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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-03-27
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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-03-27

Six 3.50oton wooden ships are In
process OF construction at the plant
Of the Meaeham a Babcock ship
building Co. on the western side OF
Salmon bay. These were ordered by
the shipping board last fail. The
first win be launched In April. and
the others win follow. one n month.
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NED SHIP MECHANICS

Shipyardh are facing "A shortage Of
skilled mechanics. IL has bee n an
nounced at Washington Recently.
Tho United States employment aery'
ice IL especially anxious 20 havF good
mechanics enroll in In hranchN ~ and
at headquarters. where the ahipyards
arc daily calling for this help
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go. 900 BUILD SHIPS

According to tho latest official es-
innate. there ARE ESQ. 600 men tneag'
81 In nhlpbulldlng In the United
states at tho present. time. which
viii be increased by 10000 within
the next nix months.
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BUILDING SIX SHIPS

and be distributed on the ships OF the
emergency fleet.
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59-I.egal Notices
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4 pvEnTTsE YOUR CAR nArGAiSs
IN The star Thousands % possible
prospects we'll paid workers and ship
yard men look FOR Used Ger mar
rRirs'' IN this column See rates at top
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The Washington herald., 1918-01-27
ORDERS PROBE
OF EXPLOSION
AT NAVY YARD
Secretary Daniels Demands
Cause Of Newport Blast.
Five Men Killed.

A searching investigation into
the cause of the fatal explosion at
the Newport torpedo station was
instituted by the Navy Departments
last night. Secretary Daniels order
ed that a full report be made to
him without delay.
Occurring simultaneously with
great fires at Newark and Balti-
more, some officials see more than
"a coincidence in the Newport ex-
.plosion. The official report that no
suspicious circumstances attached
to the occurrence 10 looked upon
as preliminary.
Five or six men were killed and
about the same number were in
1ured. illuminate of mercury was
the high explosive which blew up.
The names of the dead and injured
had not been received at the Navy
Department last night. Secretary
Daniels statement follows:
Capt. Beach. inspector Of ord
nance in charge, reports that an ex-
plosion Of illuminate of mercury at
the naval torpedo station at New
port, r. l., occurred today, result
ing IN the death of nve or six men,
and the injury Of about the same
number. So far as 10 known, no
suspicious circumstances attached
to the occurrence, Capt. Beach
states, but he Is investigating, and
will make a full report later. The
names of those killed have not yet
ben reported to the department"
The Washington herald., 1918-01-27
FILM SHOWS WORK
OF GERMAN SPIES
W. J. Flynn Vouches for Screen
Narrative at Press Club.

Inside information" regarding Ger
man spies in the United States was
given members of the National Press
Club last night, when the first three
of a series OF twenty motion picture
episodes were thrown on the screen.
W. j. Flynn. ex-chief Of the Secret
Service. is sponsor for the film.
Courtney Ryley Cooper wrote the
scenario.
Mai. Raymond W. Pullman, with a
squad Of police captains. witnessed
the exhibition. Inspectors Gessford
and Grant also were present
Details Of means of conveyance OF
information which caused the sinking
of the Lusitania were exposed. Ger
man spies In the United States, &C
cording to the film, transmitted news
of the ship to spies on fishing smacks
of the coast OF Ireland. These spies
notified others in Holland. who con-
veyed the information to the subma-
rine bases.
Plots for causing disaster at the
naval ball in the Ansonia Hotel some
months ago and for the blowing up
of the flagship Connecticut in New
York Harbor, while passing in re-
view before President Wilson, were
shown to have been foiled by Secret
Service operatives.
The Washington herald., 1918-01-27
NO,NEW WAR
TAXESCOMING
SAYS KITCHIN
Says Present Act Must Be
Fully Tested Before Fur
ther Legislation.

