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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-01-08
TOO MUCH BOOZE IN
HOUSE; ARRESTED

There's no JOKE 10 that stipulation
in the dry Law that says how much
liquor man can have in his pos
session AT one time.
a. Mall. proprietor Of a lodging
house at 10s Jackson st. was the
first 10 be arrested for this offense
In Seattle.
Police found ak bottles OF wine.
three quarts OF whlskey and three
cases Of beer on the premises.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-01-08
THRILLER HEADS
BILL At the HIP

As Ye Sow" IL one OF those real
thrfllcrs in vaudeville sketches
which Is drawing good crowds a,
the Hlppodrome theatre. II Is play.
cd by Robert Athon and company.
II tells OF a young girl coming to the
judges house to plead for her SITS
ter. who had Killed the man who be
trayed her. She sees picture.
Ali
Who Is that" she says. and the
Judge tells her it's his son.
That's the man my sister kill.
ed" she says. and the Judge
throws the case out.
Other numbers on the bill are:
Karl orpeodo. heavy weight litter:
Brink and Ulmark. in dialect
songs: Muller and Lee. singers I:
Riccs. plano accordionist.
"Trilby" Ia the motion picture
attraction.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-01-08
Prominent Young Lawyer Named
IN BUTTERFLY os7Ht WHEEL CASE"
r. ICY ADMASON KNOWN As BUTTERFLY"
TO FACE Her ACCUSERS NEXT MONDAY
Statcman Husband To Tell All In Court

George As~sssa Against his pretty .ms rssp
aa~.sss hearing hssa.y af'srnee"
ssassueasi s,psssr.s pss~issd
snr.s.s As.sssA eye As -i s, sSv<. ms' 'ssrns'
s.S that he 81 The sss N. -n
IN sli.sres -rkest hssitsussL
Robert ceurs.ee<. .ks 10 ss~ss the third party Ia th'
s.ssy AA.ss.s -Bsusrs, The wheel
ssl that her husband 10 psrssssuss hs'
= -n tell fs- 81 sssrsta ssi' NJ csninsvo"d
-vAss ~, sr The sssl-
tss. sssssh to hsss AsssssA- pretty rssU A.
-sst ~ ,shs The witness ssss 10 ssssss
81 Aliases As~ssss .hkh pssai.s. .
he's hes Interesting ssss, es .ea,hs rAs
~ rAxsAAAA vi .hsrs rssg, Adnssss -
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-01-08
HALIBUT CATCH
WORTH FORTUNE

Capt. T. G. Selness and the crew
OF the fishing steamer Zapora are
s2s.s0O worth % halibut
at the Booth F1sheriss Co Satur.
day. the result OF 20 days work on
the Alaska banks.
They returned late Friday with
220. 900 pounds OF the fish. when the
was IL cents n pound.
The Zapora encountered n severe
storm off the coast. and lost an
anchor and considerable cable.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-01-08
IS ON
FIRE IN HARB0R
Crew Fights Blaze; Shovels
Cargo OF Lime Over
board.
TOWED OUT INTO BAY

Six men have fought a fire OF
slow burning lime aboard the
Sound steamer Sofia johnson
fer seven hours. Saturday they
wree making final efforts 90
save her az the north end Of
tsrber island.
She was towed there from
the BELL 81. wharf at 5 o'clock
Saturday morning. after the
heat from the fires discovered
at = a. m. threatened both ship
and wharf,
Water leaking into the tS.ton
cargo OF lime generated the heat
Smoke was the greatest menace to
fighting the fire. Saturday morn.
Ing the fire tug puwamish and a
crew of six men started shoveling
the cargo overheard to save the
hull
The Sofia Johnson. whose home
port is Port Angeles. arrived at the
He'll ST. wharf with a cargo from
the orcas Lime company consign-
ed to 5. W. r. Daily. dealer in
building materials. at 2. m. Fri.
day.
The first report OF fire was re
ceived at fire headquarters at 3.ls
a. m. Saturday when message
from the dock stated that smoke
was rolling from the Sofia johnson.
Lots OF Smoke
The fire tug Duvamlsh and hose
wagon No. 5 were dispatched 10
the Bell st. wharf.
The water aud lime generated
heat that caused an immense
amount OF smoke. but the flames
did not burst out
She was towed 20 Harbor Island.
where the fight TO get the lime out
of her before the slow heat caught
the timbers Is still going on.
The Sofia Johnson was built in
Seattle in 1901 and Is owned by
Capt. George Y. Thuesen. She car.
ries . crew OF three men and Is
valued at $4,000. The lime she car.
ried was worth about $500.
She was formerly halibut
schooner. and was sold by the Pa.
cific Net q Irvine Co. TO Thuesen
two years ago.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-01-08
CONFER ON MATTER
OF HEATING CARS

