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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-01-04
STORMY Time EXPECTED AS
CONGRESS IS REASSEMBLED

WASHINGTON. Jan. A
eiouc--she foreign situstion--
hung today over the ressser.
bling OF congress after iis holi.
day recess. With vital nation
al problems ahead. the gravity
Of members over the inserna-
slonsI situation was pro
nouneed.
Committee consideration and
speeches on international prob.
lens impended.
II vas understood there would bs
no effort to curb oratory. hencs
sharp attacks on Teutonic subma
rlne warfare and on the allies com
mercial Interference we're certain
Numerous vital subjects were be
fore the senate foreign committee
including the Smith and Lodge res
olutions to investigate the British
orders In council, submarine war
fare and an.i.ally bomb plots.
Preparedness and revenue plans
were all askew. Opposition 10 both
is growing.
Chairman padgett's house naval
committee will begin preparedness
hearings tomorrow with minor of
fieials from the yards and docks
bureau OF the navy department ties
tifying.
Army preparedness hearings vii
start Thursday when Chairman
Hay will call Secretary Garrison as
the first witness
The rural credits program was
launched by joint introduction of a
bill for farm land banks under q
farm loan board.
The senate adjourned out OF def
erence to the dead Assistant Asso
ciate Justice Lamar No business
was done except 10 swear In Sen
Smith Of South Carolina.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-01-04
ARREST ONLY
ONE DRUNK
IN TWO
DAYS

Dry measures have eurtailed 20
lice activities and made Seattle a
saner, better city II the arrest rec
ords reflect the true spirit OF the
reconstruction period.
Only one man had been booked
for drunkenness during the IS
hours preceding Tuesday noon.
The total number OF arrests. for
all offenses. has shown a steady
decline since Friday at midnight
There were only 10 arrests from
Monday noon until Tuesday noon.
and none OF them were booked for
drunkenness.
The last arrest for drunkenness
was made Monday morning at 4
O'Clock.
From midnight Friday TO mid.
night Saturday, the first day Of
the year. there was total OF 81
arrests. Thirty-si1 OF them were
for drunkenness. During the next
"a hours the total mum Der OF ar.
rests dropped to 20. with only five
persons being booked drunk.
Then from noon Sunday TO noon
Tuesdays hours-the number of
arrests had dropped to 10, with
only one drunk.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-01-04
PRESIDENT GIVES OUT
STATEMENT; INDIGNANT |
OVER SUBMARINE RAIDS

WASHINGTON Jan 4-While Washington was
tense today and conditions much like those preceding
the SpaniSh-Amercan war. President Wilson, back be-
fore schedule time from his honeymoon, took prompt
energetic steps in the new, grave crisis in Americas
international situation.
Within five hours o his FASTENED return he had issued
showing that the administration considers the
orpedong OF the Persia has brought about extremely
grave situation
The president and secretary OF state said tho
mcnt by Secretary Tumuty. are taking every
possible obtain facts in this grave matter and will
information is obtained"
The president conferred with congressional leaders in
cludng Chairman Stone ~ the foreign committee and
Flood OF the house oreigo committee, and I've called
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-01-04
MERCURY DUE
FOR BIGGEST
DROP OF
YEAR
COld?SpeaktOKemp

Seattle Electric company
officials declare all cars In
which heating systems are
Installed are being pressed
into service during the cold
hours.
Seattle Electric company
patrons say they aren't
Anyway, Il takes pretty
clever sIeuth to discover
warm spot in the street cars
these cold mornings.
supt. A. L. kempster can
get ALL cars equipped with
heaters ~ he wants to. Hes
the general manager. His
office phone 10 Main 5000.
His home phone 10 Capitol
eco.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-01-04
WHAT WALL ST. SAYS
OF SEATTLE OUTLOOK

