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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-12-21
o. o. whitney

liner before she sailed out Of
this port. bound for England.
we have a clear eonseienee
in the liner Minnesota affair.
no matter what may develop.
because Of inspection duty
strictly performed and IN the
fact that our. examination
proved the vessel safe for her
long voyage. az far an hull and
boilers were concerned. when
she left Seattle"
4. ) Inspector OF HullH Capt. II.
b whitney and Inspector OF Boilers
II. c. Lord thus have expressed
themselves following Inspector Bul.
gers departure for San Francisco.
Not only was there no laxi,y on
our part. continued Inspector Lord.
but We held the vessel several
DAYS bcy ond her schedule In order
that every precaution might be
enforced
When the Minnesota left. all her
boilers and tubes withstood a
hydrostatic test % 115 pounds pres
sure TO the square inch.
Notwithstanding this. ] ordered
the working pressure reduced b.
coo pounds as the maximum for
the European trip.
This was don. because ! noticed
that 10 some respects the ship had
deterioratcd. made sure. person
ally. that her safety valves had all
been readiusted TO conform with the
new pressure
4 personally inspected 20 OF
500 OF her old tubes that were re.
garded as seryiccahle. and she also
had in reserve about 200 brand
new tubes.
The TIT OF the water pipes In
the NieiauHse boilers. with which
the Minnesota II fitted. 10 such that
Il Is almost impossible 20 detect
pin holes and other potential leaks
In the rear OF tho boilers.
we have 20 rely practically on
tIreiy on the hydrostatlc tsst. which
in this case proved satisfactory.
with Capt. Whitney and mo vas
James Fowler. Lloyds surveyor
and We all thought the Mlnnesota
ia safe condition 20 make her trip
Our records are open and We have
nothing 10 fear"
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CONGRESS- ALONE CAN BRING WAR
DECISION NOT |NWIL SONS HANDS

PIE
In country like Germany or
Austria It IL In the hands OF the
monarch. or the monarch plus a
small group OF councillors.
In the United States the consti.
tuition makers took great pains To
see that the WAR-MAKTNG pow.
Err DID NOT GET AWAY FROM
THE PEOPLE
The president and secretary OF
state were necessarily entrusted
with the handling Of foreign affairs.
but checks we're placed upon them.
No secretary OF state can be ap.
pointed 10 the office without the
advice and consent OF the senate. "
No treaty commercial or polit.
zeal. can be finally concluded until
II has been ratified by the senate.
No war can be entered upon
until II has been declared by
congress, which cannot happen
until both house and senate
have recorded a majority vote
IN favor OF a resolution declar.
ing the United States at war
with some named enemy.
Thus It happened that We were
not at war with Mexico. even tho
President Wilson sent the navy and
regular troops to Vera Cruz and
took that city with considerable
loss Of life on both sides.
After the troops had clashed. the
affair was brought before congress
In a resolution which, In substance.
declared that the United States was
not at war with Mexico.
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by their servants in the house and
senate
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BY gibson GARDNER

WASHINGTON. ID. C., Dec. IL
Congress alone can declare war
II has been said that a president.
by his handling OF foreign affairs.
has in fact the power TO get tho
country into war.
II such Is the case, II Is contrary
TO the intentions Of the trainers Of
the constitution and against the ex-
pllcit declarations OF the constltu-
tion.
One OF the biggest differences be
tween monarchy and a republic Is
In the location Of the war-making
power.
In republic this power is sup
posed to be in the hands OF the
people.
In constitutional monarchy
even. IL f. In the hands OF the peo-
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SSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS

Numerous members of congress
at that time urged that congress
declare war on Mexico Put a ma.
jority were opposed and the resolu-
ton merely authorized President
Wilson to do what he had done. but
did not give him authority 10 wage
further war.
There Is much loose talk about
the president keeping the country
out OF war. or plunging the country
into war
As n matter Of fact, the real des.
TIMES of the country are in the
hands OF the people as represented
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HOLD Cl.AlRVOYANT