Chairman Kitchin of the House
Ways and Means Committee issued o
statement last night that further war
taxes will not be imposed until a full
test Of the present act. He said:
THE fiscal affairs OF the United
States indicate that Notwithstanding
the large revenue to be derived from
the present law. It will be necessary
for Congrl's to provide new lax
levies. Just what form the new levies
will take or the particular line of
business that will be affected, can
not be anticipated. The entire situa-
ton will have to be canvassed thor
oughly In the light Of facts to be de-
veloped by a study Of the present
condition Of the nations finances.
"In view Of the apparently unques-
toned need for additional revenue
from taxes, 1t does not appear to be
wise to consider at this time amend
ments to the present law.
willing to Amend.
dhAs VI -SouiSSs d6iccaplc " ESih-
sdying any administrative defects
which the study and analysis Of the
war revenue act may develop. and
will be willing at the proper time to
introduce any such relief measure.
1T Is my opinion, however, that II
will be necessary to study the law
for some time in action before II can
be definitely determined In what re-
spect administrative changes are re-
quired for Its equitable and proper
application.
TT Is my idea, therefore, to let the
bill operate for a time and in the
meantime give a very careful study
to our fiscal situation and future pos
sible needs OF money, SO that any bill
introduced touching internal revenue
matters will contain In a consolidated
manner the additional fiscal program,
so far as 1t may be anticipated.
Whatever difficulties may be en-
countered in the practical administra-
ton OF the present law can best be
presented to Congress after the Treas
ury Department has tried out the law
under such regulation as may seem to
be practicable and within the law.
When the true facts are presented
from such a test, Congress can pro-
vide for remedial legislation"
The Washington herald., 1918-01-27
HAWAII MAY IMPORT
Chinese LABORERS
Sentiment Changes Toward House
Bill on Account Of War.

Under the guise OF war legisla-
tion. a bill to permit Chinese la
boTers in the United States has
made considerable progress before
the House immigration committee.
Representative Johnson, of Wash
fngton. said last night that the
general impression that the bill had
no chance of success was too op-
timistic
II the measure passes, 1000
Chinese will be allowed to i'm
migrate to the Hawaiian Islands to
be used as rice culture labOrers.
They are never to change this
status.
Instead of improving the pro-
posal. that hurts it, said johnson.
that is. If anything can hurt it.
The Chinese would be practically
poems. working at a fixed wage.
unable to move from place to place.
and forever disbared from citizen
ship.
The Hawaiian rice inte rests
have endeavored to put this bill
over for ten years. but they never
have made such a drive as since
the war, arguing n shortage of
labor.
Many members OF the committee
are impressed with the argument
that this move would relieve the
food situation"
Chairman Burnett declared last
night the hearings on the bill were
closed and that the committee would
meet next Thursday to consider re-
porting IL out
The Washington herald., 1918-01-27

ton and accomplishment" Secreary
Baker said. The people OF the nation
will not be unmindful of the services
rendered by the officers OF the regular
army in training the new officers,
who are making a splendid fighting
organization Of the national army"
Scores OF photographs Of army offi'
GERS at the head OF various depart
ments OF war work and of scenes in
the training camps also are in the
magazine. Illustrations are a wide de-
parture from the policy heretofore
pursued by the publishers Of the
Register.
Three supervisory and co-ordinating
bureaus have been established in the
ordnance department under the plan
OF reorganization. which pracuctlly
has been completed. They are: Gen.
eral administration bureau. headed by
Col. William s. Pierce, ordnance de-
partment: engineer bureau, headed by
Col. John II. Price. ordnance depart
ment, national army; control bureau
headed by Col Tracy c. Dickson. ord
nance department. national army.
Ali OF the bureaus have subdivisions
which reach into every nook and cor
ner of the work OF the ordnance de-
partment.
The Washington herald., 1918-01-27
'GLORIESOF. michigan
TOLD BY ASSOCIATION
Annual Celebration Of Admission 10
Union Featured by Oratoy.

