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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-03-19
TINES p. m, Friday.
PlACE--Labor temple.
WHAT-Big referendum mass

WHAT-Big referendum mass
meeting.
Every one who is in sympathy
with the movement to put TO
referendum vote the outlaw meas
ures passed by the recent legis-
lature, is invited TO attend the
mass meeting Friday night at the
Labor temple.
President oliver T. Erickson Of
the Washington State Referendum
league. and other speakers, will
outline the plan of campaign.
Two referendum petitions have
already been filed at Olympia.
Thursday. Miss Lucy b. Case, exec
utiye secretary OF the Joint legis-
lative league. and also secretary
OF the Washington State Referen-
dun league. filed petitions against
House Bills 100 and LIS. These
are the two measures which aim
a deathblow at the initiative. refer.
endum and recall privileges of
the people.
Petitions Out Soon
Attorney General Won Tanner
has ten days in which to prepare
n ballot title for these referendum
bills. AS soon as the title is ac-
cepted by the petitioners. there will
be copies OF the petition ready for
circulation over the state.
BY next Monday or Tuesday. II
the mass meeting so decides Fri
day night. there will be other Pc
t!tions filed at Olympia and the
campaign TO completely repudiate
the outlaw legislature OF 1915 will
be in full swing.
II will require 1902 legal sig
natures to each petition by June
10 TO obtain a direct vote of the
people on these measures.
In addition to the two petitions
already filed. the Washington
State Referendum league will rec
ommend to the mass meeting Fri.
day night that referendum cam
paigns be launched also against
the following measures; The iit-
ney bus bill, the Renick bin and
of cities on finance matters and
involve a loss of $4,000 a year to
Seattle for unnecessary interest to
bankers; and the port bill.
viii Get Headquarters
In case the governor should sign
Senate Bin 30l, the Certificate of
necessity" measure, and the bill re-
pealing the eight-hour law on pub
lie road work. these measures are
also to be placed under referen-
DUN.
President Erickson Thursday an.
pointed committee to secure
headquarters for the league, Nh
merous communication from other
parts Of the state have already
been received. pledging support TO
the movement.
Representatives from every civih
commercial and improvement cinh
ia the city are invited to partici
pate in the meeting Friday night.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-03-19
TO
BIG MASS
ME: ID ING?

BY a vote of 90 to I. the King
county democratic central commit
tee voted to support the referen-
DUN campaign against House Bills
1870 and IFS. The committee also
voted for the referendum of Sem
ate Bill 3ss. the port commission
measure.
In discussion OF the proposal to
referendum the port commission
bill. Gov. Lister came in for some
torrid denuncistion. The vote was
SO to in favor of a referendum
on this bill. which the governor
had approved and signed.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-03-19
TURKISH
C(JNF
DEADLY
coNsrANTINoplE. March

coNsTANTiNoplE. March
fs.--it was officially announced
here that the French bsssIeship
eouves hAszh been sunk by the
fire Of the Turkish Dsrdsnelies
forts.
The 6ouves was ore OF the
oldest warships Of the French
navy. Her keel was laid IN
1893 and she was finished IN
1898. She had a displacement
of f2.2o5 tons. Normally the
crew numbered COS men. No
mention Of their fate 10 made in
the dispatch.
The governments statement In
dicated that the Bouyet was sunk
inside the Dardaueiies.
II declared the Anglo-French fleet
steamed Into close range OF the
forts. hurting shells at intervals OF
less than one every minute.
Fleet Withdraws
So effectively did the forts reply
the statement says. that several
varships were badly crippled, and
withdrew from the battle.
An English torpedo boat Is de
clared to have been sunk by a shell
from one OF the forts.
The English battleship 1rresisti-
BILE was put out OF action. the dts
patch declares. and another battle
ship badly damaged.
The Bouvet. struck by several
shells. suddenly listed and sank
Immediately the fleet withdrew and
disappeared IN the direction OF
Tenedos island.
Rumors were current today that
the allies may abandon the attempt
TO force the strait as the result OF
the latest reverse.
Turks Borbard
The admiralty also announced
Turkish warships have lombard
cd the Russian torpedo boat base at
Theodosia. In the Crimea. setting
fire to many buildings and damag
ing several war craft.
This is the first confirmation Of
prevlous reports that the Turkish
fleet had Withdrawn from the Oar.
daneIIes. and Is now operating In
the Black sea. Only a part or the
fleet participated In this maneuyer.
The Bouvet cost s5.50O,0O0. Her
armament consisted of two l2-inch
guns. two 10-inch, eight 5-inch and
eight 3.9-lnch guns. as we'll as two
torpedo tubes. She had speed OF
Is knots an hour.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-03-19
PHONY OFFICER
ATTACKS GIRL