MICHIGAN CITY. Ind. Dec. 2i.-
Mrs Melissa Eddy, a clalrvoyant.
is held today under $1,000 bonds
for her appearance before u. s.
commissioner at Tacoma. Jan. 8.
When detectives. seeking her on
a white slave charge. went to her
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GRINNELl'S GLEE
CLUB STARTS WEST

GRlNNELL. Iowa, Dec. I'll
Boarding their private hotel car in
Des Moines this afternoon and Civ.
ing a concert In Hampton. Iowa.
this evening, the Grinnell College
Glee club will start today on their
6,000-mlle Christmas vacation trip
to the Pacific Coast In the course
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INSPECTORS SAY
THEY DID DUTY
Seattle Men Fear Nothing in
Minnesota lnves-
tigation
PASSED HER BOILERS

The investigation here by
Chief Boiler Inspector Buioer.
following the disabling OF the
Minnesota's boilers. has brought
no uneaslness 20 the Seattle In.
speetors. who passed the big
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give AWAY $750,0oo

CHICAGO. Dec. 2t.-Three-quar.
ters Of n million dollars ia being
distributed to 10000 employees OF
the Crane company in various parts
Of the United States. 10 per cent
dividend on their annual salaries.
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OF the trip the club will sing in
Mason City, Iowa, Minneapolis
Mimi, Fargo, ~ D.. Helena, Mont,
Seattle and Tacoma. Wash, Port
land, Ore, Salt Lake City, Titan,
and Colorado Springs. Col
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ENTRENcH ON BORDER

AMSTERDAM. Dec. Bulgar
troops are entrenching at many
points on the Greek border. accord.
ing 10 advices today.
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AT THE FOLLOWING MARKETS
OILY MIC MARKET,
lis Pike street.
AMERICAN MARKET,
Eos Third Avenue.
WESTERN MARKET
100 Western Avenue.
wEsTLAkE MARKET.
Corner WrsfIake and Pine.
SEATTLE MARKET.
100 Occidental Avenue.
BALLARD MARKET
s4f3 Ballard Avenue.
Look for U. 8. Purple Stamp
II Signifies Purity and Quality
Shops Open Until $50 p. M.
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VARNA 6oM6ARDED

LONDON. Dec. 2t.-A Russian
warship. escortiuS l6 trooplaue'
transports, bomharded Varna. bw
garian Black sea port, yesterday
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Cut out this coupon. with
every So.crnt purchase Of
fresh douEhnutH or cookies
this coupon 10 good for one
loaf Of bread. N presented az
iioyts. i0i Pike st. this week
before Saturday. You set
quality goods a, Hoyt's
Mexico Missouri message., 1915-04-22
count" TOO ABSENT MINDED
Principal Reason Why One Interna-
tional Marriage Was Permanent
Iy Called of.

Henry P. Dawson of the Morgan
banking firm was talking about inter-
national marriages:
WELL" he said, Il know of one in
ternational marriage that failed,
thank goodness, to come off. The girl
was the daughter of a Paint Rock
millionaire. The man was a count, a
Spanish count.
The count was absent minded.
That was his undoing. The girls
father gave a dinner for him in the
Paint Rock castle overlooking Paint
Rock, and at the dinners end the
count got up to light cigarette, and
then, by jove, started to remove the
plates.
"The guests watched him in an
open-mouthed silence. His napkin
slung over his arm, he had got nearly
all the plates removed when his mil
lionaire host said to him gently:
wake up, George. You're not
waiting in the beanery now, you
know. You're pretending you're a
count in Paint Rock. Wake up, man,
for gracious sake!'"
Mexico Missouri message., 1915-04-22
CHINA MAY MAKE APPEAL.
JAPANESE DEMANDS AROUSE
MUCH OPPOSITION.
Powers May Insist on Modification Of
Political and Military
Requests.