Th. IL IN. year Of promise.
n NJ. OF tho best
~ known financial
writers in New York pub
fishes his work under the
name of Holland. His coll
umn appears in the Wall
Street Journal. 1t is
published. also. in many
OF the largest morning
newspapers in the coun-
Try. In his last letter, he
discusses the situation on
the Pacific coast. Have
YOU a tendency TO pcssim-
ism? Arc you inclined to
lose faith in your city2
Listen. then, TO what Hol-
land has to say:
Reliable Information has Just
come 10 New York. which shows
that instead OF the stagnstion
which has commonly followed an
international erposition--and In
some cases has been severe--Cali
fornis. and. In fact. the whole Pa.
ciite coast. has not suffered in that
way. but. instead. her industries
and her commercial life have been
stimulated.
The especially gratifying fes.
ture Of this commercial activity on
the Pacific coast is based upon the
fact that II reflects only indirectly
the prosperity oecasioned In the
East by the vast amount OF war or.
ders.
APPARENTLY. THE PACIFIC
COAST rs TO HAVE. WITHIN A
FEW YEARS. SEAPORT CITIES
WHICH WILL HAVE A LARGER
POPULATION THAN ANY OF
THE CITIES ON THE ALLAN
TIC COAST. EXCEPTING NEW
YORK. PHILADELPHIA ANL
BOSTON.
AT the present rate OF popuia
tion increase in Los Angeles. there
should be a population In that city
within ten years SURPRISING that
OF Boston.
Zone Of the bankers Of the Gas,
who took part In the meeting oi
the American Bankers assoeia
ton In Seattle, In mid-sutunnn oi
this year, who has just returned
from the Pacific coast, reports that
he was amazed when authoritative
information was given TO him oi
the business activities Of Seattle
Portland and Los Angeles.
"RELATIVELY SPEAKING,
THESE CITIES SEEM TO BF
GROWING MORE RAPIDLY THAN
MANY OF THE LARGE TOWNS
IN THE EAST.
1T is spoken OF as not the least
OF the triumphs of the Pacific
coast expositions OF the past sum
mer and fall that no depression be
gan after the doors OF these expo
sitions wfre closed. but instead OF
that, increased business activity OF
Dll kinds.
The Pacific coast states II f.
believed here. are to play an i'm
portant part in cur business ad.
vance,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-01-04
TO MODIFY POSITION
ON ARMED STEAMERS

WASHINGTON. Jan. 4.-Secre.
tary OF State Lansing today inform.
cd German Ambassador Won BERN
storff Informally that the state de
partment is considering modifying
lts position concerning guns on
merchantmen.
The gun issue arose with the tor.
pedoing Of the Lusitania. Germany
at first contended she was an
armed ship. tho II WIS understood
that she later withdrew this con
tention.
When the German fleet had not
been swept from the seas. America
took the position that small guns
might be mounted on merchantmen
as defensive measure.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-01-04

It's going to be the coldest
night Puget sound has had this
year.
It's going TO get az low az
20, and possibly lower.
Weather Observer Salisbury
made the pessinistic predic-
ton Tuesday morning. when he
learned that the Temperature
had gone down TO ID degrees
below zero In British ColUm-
bis, west OF the mountains.
THAT means colder weather
here" he said "The mercury has
not gone lower than 2ti degrees
above 80 far. but I expect II 20
go down to 20 or lower Tuesday
night"
He said there wss little posi-
bllity Of further snow for a day
or 30. Mondays snowfall piled ~
nine inches on the level spots. and
broke all records for more than
ten years.
Accidents Averted
Many coasting accidents were
narrowly averted Monday. Only
efforts OF police to personally warn
the crowds at every hill prevented
a disastrous list
n. f.. died Monday night from
heart failure. said to have been
caused by shoveline snow.
Girl Struck by Auto
Miss Dorothy Shiminshe. who
lives at the Kasota hotel. was
struck down by an automobile that
made futile effort to stop on the
slippery pavement at 22l2ia First
ave. She was struck down. and
bruised about the head and body.
while the MACHINE went on.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-01-04
GERMANY REGRETS
SINKING OF PERSIA
an CARL w. ACKERMAN


BERLIN, San. 4.-Regret is al.
most universally expressed here
over the sinking Of the r. e. O.
liner Persia. Heroic efforts are In
progress 10 repair Teuton-Ameri.
can relations.
No information concerning the
nationality Of the attacking subma-
rine In obtainable and officials re-
fuse TO comment upon the incident
until report has been received
from the commander.
The newspapers today carry Eng
llsh reports of the sinking. with
English reports OF the effect the
incident has produced on America
The German papers, however. re-
Trained from comment OF their
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-01-04

DO You Like lPwzzIes?
Try your hand at the one
which is to appear daily, this
week. in the moving picture col
umn. You can win a cash prize
if you know your movie favor
ties.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-01-04