Impersonating an officer OF the
Juvenile court, a young man about
"a years old Thursday night com
pelled 1G-year-old girl TO accom-
many him to secluded spot in Vol
unteer park. where he attacked
her.
Detectives and police are max.
ing a strenuous effort to appre.
hend the culprit
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-03-19

PORTLAND. Or. March 19.-Ad.
mittlng they have been engaged In
n city.wide series Of burglaries, John
Edgar and James wilkins, 13-year.
old boys. are in custody here today
of invenile court officers.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-03-19
DAN LANooN WILL TALK

King County Democratic club
meets Saturday. Good Eats cafe.
terra. at noon. Senator Dan Ian
don and Representative Warren
Lane will speak on THE Reaction
AIRY Leglslatnre OF 1919"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-03-19
SEATTLE BOY SEES
EITEL SINK s SHIPS

Frank Walker. Seattle marine SUR
veyor. has received letter. from
his son Kenneth. seaman aboard
the american steamer William =.
Frye. sunk by the German raider.
Prinz Eitel
Whiles 4 prisoner aboard the Prinz
Eitel, he saw six vessels sunk by
the raider.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-03-19
THAT PULL

The Y. NJ. c. a. Salesmanship
club will listen Friday night to an
address on Letters That Pull by
b Schwartz. business correspond
eucp expert
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-03-19
CirlDiveS From AerOplane 1900 Feet in Air
Laugh Lips 10

Tiny BrosdwIek. with life
saver strapped 20 her back for
her dangerous experiment. and
photo Of her fathers aerial life
saver in action.
The Washington times., 1915-12-25

musicale. or symphony concert. the
hurry call to bring home the children
from school in case of unlooked-tor
rain, all are In Its ready possibilities
1t Is n fact also that the closed car
means more winter use for the country
club. with all its delightful pleasures.
X brings the head of the family closer
to the city club. and facilitates the
entertainment of the visiting social or
business friend.
The Pierce-Arrow closed car for
all these purposes of fashion has nat
urally been developed to the top notch
OF elegance. The car in its richness
most useful toilette. 1t comforA \
ing. Its mechanical excellence removes
all danger of interruption In transit.
"Individual tastes can largely be con-
suited by the purchaser in picking the
kind OF Pierce-Arrow he wants. There
are offerings of every variety OF closed
car body in the line. Moreover by
buying the proved excellence of
Pierce Arrow construction, the pur-
chaser gets n car whose name estab-
fishes its class, and which Is so
thoroughly built for permanency that
II can be used for five years, and still
represent not only the best in action,
but the perfection of taste in appear
ar"e and appointments.
The closed car IS the medium Of
polite diversions. The coming OF its
era sees our company better than ever
equipped to supply IT'S finest achieve
ments to a discriminating clientele"
The Washington times., 1915-12-25