Plans for getting action from the
public service commission In the
fight for heat In the street cars
were the subject Of a conference
between Councilman Hesketh and
Corporation Counsel Bradford late
Friday.
They will frame the resolution
calling for n hearing before the
commission. The resolution will go
TO the city council Monday
Two things. at least. they have
decided, ought 10 be granted as
soon as possible. One Ia the in
stallation OF heating apparatus In
the long line "tripper" cars. The
other Is a provision that will slip
ulate turning on OF heat after the
temperature has gone down TO a
certain point.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-01-08
CHILD SHOT BY
FATHER IS DEAD

The eis.year-old daughter OF An.
drew Larson. who shot hts wife and
killed himself at the Fulton hotel
Friday. died at the city hospital
Friday al p. m. The mother viii
live
Eric Larson OF Big Lake. Wash.
a brother OF the suicide. says Lar
son had been respondent but had
not mentioned any reason for his
depression.
Andrew Larson owned a ranch
near Neppel. in Grant county. but
lad moved 10 Snoqualmle three
months ago. He worked for a short
time as mill hand at Eagle Gorge.
The sister OF the dead man, for
whose address he told his wife he
was looking. lives at $500 18th ave
y. r.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-01-08
WON'T ALLOW CHEAP
BOATS TO CUT RATES

OLYMPIA. Jan. g. Because
"cut-throat competition would re-
suit in a line OF ships OF inferior
accommodations on Puget sound. "
the state public service commits
sion. in determining boat fares. will
not only take into consideration n
reasonable return on the invest
ment." but will also consider the
quality OF service. This was the
decision announced in the case OF
the Washington route against the
Bremerton Transportation Co
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-01-08

WASHINGTON. Jan. s-Com.
plete. final settlement OF all sub
marine controversies with tho cen.
trail powers. including the Persia
and Lusitanla cases. seem near TO
day. following overtures from Ger.
many yesterday.
From Austria and Germany. the
government has formal. binding
pledges concerning future conduc,
OF submarine warfare In accord
ancc with International law
These are contained in Austria's
Ancona note and in Germany's sub
marine message yew.rday.
Now the administration IL con.
cerned only over reparation In the
Persia and Lusitania cases
GermRny's promised dlssvowai Of
the Persia incident. II Il should
prove one OF her submarines was
responsible. IL believed to be the
forerunner OF similar action on Aus
tria's part.
Having promised repsration IN
tho Iusisns case. the only thing
now necessary TO . settlement IL a
dissvowal.
Tho failure OF Austria and Ger.
many 10 receive any report OF the
Persia sinking led 10 the belief that
tho cause may never bs known.
Consul Gavin OF Marseiiles 70
ported that Rev Homer Salisbury
OF the District % Columbia said 10
be missing in the Persia case. was
travelling under a London permit.
Further evidence OF settlement OF
controversies came today in the
German note OF Nov 30. on tho
William p. Frye sinking case. made
public by Secretary Lansing.
In this was revealed a complete
agreement with tho American po-
sition. Germany specifically agree.
Ing that passengers shall not be
put 10 sea In small boats unless the
sea II calm and land near.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-01-08
TWENTY HOMES
ARE BROKEN UP
Score OF Divorces Granted by
Judges Frater and
Gillian
OFFER MANY REASONS