The waves washed more than n
score Of passengers from the deck.
Then the giant ship dipped sharp
~. sending shrieking women and
children slipping into the water.
Before the eyes OF survivors. she
rolled over and went down. while a
score s,ill clung 10 the decks.
The admiralty today abandoned
hope that American Consul McNee.
" had been saved. altho II per.
sons. including Lord Montague.
we're reported in late sdvices TO
have landed at Malta.
Officials still estimate that from
ESQ 10 400 persons psriEhed.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-01-04

Goods Store" 21e Occidental ave-.
where the Goddess Of Chance holds
forth in an underground cavern.
II you're looking for excite
rent. 90 to Gin Wong's "ory
Goods Store" 2te Occidental
ave.
Dry goods. a. . rule, are
about as humorous as a hearss.
but Wono's commodities are
quite the jokiest line OF novel.
ties In Seattle.
Probably you wouldn't have
known about Gin Wong's house,
hold articles. II Il hadn't been
for n. N. Porter, a diminutivs
Chicago tailor.
Stopping over couple OF nights
in Seattle on his way home. Porter
met a genial fellow who glad hand
ed him in the hotel where Porter
was lodged
Says He Lost $t6o
The &. {. pi,oted Porter down to
Wongs dry goods emporium and
escorted him inside. Next he in
troduced his small friend 10 the
Goddess of Chance. The goddess
hangs out in Wong's basement.
Porter got mixed up In the grand
shuttle of humanity counting favors
of the goddess at a number of gam
bling tables. and when he depart-
ed the place was shy Sl60. so he
said
He scurried with empty purse to
Walter Metzenbaum. an attorney. in
the White building. and related his
adventure.
He wanted his money back.
Calls Wong's Attorneys
Walter had 'hunch' who
Wong's attorneys were. He called
them up-Gill, Hoyt & Frye, in the
'olnan building.
Iieber Hoyt answered the phone.
lie told Mctzenhaum ne had done
some legal work for Wong: in fact.
Continued on Page So
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-01-04
Movie Actress to
Be Here Today for
Coliseum Opening

Anita King, famous motion
picture actress, will arrive In
Seattle Tuesday night. so a. to
be on hand. bright and early, at
the opening OF the Coliseum
theatre. at Fifth and Pike,
Wednesdsy.
Miss King ia the special repre-
sentative Of the Paramount Pic
tures corporation and the Jesse l.
Iasay Feature Play Coo The Col
iseum Will show Paramount and
I.asky Feature Play Co. The Col
be the little miss who will dedicate
this magnificent playhouse.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-01-04
Vashon Will Vote
on Ferry, Jan. "a

Vashon island win vote again on
'erry terminals on January "a. In.
stead of today. as was announced
Monday.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-01-04

From all quarters indications that prompt. decisive
sapary steps stop illegal submarine attacks under
wa
In addition torpedong of the Persia last week with
loss OF least American life the administration is
roned with diplomatic arising from the summarizing
Of the Gengye the Yaska Mau. the Cioat Ancona and
Lusania The principal point for immediate consideration
whether the administration should protest the
wholesale slaughter the Mediterranean without waiting
for further information surrounding the sinking OF the Persia
II inmatcd a formal inquiry will be made of the
central powers demanding explanation of the
tacks.
declared that tho administration lacks facts
cernng the Persia and that nothing will be done until these
obtained lie told the president concerning the plans
OF different members OF the foreign committee to deve into
tho international situation.
AS the result Of their conferences with the president,
Stone and Flood prepared prevent discussion OF nerna
ona problems the floors of congress Adjournment OF
the cased this task nasmuoh several there
primed for verbal explosion.
The president and the chairmen discussed all eventuali
ties The freest consultation and cooperation between
gress and the White House assured if breaking OF
relations becomes necessary.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-01-04
ABANDON HOPE FOR
AMERICAN CONSUL

LONDON. Jan. 4 Scenes Of hor-
Persia She capsized while life
boats were getting away from her
side.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-01-04

The sound of hymns from those in the feboats,
above the of and children survivors
gled the alongside the Persia Charles H. Grant OF
Boston said today Alexandra, according press dis
patches.
Grant. like others, at luncheon he said when
there a sudden explosion In orderly the pas
deck The starboard boats could not be
put oversize because of the listing
Grant himself slid off the ship. entangng his foot in
rope he went but Jerking it loose.
lie finally picked up and then after rowing around
time taken aboard by British cruiser and taken
rapdity.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-01-04
Evidence on Persia Is Not Conclusive