In This Fair city there is Fon1
narent OF a Large FAMILY.
Eeing a Decent Loop and having a
Healthy. lmagination. he has always
been Strong for :. CIans. and when
the Latter Genia; Old tecHer makes
town in December, he never has to
Worry about Chimney dimensions be :
cause the Welcome Mat is never Re-
moved from the Front Porch.
Wife Dear used to Spend eleven
months each yeur Preparing The
juniors for Mr.. Claus. The other
month Papa did the Spending.
Right after IhanksgiVing. il has
been Iapa's Annual Custom to Rele
gate the Sordid Problems of Business
To he Top Iirhthand PigeonhUle and
dope out the Schedule for Mr.. Claus.
During the Current Chapter he Be2n?
to get Thin as soon as November FGrst.
and when December loomed in tire
Ofting he had three new Wrinkles un-
der his Lamps and he took Most of
his meals out Of a Tall Glass.
AS the Fatal Day approached Papa
Suffered Paralysis of the Stylograph
and did not Scamper a single Order on
his Bank.
all Gioomed Up. She couldn't Hep the
Racket Papa Was pulling and she could
Readily See that unless her Soulmate
did Loosen, the Day of Days would
get a Decided Wallop on the Scctimont.
As for Papa, he was EeflCctiNg. liz
remembered that Last Year Baby had
Painters CClic from Licking the
Enamel off Seven Dollar Likeness,
Willie had busted Papa's Glasses with
a baseball, susie got Ptomatnc Poison
iuH from I%atinS an ornament on the
Christmas Tree, and Mama SwappCd
her silver Manicure Cutlery for a
credit Voucher with which she UT
inatcly Purchased new BedspT"ad and
Pillow Shams.
However, Mama's Goat was RamHinS
ali over the Joint. She Hnted Period
iCal Hints to the effect that Baby ought
to Have Hobby Horse, Willie would
Ike a National League Bat and Ba !,
susie was nuts on a Doll Carriage, and
she Implied Variously that she was
Personally next TO Young Wife who
wanted To Emulate the Sartorial En-
amnle OF the Russian Sablcd Pigeons on
T. street
Papa. however. sat Tight and Played
his hand l'ke Straight Flush. and,
a though ne Got cluster q Raises on
his Carda, he never COt cali
NiGht prtCr Night h" hrC"%cd into his
Talacc EmpN handed: and although
Mama did Lot of housekeeping every
The Washington times., 1915-12-25

who discussed them-today in elevRt
ors, public buildings and elsewhere
meant that when Mr.. Smith invite ,
Mr.. Jones for An automobile ride IN
the future he will say. provided yrD
pay for hsif the gasolene. Jonsey,
old boy" And II Jones Is not incline 1
to share the cost of the gasolene.
there will be a further strain on his
shoe leather.
Many automobile owners said today
the high cost of gasolene is fast put
ting the brakes on JoyTrdes among
friends and that IT will soon be
cheaper for q man to take q dollar
out of his pocket and give II to a
friend than to take him on a long au-
tomobile ride.
IL is understood from garage pro-
prietors and other automobilists that
large number Of car owners have
put their cars away for the winter
for the two fold reason that bad
weather and rough roads are soon tc
be expected. and because the, gas In
gasolene has SO largely inflated the
The Washington times., 1915-12-25
Fastened With Bolts.
Girl of II, Tired of Life,
Sets Self Afre; Dies

TAMPA. Fla. Dec. Eleven year
OLE lie ma Mavs. dauahtnr OF Thom's
Mas. committed suicide. ne child is
said TO have scattered kerosene oil over
her c!othinc and struck match TO II.
There no one with hcr in the house
at the tine. her father hc'na at WORK
ana her s,epmothcr also IT work in a
cienr factory.
"he child. a streak Of flame rushed
from the house. SCrea ,Ning and neigh
bCIS who out out the fire said she told
them she was tired of life and wanted
to die Doctors were called and the
little cir taken to hospital. She died
lnst before m:dni"ht ThN flames had
burned her from head to loot. and she
had swallowed fire.
The Washington times., 1915-12-25
Tests Public Generosity,
Judge Fines Him Sis

