maintenance and
installation) charge. the charge
by which those using power under
the meter rate must pay 81 per
month per horsepower of connect
ed load for the entire twelve
months of the year. That is, if a
rancher has a q horsepower motor
he must pay $3.50 per month for
the IL months or 500 per year, in
addition to the regular meter
charge. The decision says "That
the maintenance and installation
charge shown in the Commission s
exhibit No. 3 in tariff &C" and
"H" in all of the respondent S
schedules on file in the office of the
Public Service commission of
Washington, is unjust, unfair and
unreasonable, and should be can
celled, set aside and discontinued
and that the following rates are
just, fair, reasonable and suffi-
cient:
Schedule &c"
Irrigation Power---Meter Rate
/ A fixed charge of $1.O0 per
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1915-12-24

Next $40 - - - - ''rc -
Over 42o (, ,hc.
From the above it would appear
that the Commission intended to
kill the M. & l. charge but they
only partially succeeded for it bobs
up in the new rate as fixed
charge" AS the decision provides
for a $3.50 fee to- be paid by the
consumer for disconnection in the
fall and the same fee for reconnec-
tion in the spring it is apparent
that the Commission intends that
the M. & L., alias fixed charge,
shall be eliminated during the win
ter months and applied only during
the irrigation season. Of course if
rancher uses power for any pur-
pose after the irrigation season the
fixed charge will apply just the
same.
AS the meter rate is just the
same under both the old and new
rates, the only saving to the con-
sumer will be the elimination Of
the fixed charge during the non-ir-
rigating season, less the disconnec-
tion and reconnection fee, provid-
ing the change from the connected
to the active load does not increase
his monthly power bill, as it does
in some cases,
The change from the connected
to the active load will decrease the
cost to some of the users and in
crease it to others. To illustrate:
Under the old rate, the power COM
pany collected the monthly M. & 1.
charge according to the rated ca
pacity of the motor in each case,
irrespective of the amount of pow
er used. Thus, if a consumer were
pulling 6 horsepower on 5 horse
power motor, he paid the M. & l..
on but 5 horsepower. If he were
using less than S horsepower on a
5 horsepower motor, he still had to
pay the M. & l. charge on S horse
power. Under the active load,
which will be in force now, he
must pay fixed charge of SIS per
month in addition to the meter
charge regardless Of the size of his
motor and if he is using power in
excess of 5 horsepower, he must
pay a fixed charge of 81 per month
per horsepower for whatever
amount he is using.
The charge for electrical energy
under the fiat rate such as the
White Bluffs water company's
plant is operating under, will be
reduced under this decision so as
to conform to the new meter rate
charge.
A slight reduction in the light
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1915-12-24

month per horsepower of active
load to be paid monthly; plus the
following meter rates for energy
used during each month.