Officials do regard evidence thus far hand in the
Persia conclusive OF torpedoing Navy authorities
that possibly she struck mine and support of this
theory they pointed the fact that the quick plunge she
took made the torpedong theory somewhat doubtful.
The presence OF guns aboard the Persia complicates
future rather than immediate action
The main fact of warning remains 1t is improbable
that submarine could guns the Persia and whether
these for defensive offensive action is question
for future discussion
Further evidence that American Consul McNeey lost
his life the sinking OF the liner Persia and that the
sci attacked without warning today report
o the department by Consul General Skinner.
He said the admraltys lists OF survivors did include
McNcely tho il did include Chas H. Grant OF Boston.
Seven Hindu members OF the clinging
turned boat, rescued by the steamer Hing Chow.
Survivors declared the attack without warning,
Skinner said
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-01-04
lng ol Inc senate Ioreign committee Tor tomoTfoW.
Calls Foreign Committee Heads for Conference

Calls Foreign Committee Heads for Conference
While he decided call cabinet session today. he
summoned Stone and Flood discuss the situation with
them order tina, nigh, have their cooperation
breach relations with central powers becomes
say result OF the wholesale slaughter OF noneombatants
within the Mediterranean death zone" recently.
After these conferences stated that action will
be taken details OF the Persia hand
However the intensity and decacy OF the situation per-
meated the White House the department congress
and diplomatic circles every hand the talk showed that
authorities looked the torpedongs following
closely Austra Anoona presenting ominous
situation
special returned the president from Hot Springs
shortly before o'clock
Congress reassembied and promised TO take a
prominent part the international denouement battery
OF spcechmakers threatened their verbal guns upon
tho international situation.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1916-04-06
Synagogue for Florence.

The Jewish people of Florence
nave determined to organize a con-
gregation. Last night Rabbi Raisin
of the Hasell street synagogue,
Charleston, addressed a large meet
ing of the Jews of the city at
.O'Dowd's theatre. His subject was
David and Goliath" and the mes
sage was one full of encouragement
to the Florence colony in the under
taking now before them. After
the services a permanent organiza-
ton was effected with Mr. D D
Sternberger, president. and Mr. H
NJ Pascal, secretary. A committee
consisting Of Messrs A A Cohen,
Louis Finkelstein and NJ Rosenfeld
was appointed to arrange ways and
means. This c0mmitte will meet
today. For the present Rabbi Rails
in will hold services in Florence
twice each month. A Sabbath
school is now being organized
F0rence Times, April 3.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1916-04-06
SHALL NOT SELL TO MINORS.
Dealers Warned of the Law on
the Cigarette.

Officers of the Juvenile Protective
league call attention to the statute
against selling or giving cigarettes
to minors under the age of Is years.
Several days ago an officer of the
league found that & grocer had sold a
boy 10 years old two cigarettes for a
penny and at once notified him that
this was violation of the State laws.
Section 420 of the Criminal Coae
of the States laws with reference to
cigarettes reads as follows:
1t shall not be lawful for any
person or persons, either by himself
or themselves. to sell furnish, give or
provide any minor or minors under
the age of Is years with cigarettes,
tobacco or cigarette paper, or any
substitute therefor. Any person or
persons violating the provisions Of
the preceding section, either in per-
son or by agent or in any other way,
shall be held and deemed guilty of a
misdemeanor, and upon indictment
and conviction therefor shall be pun
ished by a fine not exceeding one hun
dred dollars nor less than twenty-five
dollars or by Imprisonment fora term
of not more than one year nor less
than two months, or both, in the
discretion of the court; one-half of
the fine imposed to be paid to the
informer of the cffense and the other
half to the Treasurer of the county N
which such a conviction shall be
had "--News and Courier.
How is this law observed in Kings
tree? We are unable to say, but one
fact we are quite sure of, and that is
there are lots of youngsters here
who smoke cigarettes. How and
where they get them we do not
know, but it is to be hoped that local
dealers are not violating the above
law.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1916-04-06
Why Constipation IDiureS.