KANSAS CITY, Md. Dec. 25.-CUrios-
ity to see whether or not any one would
be as generous to him as he had been.
to beggars upon whom he spent buy
ing meals, Raymond st. John. Kansas
corn husker decided TO try his hand a:
begging. The first man he tackls.
proved to be John Brothcrton. a plair
clothes man. st. John was arrested.
St. John declared to Judge Kennedy
that he recently came to town with A
pccketfull of money" and that he
couldn't bear to see any one hungry"
He bought meal for every north end
pa mia ndler nc met.
1T occurred to me TO see II any one
would buy a meal for me II the case of
want were reversed. ] stepped up to
man and asked him TO buy me some
supper and he arrested me-"
Judge Kennedy fined st. John SIS.
which he paid.
The Washington times., 1915-12-25
Fish and Eggs by the
Billion Turned Out

More than 1000 900 900 young fish and
eggs were turned out by the Bureau OF
Fisheries during the past year. accord
ing TO the annual report OF the bureau.
The work Of the fisheries organization
the report says, Is public ben"faction
in the increase ot available food sources
and the development of new food fishes.
Another warning IL given the States
that have jurisdiction over the shad
fishery waters. particularly Maryland
and Virginia. that the shad is threaten
ed with extinction unless given better
protection.
The work OF the bureau in frog In
Nestigatlons. in ne transpanting OF lob
sters to the Pacific and salmon to the
Atlantic Is reviewed.
The Washington times., 1915-12-25
$40 Fine for Street Maps.

BOSTON, Dec. !5.-BeCause he had a
habit OF going 20 sleep while standing
near the North .tation. thus causing
crowds to collect. George S. White. OF
no place i'm particular (eXCept the North
Station. was find SO by Judge Burke
in the municipal court, He went to Jail.
White pleaded ,;uiltN. A spec ial officer
Of the railroad testified:
This man has Deen hanging around
the station for about lh'cc c"l;S l.d
he always causes hig crowd To collect.
NJ sleeps on mis- feet all day long.
The Washington times., 1915-12-25

Moral: Never Try to Force Papa 8
Hand. He May have Something Up MS
Sleeve.
The Washington times., 1915-12-25
The Font Parent Switches Bets.
By MONTE SOHN.

Day, No Mysterious Packages We're
| Secreted under Beds. in Closets or in tn
/ Bottom Drawer of the old Chiffonier up
in the Attic.
Last nights Christmas Eve Faded
into the Chill Of Weary Disa ppontment.
and Mama for the First Time in All
Her Married Life. didn't Kiss Papa
Goodnight; She didn't sleep a Wink.
But Papa Slept like a Park Bum.
This A. NJ. Papa didn't Snatch any
Grub for his Initial Meal. which made
it Unanimous. so One-Half a Grape
fruit and two Soft Boiled Unmatched
went to Waste.
Just as JOY hit Two and Seven
| Hiding Place of Oblivion. and Papa was
Nervously Lamping his Howard. and
by was crying and Mama was about
to push over the China Closet there
was Distinct CommOtion outside The
Bell Shrilled a Couple and Willie gave
Il vocal Example OF Comanche Happi-
ness.
You have us on the Hip Gentle
Reader. Also you are Hep.
Two Cylinder BING. Limous neing up
against the Curb. although Every body
was Threatened with a Death or Cold
the Gang Lit in the Street in Record
Time
Joy Stilted up the Ladder in Seven
League Hops till il Hit Par.
1t STAYED there
And What DO You Think?
apa proved that he was 80 per cent
Human Anyway by Falling for the
Customary Stuff at the Eleventh Hour
+ In the Tonneau. there were among
! twenty mill on other Lovely Things. a
| Frssian Sahl" Coat. n RcPutifuI D>I
J. Marriage. Painters Collie Doll. a Ma.
! tional League Regulation Bat and Ball
and Hobby Horse.
| Moral: Never Try to Force Papa's
! Hand He May have Something Up mis-
, Sleeve.
The Washington times., 1915-12-25
Husband Asks Decree;
Half-BrOther Named