Pekin, China.-No specified prog.
ress was recorded at the conference
between the Chinese foreign minister,
Lu Cheng-Hsiang, and the Japanese
minister, Eki Hicki. over the Japa-
nese demands.
Owing to Chinese insistence, East
ern Mongolia and South Manchuria
we're not discussed. The Japanese
minister contended that these two
should be discussed on the same
basis, but Lu Cheng-Shiang argued
that Japan has no such claim in East
ern Mongolia as in South Manchuria.
He said further that China was will
ing to open treaty ports and other
wise place all foreign nations in a
favorable position relative to trading
1t is understood that China will
communicate with the powers If
Japan insists on retaining group
FIVE. The Ten Tsin-Pekin branch
Of the American Association which
includes virtually all the American
business men Of those two cities, re-
Gently called the attention of Secre-
SNAJ DIJ dh IhlOuBh INC AluSIiCdu
minister Paul S. Reinsch, to what
was termed the serious nature of
the japanese demands" and asking
the American government to take
measures to protect American inter.
ests.
The appeal recently cabled direct
to President Wilson was signed by
aries. The whole missionary body
numbers several hundred, but the
great majority of them have not seen
the document. Some of those who
were requested to sign it refused.
Mexico Missouri message., 1915-04-22
BILLY SUNDAY MAY LEAVE US
Evangelist Says British, "5ooze Devil"
Needs Whacking and He'd
Like to Do II.

Paterson, N. 1.-The thrill"
that Billy Sunday fot from Sir
Henry Randall's cablegram asking
him to come to England and lead the
fight for prohibition is causing him to
change his mind about sending Sir
Henry his regrets, as he first said he
would do.
Sunday indicated that he was con-
sidering the possibility Of helping out
King George, Lloyd George and
Kitchener in their stand for temper
ance.
Il am doing some praying" he said,
"snd there is just a chance that l
might go for a short time between
campaigns in this country after / fin
fish in Paterson. But l wouldn't take a
cent or sou of their money, except to
pay expenses. I'm anxious to take a
whack at the booze devil wherever
his head is up, and they certainly
need somebody over there. l would
go if l were sure I could do good"
Mexico Missouri message., 1915-04-22
ALLIES AVlAToRs SEEK TO GET
EVEN BY MAGAZINE
ATTACK.
FOUR RAIDS IN LAST TWO DAYS
zeppellns Attack Three More Cities
After Taube Makes Daring Flight
Within 80 Miles Of English
Capital.

London, England.-Ten persons
we're killed or wounded when a Ger.
man taube dropped several bombs on
the cathedral at Amiens, France. The
damage TO the structure was imma-
terial.
Two civilians were killed and one
was injured in Rottwell, Wurttem-
berg, by bombs dropped from a
French biplane which attempted to
destroy the powder magazine.
other allied aviators hurled bombs
on Leopoldhoehe and Maiszeres les
Metz, 10 miles north of the German
fortress of Metz.
Six of the bombs struck the powder
magazine at Rottwell and a huge red
fame shot up, surrounded by dense
smoke. Anti-aircraft guns opened
FIRE on the machine, but the airman
escaped uninjured.
Fourth Zeppelin Raid Made.
Reports received say that German
aircraft, probably Zeppelins, have APP
peared over Ipswich and Felixstowe,
in Suffolk, and Colchester in Essex.
Several bombs were dropped in the
neighborhood of Colchester. The ex-
tent of the damage has not yet been
ascertained.
The government has issued warn
ings for the entire coast and the
mouth Of The River Stour.
Mexico Missouri message., 1915-04-22
NELSON W. ALDRICH DEAD
succUMBs TO APoPLExY AT
AGE OF "a.
Statesman Served in U. S. Senate for
"a Years and Was High In
Party Councils.