Based on Michigan's contribution Of
men to the civil war. the United
States today can put 100000 men in
the field against Germany, Represen-
tative James c. Smith, Of Michigan.
told members OF the Michigan State
Association at their annual ceIebra-
ton Of the admission of Michigan IN
1885 as q State into the Union.
Heretofore celebrated with q ban
quet, because Of the war and the
necessity for conservation of food
stuffs the annual celebration Of the
association was changed TO q smoker,
presided over by Edwin +. Sweet,
Assistant Secretary Of Commerce,
president OF the society.
Michigan contributed 1900 men to
the country during the civil war.
Representative Smith told his hear
ers. Based upon the increased popu-
lation today, the State could send
1900 men to the front against the
forces Of autocracy, and the country
as a whole could place in the field an
army Of 2o.0oe.oO men
War. Mr.. Smith continued. develops
phases OF character that would re-
main hidden but for It. Before the
war;" he said, Il never would have
consented to allow my son to leave
his university to encounter extra
hazardous risks. Now he Is in the
aviation corps, flying at San Antonio.
and soon I expect will be in France ''
Henry NJ. Rose. assistant secretary
of the Senate, told of the life OF
Zebina Moses. founder OF the associa-
ton in Washington Mr.. Moses died
several days ago. Representative
Patrick F. Kelley also addressed the
gathering. as did Mr.. Sweet
The Washington herald., 1918-01-27
FRANCHISE LEAGUE
To AID war WORK
Plans Will Be Made at Tea on
February 2.

An extensive program of war
work will be inaugurated by the
Equal Franchise League OF the Dis
trict at . tea to be given at the
headquarters of the National Amer
lean Woman's Suffrage Association,
1925 Rhode Island avenue. Febru-
ary 2, from to p. m.
Mrs. Carrie Chapman Gait, presi-
dent of the N. A. W. 8. A., will de-
liver an address encouraging the
new organization in its co-opera-
tion with the Red Cross. Mrs. VIM.
T. Kelly, widow of the late VIM. T.
Kelly, Consul General to Rome, has
accepted the chairmanship Of the
war service committee, being par
ticularly fitted for this position by
her work as tnstructress at Mason
House. Every member of the
League is urged to be present and
to bring at least one guest who is
interested in war relief work.
In the receiving line will be Mrs.
Louis Brownlow. Mrs. Carol Kelly.
Miss Alice Heaven. Mrs. fIarwood
Read, Mrs. Frances C. Atell and
Miss Mary Heyler.
Assisting at the tea table will be
Mrs. George W. Eastment, Mrs. Gil
bert Grosvenor. Mrs. Laura will
liams, Mrs. P. P. Claxton, Mrs. Cato
Sells. Mrs. George Bowerman, Mrs.
VIM. Tindall, Mrs Jessie Lane Miss
Mary O'Toole, Mrs. Louis Often
berg. Mrs. Frank Pyle. Miss We
ronica Tegethoff. and Mrs. Edward
P. Costigan.
Beginning February 4, the new
war work organization will meet
in the assembly room Of the N. A.
W. s. A. headquarters, on Monday
and Friday mornings at 10 o'clock.
| Hosnita1 supplies will be distrib-
ated and received. .
The Washington herald., 1918-01-27
FISH HOLD Snail
AQUATIC RECORDS
Biological Society Lecturer Says
They Swim Slowly.

Members Of the Biological Society
OF the District appeared skepticaI
last night when Emerson String
ham declared that the maximum
speed Of the alewife nsh was seven
miles an hour.
Mr.. stringham gave q ten-min-
ute talk on the speed of fshes at the
S1Sth meeting held in the Cosmos
Club.
Members present seemed to have
entertained the idea that nshes ran
on a twentieth century limited
schedule and were surprised 20 find
that the inhabitants OF the water
were % slow.
Explanation was made by Mr..
Stringham. however, that little data
was available on the comparative
speed of fishes. He maintained that
he knew OF no fsh which BY actual
computation had made q greater
speed than seven miles an hour.
w. Z. Stafford gave an interesting
talk on the natural history OF Para
disc Key, Fla. which was fllustrat-
ed by lantern slides. Biological sb-
normalties as shown by the collec-
tion of the Army Medical Meseum
was the subject Of R. W. shufsldt.
the other speaker.
The Washington herald., 1918-01-27
RED CROSS MAY GIVE
news OF SOLDIERS
Plan Will Be Considered at Meeting
Here Tomorrow.