The bowels are the natural sewer
age system Of the body. When they
become obstructed by constipation a
part of the poisonous matter which
they should carry off is absorbed
intosthe system, making you feel dull
and stupid, and interfering with the
digestion and assimilation of food.
This condition is quickly relieved by
Chamberlain's Tablets. Obtainable
everywhere.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1916-04-06
WHY is GASOLINE SO HIGH?
A Problem the United States Gov
ernment Is Trying to Solve.


ernment Is Trying to Solve.
Washington, April 2:-Government
agencies investigating the spectacu.
lar rise in the price of gasoline have
virtually concluded preliminary
phases of their work and will report
to Congress this week. In the mean.
time the department of justice will
consider the evidence with view to
determining whether prosecutions
are warranted under the antitrust
law.
Every available field agent of the
Federal Trade commission has been
assigned to the gasoline inquiry un-
der the direction of Commissioner W
Harris. Reports by the various
companies involved haye been check
cd so far as possible. Crude oil pro-
ducers, manufacturing companies,
pipe lines. selling agencies, even tank
wagons,in every section of the coun.
try have been under surveillance.
The department of justice virtual
ly left the entire inquiry to the COM
mission. Complaints received by the
Attorney General have been for
warded for investigation to the COM
mission and have been added to hun
dreds of similar complaints received
by the commission itself. 1t is con-
sidered unlikely that the Attorney
General will decide finally whether
the evidence warrants prosecutions
until the commission shall have con-
cluded its inquiry a month or more
hence.
The first report to Congress will
contain comparative figures showing
the amount of gasoline and crude oil
produced at present and two or three
years ago, the volume exported, rela.
tive costs of production, amounts
sold in each section of the country
then and now and comparative
wholesale and retail prices. No com
ment will be made on the reasons fol
the rise.
A second report, data for which i:
not yet complete, will supplement the
first with an analysis of the situation
and will set forth reasons to which
the commission attributes the tre
mendous increase.
The investigation has been con
Quoted with view to determining
four salient points as follows:
|. The extent of production and
use of gasoline now and two and three
years ago.
2. The volume OF gasoline export
ed and the supply remaining here
for domestic use, particularly as to
whether the rise or any portion Of ii
could be attributed to a scarcity OF
product.
8. Whether there has been dis
elimination by big producers in ia,
vor of big buyers.
a. Whether there is actual compe-
tition among the former elements
that went to make up the oil trust;
if there is, to what extent and how
the small independent producer is
affected thereby.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1916-04-06
Insomnia.

Indigestion nearly always disturbs
the sleep more or less, and is often
the cause of insomnia. Eat light
supper with little if any meat, and
no milk; also take one of Chamber
lain's Tablets Immediately after sup
per, and see if you do not rest much
better. Obtainable everywhere.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1916-04-06

When an old duffer with a million
marries a young girl with a pretty
face the devil pronouEces his bless
ing with a wink of the off eye.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1916-04-06
DEATH OF FORMER
KINGSTREE LADY
IN CALIFORNIA--DIE FROM PA
RALYSIS FOLLOWING HEMOR.
RHAGE--SKETCH OF HER LIFE.

Following a hemorrhage of the
brain, which resulted in the complete
paralysis of the right side, Mrs Eliza
beth B Phillips, wife of w W Phil
lips, former president of the Fresno
County Chamber of Commerce and
prominent citizen of Fresno, died last
night shortly after 8 o'clock at the
family home. She was stricken yes
terday at noon while preparing to
leave the house to attend a luncheon.
Mr. Phillips left the family home
yesterday to go to his ranch. Mrs
Phillips was in the best of health
and few hours later telephoned her
son, John Phillips, who had preceded
his father to the ranch, to learn if
her husband had arrived.
Mrs Adeline Thornton was caller
at the Phillips home just before
noon. Soon after her departure, Mrs
Phillips gave an order to the maid
and started across the room. She
fell on the floor, suffering from
hemorrhage of the brain and paraly-
sis. Mrs Phillips did not regain con-
sciousness and died without recog-
nizing members of her family.
Mrs Phillips was the daughter of
the late Judge John G Presley of
Santa Rosa. She was born SO years
ago near Charleston. S G.. Mr. and
Mrs Phillips were married 35 years
ago in Santa Rosa and moved to
Fresno, which was henceforth their
home. They always took prominent
part in the civic and social life of the
city
Mrs Phillips was member of the
Parlor Lecture club and of the
Daughters of the Confederacy. She
was q communican: of St James
Episcopal pro-cathedral, an active
member of the guild and a faithful
worker in the church.
Mrs Phillips had often expressed
the desire that no flowers be sent to
her funeral, but that the money be
donated to local charities. She is
survived by her husband, son and
five brothers. Fresno (CaD Morning
Republican.