CHICAGO. Dec. 25.-Four peppers"
testified in the trial of the divorce case
in which Mrs. George FaNon Is de-
fendant that they had seen her. clad
in a nightrown. entertaining her hus-
bands half-brOthcr Addison FaXon
The peppers were Joseph Crawford,
Ensign Stever, IL. W. whitaker, and NJ.
GlantZ.
Mrs. FaXon and her brothcr-in-la law
called the testimony pure invention -
f. s. Gibbs is named as correspondent.
The Washington times., 1915-12-25
DEMAND FOR CLOSED
CAR IS INCREASING
1t Is the Ally of Nearly All the
Polite Enjoyments of Win.
ter.

Every factor combines yearly t. in
crease the demand for the closed cor.
'Thc circumstance that finds the
closed car the alir OF nearly all the po-
lite enjoymcnts of winter" SAYS Man
ager prendcrgnst. of the Foss-Husl $
Company, accounts Tor its increasing
vogue.
The mar Who buys car of ap-
proved mechanical design. of .tcl ap-
pearanCe and of complete appointments
thereby enhances the decree Of CIV
ment for himself and his family in
near'v all the diversions of the winter
months.
The limousine makes it possible to
hear the last acts of the operas and
PLAYS. without the nervous tension of
dividing attention between the stage and
the watch held in the hand.
No Need to Worry.
There is no longer any need to
worry about missing the last train. The
medium of the return trip is available
in the closed car. AS link between
cafe and home. 1t makes the after opera
or after theater supper entirely feasible.
Nor Is 1t longer necessary for the sub
urban resident to hire a room at a hotel
stav overnight and face problems of
alternating between evening clothes and
street clothes. in order to have his even
ing's enjoyment of music or play un-
marred.
More persons now dance than ever
before Whether in little private al
fairs, pretentious public halls. or tor
the impromptu dancing of hotels and
cafes, the closed car is factor to
he;Ehten the enjoyment. 1t means
speed and it offers protection from en-
posure to the elements. a result par
tlCulary important after an evening of
dancing has put the element of risk
into decollete costume.
"A host of calls can be made in n
short winter afternoon with a closed
car, the swift rush to the matinee,
The Washington times., 1915-12-25
DUTCH AUTOMOBILE
TREAT COMING SOON
Increased Price Of GasoIene Is
Fast Putting the Brakes on
Joy Riding.

Dutch Automobile Treats" are In
prospect here as a result of the in
creased price o. gasolene and the
prophecies of still higher cost in the
near future.
BY Dutch Automobile Treats" tho e
The Washington times., 1915-12-25
Judge Gives Xmas Party
For Reconciled Couples

CHICAGO, Dec. Ga Christmas tree
for mended hearts brought rejoicing to
thousand Chicagoans today. Judge
Jacob Hopkins, of the court of munich
pal relations, whose task is to prevent
divorces, invited the couples he had kent
from separation to a celebration in his
courtroom.
The Washington times., 1915-12-25
LOCAL MAN PATENTS
DETACHABLE RIM
Record Company Obtains Ex-
elusive Rights to New In
vention of Or. Maxwell.