Everybody who wanted u. save
one. got n divorce Friday, sixteen
couples whom. Il had been said. no
man shall put asunder." were sepa'
rated by Judge Frater. then Judge
Gillian heard four more. and grant.
ed four DEGREES.
he Witt Mann knew his wife,
Ethel Mann. rs child. lie came
back and married her. She was a
fly-away creature, De witt said. and
left the home he had provided for
her In West Seattle
She told him he couldn't make
enough money TO supply her With
the clothes she wanted.
Ethel isn't ne Wits wife any
more. Judge Frater gave De Witt
n decree
Violet Kyle married Harry Kyle
in Vancouver In 1908. They lived In
Everett for while. then Mrs. KYLE
went homo TO her mother with their
baby.
lie wouldn't find a Job. so mother.
in.lsw found him two. lie wouldn',
look at one. and worked four days
at the other lie Was lazy. tho las,
employer said
The prosecutor told Mrs. Kyle
that Harry could be forced TO sup.
port her. She didn't want him She
wanted divorce. and Rot Il. Their
child was IN court. a red-faced. bob,
haired youngster OF about J.
Harry r. Smith took Lillian l.
Smith as his wife In Santa Clara
Cal. In 1911. In 1914 no skipped
out. Divorce for Mrs Smith.
Charlotte I'm took Robert r
nm for better or for worse In Okla
homa In 1904
Robert r. took 10 drinking and
left her. Tho couple owned no
community property. Charlotte
thought she took Robert r. for
worse. 40 asked Judge Frater TO be
rid OF him. Robert T. has a wife
no more.
ANaNiAAA iFtNNutA anu fFt"t
Prsytula we're married In New York
In 1907. They moved West.
Peter was strong. albe bodied
man. AnastaKla told the court. bu,
he had a natural aversion 10 hard
work. Peter spent his time ioafing
and going down town spending his
wife's money on shows. she said
Divorced
w J. Potts IL n machinIst. He
was married IN 1856 TO Mary Potts
lie came West. but Mrs. Potts
wouldn't come. She liked West Nir.
ginia. her native state
Potts went back 20 get Mrs. Potts,
that was. TO come to Seattle. She
refused. Tho couple had three
children. nov OF age.
Three years ago Potts decided all
hts interest in community property
to his wife that was. lie wanted a
divorce He got II.
Other divorces granted were
Hattie Pearl from George p. Pearl:
Alma V. Tuscany from Lawrence
Tuscany: Bertha r. Dunbar from
Eugene s. Dunbar: Olga Lambros
from James Iambros. Annie Brown
from William Brown: Edna l.. Nc
Lane from Charles McLane: Anna
Clinton from Nathaniel c. Clinton.
Gertrude O'Conneil from Herbert =.
O'Connell. Augusta Gordon from
Cyrus -. Gordon. Elizabeth Craw.
hall from Henry =. =. Craxhail:
Winnifred Mcdonald from n. L. Nc.
Donald: Maude Townsend from
Clarence Townsend: Leonard Free
man from Sheppard Freeman:
Freda l.. Broughton from r. ".
Broughton.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-01-08
GERMANY STARVING?