New Senator Nelson w.
Aldrich of Rhode Island died suddenly
at his home here at the age of "A
years.
Aldrich had been in failing health
for several years and had taken sew
eral ocean voyages in the hope of re-
gaining his health. This attempt
failed, but it was believed when he
returned from his last sea trip that
he had been considerably benefited.
Aldrich's death followed a stroke
of apoplexy. a.
He was born in Foster, r. l., on
November 6, 1S41. His mind turned
toward politics and Immediately af-
ter he finished his education he be-
came active in public affairs. He
was a member of the common coun-
Gil of Providence from 1869 to 1871
and again from 1872 to 1875.
In 1881 Aldrich was elected to the
United States senate to succeed Gen
eral A. E. Burnside, who died during
his term of office. Aldrich was re-
elected to the senate in 1886, 1892,
1898 and 1905.
Staunchness marked Aldrich's ad-
herence to the principles of the Re-
publican party, of which he was a
lifelong member He was one of the
"old guard" of the Republican party
in congress, and was a power in the
national councils of his party.
Mexico Missouri message., 1915-04-22
READJUsTMENTs CAUSED BY
WAR WILL MAKE ENGLAND
LOSE PRESTIGE.
OUR TRADE BALANCE GROWS
Government Expert Declares Nation
Couldn't Escape Prosperity, Try
It Ever SO Hard-Not Yet
Creditor Nation.

Washington.-Th United States Is
now the mistress of the commercial
and financial world, officials of the
department of commerce declare. It
is feeding and clothing Europe and
furnishing great quantities of supplies
for which the war has created a de.
mand abroad.
In addition American bankers are
lending millions of dollars to the war.
ring nations and some neutrals upon
gilt edged security. The commanding
position won in few months in the
markets of the world has started talk
of henceforth the United States, in.
stead Of England, will be the banker
of the nations and that this country,
instead of either England or Germany,
will rule international trade.
1t was stated by government ex.
pert that the United States couldn't
escape prosperity If it should try. The
balance of trade is now more than
$600,000,000 in favor of the United
States. 1t is estimated this will in.
crease to S1,000,000,000 by June 80,
the end of the fiscal year, and prob.
ably another half billion by the end
of the calendar year
Inasmuch as Europe holds, or did
hold, at the beginning of the war,
about $6,O00,000,000 of American Sc.
curities, the United States is not yet
a creditor nation. This stupendous
credit movement in the last eight
months, however, is unparalleled in
the history of the world. The largest
trade balance ever achieved by the
United States hitherto, was nearly
$70O,O00,000 in 1913.
Mexico Missouri message., 1915-04-22
FRANCE WORKS PRISONERS
Some Are Put to Laboring in Mines
and Some Are Used in Rail-
way Construction.

Paris.-France is making a reason
able use of her war prisoners in keep
ing up the necessary manuel labor of
the nation.
For the time being, at least, the
sending of the prisoners to Algeria
and Morocco, where thousands have
been employed almost from the first
days of the war, has been abandoned.
They now are being utilized nearer
home
In Corsica about 5000 now are be-
ing worked in the mines. In the agri-
cultural districts of France about $50
are being worked at Puy-de-Dome
about 1850 in Brittany, while another
lot is used in railway construction
along the north coast. Large con-
tingents are being utilized in other
public works in the Champagne,
Grouse, Ardeche and Herault.
Mexico Missouri message., 1915-04-22
STORAGE BILL EATS UP VALUE
New York Man Kept Goods in a
Warehouse for 27 Years in
Memory of His Wife.

New Fork.-Household goods that
went into storage q years ago upon
the death of the woman for whose
home they had been bought were sold
at auction.
The husband quit housekeeping up
on the death of his wife, but he re-
fused to sell the things she had liked,
and had them carefully packed and
stored. He died recently. In look
ing over his papers his heirs found
he had paid $4,000 for storage They
rushed the things out of the ware
house but the sale only brought ST.
11S.
The furnishings were such as
couples in moderate circumstances
bought for housekeeping about 1870.
Mexico Missouri message., 1915-04-22
Whisky and Bible In Stone.