Il Is announced hv tho Record Anto
Supply and Service COMPANY that they
have secured n half interest ir. ard the
exclusive sales rights fot. n detachable,
demountahlc rim. patented nv nr.
George W. Maxwell. e this city. The
novel arrangement and the simplicity
Of DR.. MaXwcl's Invention have elm
mated many of the objections to Some
denountablc rims in Use at tn. present
time
This new lin will he Grown as III"
Record Rim and will he maze t. con-
form with arv style tive. either clinch-
or. or STRAIGHT eide. From all indica-
ticns It will live M to its narlo.
Different From Others.
The construction Of the rim is distinc-
tive run all domorntahle rims On the
market. It Is supported around the on
tire paripi.ery on 10th 81 'cS o. the f"l-
ley instead of using Mcd2es at various
points.
This new tvr, OF constructor not
only adds to the sunrortin" power. hut
gives unifC rm contact with the entire
wheel and nr,"ents tn" wheel from
waUbling. The inNCn'"r ha' alir'inat"d
much Of the mrtoris.'s former trouble
n ATTACHING ana detacrinE either the
rim or the tire by making 1t in tive
parts. The inside section Is made to
engage the bead on tn" ins idc Of the
tire. continues over the "n'ire surface
Of the felley. is heNcl"d or the outer
edge If the felleN. ana projects dow N
three -fuurths OF an inch around the
foley. Bv this nrran""mcnt. the tire
may be slipped over the b"vclCd eT%c
on THIS iusidc sec ton. On III" outside
section Of III" lin. the upper part Is
shaped to III tho bead G! the tire. and
the low "r part projects ulong the Icll"y
10 correspond with the insid seton
Fastened With Bolts.
Tn" rim is fastened to the Wheel with
I've bolts ON Whuh h the Thread. "rr
protected by II srcciah nus, permanently
fastened In tho t"llcy. tner, by y, ,uteCt-
ing the threads frCm the elemeIts.
The two s.CuonS Of the rIn, al" locked
toGcther by special locking Hnv that
only necessitatCs n Inarter of turn.
and the outside rim fails off. The in
ventor claims this rim can he Tanufac-
turCd without either tho weight or tie
cost to til" consumer.
1t looks like a repetition Of The earre
old patent story that child should
have thought of such a simple arrange
n,nt. but. unfortunately for the car
owner, no one did so until now.
The Washington times., 1915-12-25
Big Snow in Missouri.

MONTGOMERY. Mo. Dec. 26.-North-
east Missouri has white Christmas.
The snow is about thirteen inches on
level. the heaviest for several years.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-01-09
MONTPELIER
Seminary Gets $4,000 Through Death of
Danyille Woman.

Three men were in city court yester.
day on charges of oXication--Daniel
Cahill and Henry Freeman charged with
first olfenses, and John Murphy, charged
with a subsequent oiense. Cahill could
not pay his fine and went TO jail for 20
days and Murphy will also have to serve
the alternative sentence, being unable
to pay his fine of $50 and costs Free
man expected to raise the amount of his
fine.
A hearing was held before State Audi
tor Graham yesterday relative to alleged
gambling on the Mortified fair grounds
during the last fair, complaint being
entered by Fred A. Joslyn of Mortified
to that effect. Mr. Joslyn did not appear
at the hearing. Several members of the
fair association We're present and all tes-
titled that 50 far as they knew there
was nothing in operation on the grounds
that could be termed gamblin device.
According to Mr.. Joslyn's allega- !,
tion there was gambling enough to
forfeit the state appropriation set aside
for fairs, stipulation being that gam
bling shall be prohibited.
The funeral of the infant daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Salvatore Cicaccio was
held this afternoon, death resulting from
an attack of pneumonia and meningitis
of the brain.
Rev. F. b. Blodgett, one of the WISH
tors to Montpelier seminary named by
the Vermont Methodist conference, who
has been visiting here, has returned to
his home in Lyndonville. He announced |
to President j. w. Hatch of the semi !
nary that, by the will of Mrs. Ward of
Danville, bequest of $4,000 was left
10 the seminary.
At the regular meeting of the Knights
Of Pythias, Thursday evening, the fol-
owing officers were installed Chancel
or commander, J. II. Welcher; vice.
chancellor commander, b. T. Brown;
orelate, Roy Getman; master of work,
Fred Nelson; keeper OF record and seal,
Frank Pratt; master of finance, i. NJ Ben
way; master of exchequer, Asa f. Bald
win; master-at-arms, Ray Coppins; in
ide sentinel, Andrew Frost; outside SEN
incl, ii. c. Lawson.