PORTLAND. Jan. S.-Thousands
OF people in Germany are getting
barely enough food 10 live on. ac-
cording 10 Mrs. Stanislew Miller,
just arrived here from Poson, Ger
many Soldiers often Ro several
days without bread. she says
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-01-08
Great Battle Raging

LONDON. Jan. s--A formidable
battle RACES along a 20-mile front on
the river Styr. The Russians are
attacking so miles east OF Kovel.
their objective in Volynia.
After capturing Czertorisk. &C
cording 10 Petrograd reports. the
Muscovites assailed the heights bar.
ring their advance to Kovcl
The terrific fighting there has de
tracted interest in the combat Mt
Czernowitz. BukowIna. and along
the Tarnopol.Trembola line. where
nearly 100000 men. with several
thousand guns. are engaged.
Everett gets bankers state con.
ventlon next June
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-01-08

BERLIN. Jan. s-Maximilian
Harden. one OF Gsrmany's most n.
nous writer's. has been prohibited
from public speaking or writing Tor
the remainder OF the war. His
weekly. the Zukunft. has been sup
pressed for attacking the govern.
ment
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-01-08
for a fine
complexion

you must do something more
than use cosmetics. You must
keep the blood pure, the liver
and kidneys active and the
bowels regular. You must also
correct the digestive ills that
cause muddy skin and dull eyes.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-01-08
JEALOUS WOMAN SAID TO
Be RESPONSIBLE FOR
LETTER WHICH STARTED
DIVORCE SCANDAL
Writer OF Anonymous Letter
Found at New Haven.

Aisdy.s said TO BE- one Of The leader, IN .ssisi
'"eiss and che. II 10 charged. vro,. The snos,.
"ss' letter sh'eh provoked the pss..n, d,.or,
scandal b't-ssn George and Pssr, Adms.n
ssS the yesss la,ys. Rsssrt CeIiinrs GOD A.
been found and upon coed Authority tods,. !,
.as harmed that she he'd mad. senf,,slo,
shsh. sdmiusd In court ill prove .,ls,b,.
TO ne pretty defendant. PsSry Adsrason .h.
IL no. eslIsd The Battery on N. Wheel \,
ssssy bod,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-01-08

Charley cutter wrestler. started out 30
bo ~ CREST . fighter ~ John 9. sullivan.
4 crack on tho Jazz hy lin BsrrY caused
him 70 make different arrangement.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-01-08
BeHuhaMS
Pills

offer you the needed help. They
are mild in action, but quickly
strengthen the stomach, gen.
tly stimulate the liver and regu-
late the bowels. They put the
body in good condition so the
organs work as nature intend.
ed. Backed by sixty years OF
usefulness, Beecham's Pills
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-01-08
are worth
considering

n Sp.,si vslss 70 ws.ss visb ever bsa
Sold everywhere. In bexss, 1oe.. 2Se-
The sun., 1916-11-19

yo. with the horn trimmed spcctacies
begins 70 ask every Il the same
questions. None OF tho twelve admit
ting any intense distasto tor damage
suits. insurance companies or corpora
iions. tho other lawyer arises and asks
the same questions all ver again
and the trial Ia on.
one need only listen TO three Or four
such cases to discover that ell dam
axe suits have cer:s in fundamental
end apparently !niicSibic rules. For
example. /, il tho object q! the de-
fence 20 prove that the plaintiff flung
himself hcadlons, into the machine or
onto the stairway where tho accident
occurred with tho miSch!cvous intcn-
ton %. cutting Of his arm or leg for
the purpose Of damaging the character
and pochetbook OK the owner os said
stairway o. machine
On the other hand. il Is tho object o.
the plaintiffs counsel to prove that the
:aachinc or stairway reached out and
seized tho plaintiff while the latter was
dovct!nG his lifo to his employers
business end dcvourcG parts OF the
plaintiffs anatomy with malice afore-
thought. Ii there Is any vague notion
that employers liability lawa and the
like have pat an cnd to such actions n
day ~ court vii. speedily Giacbuso You
OF Il.
WIN these principles firmly catot-
lirheI IN his mind tho pat o. q ja"or
The sun., 1916-11-19