Camden, Tenn.-Forty-five year old
whisky will be taken out of the corner
stone of the Benton county court.
house when the structure is demol.
ished to make room for a new build.
ing. A quart of rye reposes in the
corner stone, besides Bible At the
time the courthouse was erected Cam.
den was considered a border town, and
no event was duly celebrated unless
whisky had a part in the celebration.
A contract has been let for the cree.
ton Of a new courthouse.
Mexico Missouri message., 1915-04-22
TELEPHONE INQUIRY DROPPED
Interstate Commerce Commission
Says Cause for Complaints Have
Been Adjusted.

Washington, d. C.-The inter
state commerce commission an
nounced discontinuance of its inves-
tigation into the rates and practices
of the telephone and telegraph COM
panies.
The investigation, carried on inter-
mittently for several years, was be-
gun on the commissions initiative.
Many specific complaints laid before
the commission have been settled
and the understanding between the
American Telephone & Telegraph
Co, and the department of justice
last year was said to have made
further investigation unnecessary.
Mexico Missouri message., 1915-04-22
Scientists study Woman.

Grand Junction, Colorado.-With
fifty pounds of iron hanging over
the bedpost and holding rigid her
broken hip bone, Mrs. L. e. Black.
ston is the subject of wide scientific
interest because daily X-ray photo
graphs are being made Of the slowly
mending bone. She suffered injury
in slipping on a rug in her home re.
Gently. The photographs are to be
kept in a series as one of the most
remarkable cases on record.
Mexico Missouri message., 1915-04-22
Helpless Man.

The late Fanny Crosby, author Of
Nearer, My God, to Thee" and in
Vulnerable other hymns, was blind,
but this did not prevent her from see
ing straight into the hearts of men.
A Brooklyn friend of the aged hymn
writer was repeating some of her cpl
grams.
"A Brooklyn bank clerk" she said,
had stolen lot of money and run off
with a chorus girl When told Fanny
Crosby about this she sighed and said:
Every man becomes a fly when a
web of lace is spread"
Mexico Missouri message., 1915-04-22
Attempt Made to Wreck Train

Vincennes, Ind.-Railroad detec-
tives are securing the woods three
miles north of here for supposed
train wreckers, who attempted to
wreck the north-bound Dixie limited
on the Chicago & Eastern Illinois
railway. Three large telegraph poles
were put on the tracks at curve.
The limited ran into the obstruction,
but had slowed up enough to prevent
a derailment.
Mexico Missouri message., 1915-04-22
SOLDIER ACCUSED OF MURDER
Young Woman Whose Killing He Is
Said to Have Confessed Was
About to Become a Mother.

Lima, Ohio.-Dorance S. Rid
die, 25 years old, a machinist, is
to have a hearing in police court
here on the charge of numbering
Susie Coleman, 16, factory worker,
whose body was found near the Lima
railroad yards.
According to the police, Riddle,
who formerly was a corporal in the
United States army, confessed short
ly after his arrest. An examination
Of the girls body, the police say, re-
vealed that she was about to become
a mother.
Mexico Missouri message., 1915-04-22
wolf Dog Team Wins Race.

Nome, Alaska.-Leonard Seppala,
driving his own team of 16 Siberian
wolf dogs, won the 412-mile all-Alaska
sweepstakes dog team race, which
started at 8 o'clock Wednesday morn.
ing. His time for the course was rs
hours, A minutes and 81 seconds, 4
hours and 30 minutes slower than the
record established by John Johnson's
wolves in 1910.
Mexico Missouri message., 1915-04-22
Statewide Dry Measure Fails,

Lansing, Mich.-Amended so dras-
tically that even its author voted
against it, the Straight statewide
prohibition bill was killed by the
Michigan senate. The vote was 30
to 2. Defeat of the bill will mean the
immediate launching of a campaign
to have the question submitted to the
voters by means of the initiative, so
said Senator Straight the leader of
the dry forces in the legislature.
Mexico Missouri message., 1915-04-22
John Bunny Better

New York--John Bunny, the popu-
lar moving picture comedian, who
was seriously i'll as the result Of
oyerwork, is reported by his physi-
clans to be much improved and is
row out Of danger. barring unfore-
seen complications.
Mexico Missouri message., 1915-04-22
Progressive rurns RepubIIcan.