Whether the. American Red Cross
will undertake the task Of keeping
relatives informed of the health of
soldiers in the cantonments will prob
ably be decided tomorrow.
W. r. Castle. director OF the Red
Cross bureaY OF information yester-
day. stated that as soon as members
of the board Of directors could be got
ten together, the matter would be
placed before them for consideration.
The need for such a bureau was
suggested following senator Chamber
Iain's speech in which he cited cases
where soldiers had been seriously Ill.
and some had died, without any word
being furnished their relatives as TO
their condition.
The proposed service in the canton
ments will keep parents or relatives
fully Informed as to the true condi-
ton OF soldiers who are Ill.
The Washington herald., 1918-01-27
BAKER PLANS
/. ON SPRINGING
WAR SURPRISES
Secretary Prepares to Show
! Senate Every Available
Fact on Administration.

Secretary Of War Baker has some
surprises in store for the critics of
the administration conduct Of
the war. He will spring them to-
morrow when he appears before the
Senate Military Affairs Committee.
The Secretary expects his statement
to completely offset the impressions
left on the country by Senator
Chamberlain and Col Roosevelt.
The Secretary is arming himself
with a mass of data and information.
He stated last night that he plans
to cover the entire situation. Only
that which may Disclose military
secrets to the enemy will be withheld.
HIS previous testimony before the
Senator probers will be supplemented
with many new and convincing facts.
Secretary Baker will not be able to
discuss the two death" letters read
to the Senate by Senator Chamber
lain The names and places mention
ed In the letters were denied to
Surg. Gen. Gorgaa When Secretary
Baker called on the Senator for the
names yesterday, he was informed
that permission of the writers would
be sought.
The statement in defense of the
War Department will be verbal The
Secretary said. however. that 1t would
be comprehensive and complete. He
expects to consume several hours
on the stand He Is prepared for an
avalanche OF questions following his
talk.
The administration il optimistic
There was q noticeable air Of con-
fidence at the War Department to-
night II Is believed the Secretary's
answer will be conclusive.
The Washington herald., 1918-01-27
SCHEIDEMANN'S
BERLIN THREAT
.PLEASES ALLIES
Possibility of Political Up.
heaval in Central Mon Z
arches Discussed.

Philip scheidemann's threat against
the imperial German government may
mark the first step in the fuihllment
of the allies prime requisite for peace
with the central powers-a responsible
German government. Il
Ofiicisis at the State Department
call the attack OF, the majority So
cialist leader ''the most Interesting
thing about the speech of Chancellor
Won Hertling." They indicate that II
may be many months before scheide-
mann's efforts bear fruit. They be-
lieve that the military party is still in
the saddle. But, as one official put IL:
There's burr beneath the saddle
CLOTH"
Riot Stories Uneonhrmed.
The state Department was not able
to verify reports OF serious troubles
in Berlin. Advices from neutral
countries. 1t was said, told OF labor
troubles In the Prussian capital
These advices said nothing about
riots" .-'-
The scheidemann speech IL regard
ed as far more significant news than
either the speech Of Won Hertling or
of Czernin. 2 + -. - .
Both ministers sought, Il 10 believed,
TO court liberal sentiment at home
and conciiiate sentiment abroad,
while. by making an impossible an
swer to the terms Of Wilson and
Lloyd George. they held the central
powers In hne for the final offensive
on the battlefield. 81
The Scheidemann speech II the in
ternal reaction to such a policy which
American and allied observers here
have predicted.
State Department ofiicials discussed
the effect Of the Won Hertiing and
Czernin speeches in the United States
and elsewhere. .......s- ...
U. 3. Morale Of Best.
IF they were designed to under
mine our morals" said an official.
they have lamentably failed.
Throughout the bitter discussion in
Congress there was no note of re-
luctance to go on with the war. All
the dissatisfaction voiced was be-
cause the war had not been waged
vigorously enough. At the same
time British labor has adhered to
our general aims with enthusiasm
and France as usual is going erfec-
lively about her fighting.
A separate peace with Austria is
''thinkable. but hardly reasonable" ."
according to official views.
War was declared on Austria
chiefly because of her alliance with
Germany, it is pointed out. II af-
fairs in middle Europe come to such
a pass that Germany and Austria
split, II will mean that the military
parties of both countries are over
thrown and that the time Is ripe
for a general peace discussion.
Scheidemann has SIS or 30 votes
in the Reichstag. At present they
are counted with the governments
majority, totaling 223. The defec-
tion of this party would break the
majority. Under present circum-
stances. however, there would be q
kaleidoscope change. ont of which
a new majositx would be made up.
But IL. for instance, Scheidemann
can draw of with him consider
able number OF the Catholic CEN
trists, the government would be
obliged to throw up its hands and
either try to ride its distracted
steed to battle or submit to new
and liberal guidance.
The Washington herald., 1918-01-27
Speaker Says Nerve Is
Courage with Open Eyes