Democrats intend to adopt tho plank.
they assert, and the Republicans will
have to do so or commit suicide.
Ono OF the curiosities OF the situa-
ton Is that the West and the South.
which went for Mr.. Wilson. are the
very sections where prohibition has
made most progress. California. as
may be seen by II glance at the black
and white map. is largely dry. and It
is described as the deciding State.
This IL only n coincidence, but It IS a
striking coincidence nevertheless.
Indiana, Kentucky. Louisiana, Min
nesota. Missouri. New Hampshire.
Texas and Vermont are from so per
cent. to 90 per cent. dry. Should the
dry vote combine solldly. therefore. Il
could cleo. n President, for by carry
ing the dry States and the near dry Il
would roll up the handsome total of
2S9 electoral votes.
Another dry prediction is that Con-
gress this winter. Mt least the lower
house. will again give n majority vote
to a national prohibition amendment
to the Constitution TO be submitted to
the States. II takes n two-thirds vote
20 pass the amendment. and two
thirds OF the States must ratify Il be-
fore II becomes law.
The liquor mems view OF the matter
Is that the prohibition movement will
subside. They doubt II It goes much
further. In fact. Most of them frankly
admit that the movement gained n
great deal of support because OF the
way many saloons were conducted.
They are making It their business. they
say, to reform the saloons. and they
assert further that they arc making
progress. BY stamping out evils re-
lent!essly they believe they can con.
vince the public that the saloon. prop
erly conducted. IL not n menace.
They point TO the defeat of the drys
In California and Missouri, to the bacl;
The sun., 1916-11-19
DUTY AS A JUROR
horrcndous fact burst, in upon you,

horrcndous fact bursts IN upon your
deadencd senses. 1; is your name thu:
this terrifying man Is chanting.
ARA you Macloster Combs" he
wants to know. and then. ANSWER 20
the roll call. Part Eleven" Behind
the green doors is a roomrui of un-
He Is shouting. "McTwistcr Cum
mon" but yo,: speedily nut an cad 20
that by piping Here 80 the obvious
amusement Of al the Other ~tales,ner.
No n have you stunt; into IN
in~conspicuous seat than you are star
tied out Of II 10y a tramp!ng in the hail
and the announcement; Tho Justice
o? tho Court. All rise"
a series % pressing business con
f~c-cncce. Conscientious objections. sud-
den weaknesses OF the flesh and unGc~
countable overnight disasters arc laid
before the Justice and disposed C.
ana the first case is called.
AT this moment, while searching for
y handkerchief, you come across tho
original jury notice jist where she
eaid IL was, in the wallet in your in
side waistcolt pocket. The clerk has
flashed your nar1e from his FASCINATING
slant rec! thing before you have as-
surcd yourself that you looked in that
wallet time and AGAIN and now =
got In there To- hovor.d you.
The twelve chairs illcd. tnc .aw-
The sun., 1916-11-19

OF everything else. eve including the
bare necessaries Of life, decreases dur
ing hard times. Watch for the 1916
figures"
And sure enough, the flush times die
create n national thirst. or more &C.
curatcly provided the cash for gratify-
ing IL. The complete report Of the
Commissioner which gives the con-
sumption in gallons Is not available,
but he has made report Of receipts
from this source for 1916. Distilled
liquors of all sorts yielded the United
states s159. o9S,l77 in revenu during
1914: yielded but s144,619. 500 in 1915.
and rose again to s15S, So, 439 in 1916.
F'crmentcd liquors. that Is to say
beer. ale. stout and the like, were
drunk to the amount o. 59.S0S.210 bar
rels in 1915, which was a decrease Of
G,3s1, 256 barrels from 1914. The brew
crs resained about 1000, 900 barrels Of
this loss in 1916. and they say the last
few months have shown a remarkable
increase in business, just how much
cannot be known until the govern
mental reports are made.
" " NHt -ttbuts'is IL vi q
assert that henceforth they Will make
inroads upon the consumption OF
liquor. They frankly admit the diff
fculty of enforcing prohibition laws.
Their greatest handicap all along has
been the fact that they could not in
tcrfere with interstate commerce. But
the Webb bill. which. not to go too
deeply into details. removes govern
mental sanction from shipments OF
liquors to dry States, is a powerful
weapon. Henceforth, they assert, pro-
hibition Fan be made TO prohibit.
An interesting phase of the subjcc;
is the increasing activity Of the boot
legger and his more adventurous rela-
tive, the moonshiner. Moonshining Is
by no means "A memory OF the pic
The sun., 1916-11-19