Spokane, Wash.-The sole Progress
siVe in the United States senate, Miles
Poindexter, of Washington, has an
nounced that he would seek renomi.
nation on the Republican, ticket. He
took his seat in the senate as a Pro
gressive on April II, 1911, and his
term expires March 81, 1917.
Mexico Missouri message., 1915-04-22
Wrong Spoons.

Store Proprietor-What has become
of that clerk we hired last week?
Department Manager had to fire
him.
Incompetent"
Nope Too much of a joker"
81 don't understand"
Miss Giddigad telephoned for a
spoonholder and he asked her if a
hammock would do?"-Youngstown
Telegram.
Mexico Missouri message., 1915-04-22
Expenses More Than ReceIpta.

Panama.-Since the opening of the
Panama Canal, the expenditures have
been approximately 10 per cent in
excess of the revenue, due to the
high cost of maintenance and opera
ton Of the waterway. In the period
from July l to March l, the canal
authorities have spent $2,595,OOO and
the canal has earned $2,334,OOO.
Mexico Missouri message., 1915-04-22
Carpenters Ready to Arbltrate.

Chicago Efforts to settle strikes
and lockouts in Chicago, which have
thrown out $4,000 wage earners in
the building trades, are being made.
John A. Metz, president of the car.
penters' district council, said that his
organization was ready to arbitrate.
Mexico Missouri message., 1915-04-22
25o,ooo bushels Of Mheat Rurn.

Minneapolis, Minn.-A quarter of a
million bushels of wheat were de-
stroyed in a 100000 fire in the HUM
elevator. A concrete tank protected
100000 bushels more from the flames
and a switch engine hauled $4,000
bushels to safety in freight cars.
Mexico Missouri message., 1915-04-22
save cIty,s anroke, Wont Run.

Youngstown, Ohio. - Because he
thinks the city is broke" Joseph
n. Highley, president of the council.
won't run for mayor this year. "Itd
take Rockefeller to save the town."
he says.
Mexico Missouri message., 1915-04-22
Japs Deny Naval Base.

Washington.--An official statement
authorized by the Japanese embassy
here, characterized as ''preposterous"
reports that a naval base had been
established in Turtle Bay, Lower Cali
fornia.
Mexico Missouri message., 1915-04-22
Amateur Boxer Killed in Bout

New York.-George Brogan, an
amateur boxer, died in hospital
from the effects of blow over the
heart in boxing match at the Tough
lin Lyceum in St Cecilia's Roman
Catholic Church in Brooklyn.
Mexico Missouri message., 1915-04-22
Thaw to AsvIun

New York.-Harry X. Thaw, slayer
of Stanford White, lost in the SUI
preme court, appellate division, his
fight to be returned to New Hamp.
shire. The court sustained the order
Of Justice Page, who directed that
Thaw be returned to Matteawan
Mexico Missouri message., 1915-04-22
Yonth hold for rhreat

New Accused OF threatening
to kill Vincent Aston If he should re-
fuse to comply with a demand for
$500, John Meriella, 10 years old, was
arrested at the Grand Central TeFmi.
nal on complaint of Astor's business
agent, William A. Dobbyn.
Mexico Missouri message., 1915-04-22
Home. Sweet Home.

Wife-What, going out again to-
night?
Husband-Yes, dear. Going out oc-
casionally, you know, heightens the
pleasure of staying home when one
gets the chance to.
Wife-But you go out so often.
Husband-Well, it's pleasure that
really requires a great deal of height
ening.
Mexico Missouri message., 1915-04-22
Four Freed In Murder Case.

Wichita, Falls, Tex-E. w. Fry,
former representative in the Texas
legislature, and three other defendants
were acquitted here of the charge of
numbering Thomas Cherryholmes, a
deputy sheriff, whom it is alleged they
shot and killed in an attack on the
Young county courthouse, at Graham,
Tex, the night of Feb. "a.