open; foolhardiness courage with
its eyes shut" declared DR.. J. T
Hudders in his lecture Have Your
Nerve With YOU" delivered last
evening at the Friends Church,
Thirteenth and Irving street north
west
He referred to life as a constant
clash Of wills and to success as
the survival of the pluckiest. 'If
you won't give up" he said, the
other fellow will have too. Nerve"
he continued. always gets what ii
goes after. and the determination
and courage that knows no defeat
is always crowned with victory.
The Washington herald., 1918-01-27
CHURCH NOTICES.
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE.

Erst church of Christ, Scientist,
OF Washington, Columbia Road and FncIiJ :,
Second Church of Christ, SrIentIst
on Washington, 18th and 4 sts. \. W.
Subjects TRUTH
Union services Of both churches at Firy,
Chnrch. in accordance with Fuel Administer.
tors orders.
sERYICES: Sunday. II a m. and D. m.
SUNDAY SCHOOL-FOr Second Church Cin
First Church building. s45 a. m. For First
Church. II q. m.
WEDNESDAY EVENING MEETING sP NJ
READING ROOMS:
Colorado Bldg. 18th and sts. HB., 10 to D.
WED, 10 TO Z. and Sun. 80 TO 5.DI 1sos
Adams Mil I'd. NV. Hrs, 10 to (except
Wed. eve. Sundays and HOLIDAYS lIs East
Capitol ~ Hrs. 10 to leIcept Sundays and
holidaysl.
The Washington herald., 1918-01-27
CLARK ENTERTAINS
10 HOUSE MEMBERS
Speaker Gives Dinner for Bachelors
and Widoyers.

Sixteen members OF the House
were the guests of Speaker Champ
Clark at one of his weekly infor-
NAL dinners yesterday afternoon.
The Speaker plans to hold two such
dinners each week unless the press
of legislation prevents.
Every year the House leader
makes 1t a point to dine all of the
members of the House who are
either bachelors or widowers.
Mr.. Clark estimated last night
that there are forty-six bachelors
and widowers in the present House.
as this was the number enrolled last
session.
Those who attended the dinner
yesterday are Representatives
Lesher. Denison, Hefiin, Sisson.
Brand. Kinkaid, Dill, Goodwin.
Slemp, Summers, Cantrill, Chandler,
of New York; Coady, Dupre. Fitz-
gerald and Page.
The Washington herald., 1918-01-27
EIGHT WOMEN Will BE
MAIL DISTRIBUTORS
Postofice Jobs Were Formerly Held
by Men.

Eight women will be appointed as
distributors in the city postoffice with.
in the next week or two. Inability 70
get sufficient men to qualify az dis
tributors OF mail made the move nee
essary, - ---
The women will be selected from the
lists Of the Civil Service Commission
giving the ratings to scores Of women
who have successfully passed exam
nations for entry into the postal
service.
The list still rel Tires some wori
the commission told local postoffict
officials yesterday. and it will be for
warded to them as soon as completed
probably tomorrow or Tuesday.
Physical ability will be the largest
deciding factor in the selection Of the
women for appointment