sliding States, TO Baltimore, which de-
fcated a dry proposal by Il huge ma
jority, for the reason, they say. that
the careful regulation of Baltimore sa-
looms has made that city tolerant.
They doubt IL eve q national amend
ment would stop drinking. All the
IIobson amendment proposes ~ TO stop
tho manufacture for sale. they point
out. and they say every man who
wanted liuqor would promptly become
his own distillcr or brewer. This is
what happened In Sweden. they say.
when Sweden tried national prohibi-
ton, and because OF this development
IL went back to license. with a heavy
tax on spirits and almost no tax or
beers and light wines.
Col. Gustave Pabst OF Milwaukee,
president Of the United States Brewers
Association. when In New York last
week said:
The election serve to emphasize the
fact that the cities are strongly OPP
posed to prohibition. In States adopt
ing prohibition It is forced upon them
against their will and protest by the
votes OF the rural populations. That
has been the invar.ablc experience
The residents of those regions ~'h!c!
have few drinking places or none i'm
pose or seek to impose their notions
upon the residents OF urban communi-
tics without regard 10 the principle OF
home rulc or real knowledge of ccnd!-
lions in tho centres Of population.
Tho association Of which ] have
the honor to be president will cor-
;inuc rs warfare upon prohibition
which involves the destruction Of prop
crty without compensation and which
Is contrary 20 the wish Of the grea,
majority of the American people. ]
know I speak for my fellow officers
and voice the sentiments CT the mem
bership OF the association"
! Does prohibition prohibit? II e. jocs
The sun., 1916-11-19

@OUR States voted to go dry on
r. the recent and wildly remem-
bcred election day. With these
bur-Michigan. Montana. South Da-
kota and Nebraska-thcre are twenty
Arss States now In the white ribbon
tAnks ard twon;y-three States. as q
title rapid calculation will show, CON-
Nitute but one less than half the en-
uro number in the Union.
Nor IL this all. when Utah fulfls
he clear prophecy made by the cleo
Jon OF a dry Governor and Legislature
ne number will be twenty-four. which
fill make 1t fifty-Hfty.
sAlso Just to pile on the agony or the
BY, according to the point Of view OF
NE observer. when Florida does the
Expected for the same reason as Utah
no foes Of the demon rum will have
Aptured twenty-five States and Will
lave y majority OF one.
eNow, whether this situation Is
riewed with pride. pointed at with
DARN or surveyed with supreme in
difference, II Is obvious that the
temon, 20 TO speak, has had a on
nderable jolt.
yProhibltion has assuredly made
krides. By the census of 1910 the
population OF the prohibition States
tAa 81, 1905. 341. BY the same count
no population OF tho wet States was
n~.665.925. which is the other side Of
he shield. The stronghold OF the sa-
bon Is plainly the popu!ous centres.
Detroit when tho Michigan law takes
Meet will DO the largest city under
Prohibition rule. The greatest States
md the greatest cities have moi gone
nv. VIII they? Tho answer Is, Who
knows?
the Anti Saloon League gets UP
nsps each year showing the situation.
fhe prohibition areas are in white
Ind the wet areas in black. The maps
tAvo been growing whittier and whittier
thttl now with only the wet counties
ma cities and townships In the States
mich do not have total prohibition
tainted black the United States looks
b II II had a few large blotches and
flot OF freckles.
)" While all this has been going on
the average New Yorker-meaning by
View Yorker the two legged. subway
4sing animal. rot the upstate species
hhas been very little interested. He
~ read about 1t In the papers or
tAaybe no hasn't. AT any rate II was to
Nlm Just one of those curious things
they are always doing in Kansas or
Nebraska or Alabama. Probably he