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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-11-19

Markets considered
In other words. "A man viii be plnc'
ed on "A cleared tract OF land and AK
rieulturnl facilities placed In his
hands. Consideration Of markets
and Accessibility viii have been fac
tors In determining hts location. he
will be placed where he viii have an
opportunity TO DC 81 service both 20
himself and the community and state.
where he win hay. every opportunity
to grow and expand lie may then.
once established begin 20 pay the
state IN small payments. extending
over n long period Of time.
with tho perfection Of legislation
covering all the questions relating TO
the actual details OF reclamation.
work viii Immediately begin. The
hand 20 be reclaimed In Washington
la closely estimated at $500 600 acres.
OF which 900 900 Rre arid. 1000 600
logged off, and 600 900 swamp and
owe SLOW.
Reclamation Of the 1000 900 acres
OF arid land will be effected largely
by irrigation.
Reclamation OF tho 1000 900 acres
OF logged off land viii be assured by
blasting and digging.
The swamp lands. which. in oertaIn
lines. viii bc tho best and most pro
duciivc soil Of all. viii BE- reclaimed
By drainage system and diking.
The last mentioned land is const.
tuted Of river heads and margins. and
low areas In tho vicinity OF lakes.
and will. when reclaimed. have wa
ter as well as rail transportation
Land will he reclaimed iusiis avail.
ability order; that 10 10 say. land
which can be most easily reclaimed
viii be- redeemed first Tho progress
will - naturally slow. association Of.
fieisls state. but sufficiently rapid 90
accommodate the wishes OF the back
TO the soil" aspirants.
Complete reclamation plans before
the legislature which convcnes in
January. 1919. will start the mechan-
ism OF land settlement in actual mo
ton. provided they are approved
This will definitely establish Wash
lngton as the first state In the Union
20 start community land settlement
on n cooperative plan. according 60
Executive Secretary Illll. In the
selling OF the reclaimed land. which
win be on the easiest OF terms. only
American citizens viii no privileged
10 buy and establish themselves def.
niieiy in the productive life OF the
state.
one Of the first provisions made.
when the legislative Processes are un-
der way. will be the appointment Of
a land settlement board. empowered
to make survey OF agricultural
needs. and plan reclamation projects.
\ revolving fund OF si.ooo.ooo will be
asked 20 sustain tho board. The en-
tire land settlement work VIII be
conducted by commission OF five
appointed by the governor.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-11-19
New Show at Pan
Opens With Good
All-Around Bill

Here Comes Eva" starring hap
py go-lucky Eva Ia Rue. is the
Pantages headliner this week. Eva
needs no introduction TO Seattle
vaudeville fans. among her mum.
bcrs lie n French song which made
decided hit with Monday nights
audience. The supporting players.
including six ninble. pretuly-cos-
TUNED chorus girls. are capable.
Happy Jack Gardner fairly stop
ped the show with his characteriza.
ton OF colored musician at the
front In France. lie has a style
all his own.
Ruth Osborne Mogan. better
known as the Daughter of the
Flks. Is back again and her selec.
tons on the harp were repeatedly
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-11-19
PROBLEM
COMMITTEE HAS
FIRST MEETING

Plans for permanent orEnnizn'
ton were laid In the Initial meeting
OF Mayor ilanson's reconstruction
meeting In the city council chamber
Monday.
Councilman william Hickman
Moore was appointed chairman ana
ErastuH iiralnerd secretary. OF "a
commltto on permanent organi1n
ton, The other members are Robert
bridges. r H. Rockwell. H. l.. Proc.
tor. J. n Blocdei. Herman Schocn-
field. II. y. skinner, NJ. a. Arnold
Prof. Ivan Miller, II. l.. Hudson.
William Calvert. q, -. Fisher. v, G.
ward ana John y Keenan,.
This committee IL 70 meet Wed.
nesday aud draw plnns for u perm
anent organization. which are 20 be
reported to meeting Of the general
committee. 20 be held In the council
chamber Friday. at Sp M.
The importance OF industrial prob
lens In peace work was agreed upon
by the numerous speakers. who ex
pressed their views after short
talk by Mayor Hanson.
Councilman II. ~. Thomson urged
the building OF good roads.
There " no use trying 10 add TO
farm acreage by logged-off lands or
irrigated tracts unless We contruct
highways which win guarantee the
transportation Of products TO mar
ket at minimum expense" de-
elarcd Thomson.
Robert Bridges. member 81 the
port commission. appealed for great
err freedom OF the commission, stat
ing that great deal OF expense
could be saved Seattle II the hob
blca were taken Off the port com
mission"
Lieut.. Gov Louis = Hart wns
present at the meeting and express
ed his views upon peace problems
Returned soldiers viii not i've on
logged.off farms. and couldn't N
they would" declared Gov. Hart
we should co operate with the fed.
cral government TO the fullest eS-
tent in taking care OF every young
man who comes back from the war
broken In health or disabled They
should be trained and educated and
enabled TO become self supporting
and independent"
Short Speaks
william short spoke on the behalf
OF organized labor. expressing the
willingness 81 that body 10 cooper.
ate with the government IN peace
work.
George billing. delegate TO the
meeting. called by Secretary Of the
Interior Lane. at Kansas city.
recently. where Lane stated that
tho government intended TO loan
large sums OF money to different
states for the development of land.
said the state OF Washington viii
receive a large part Of the loan for
the development OF lands thru lrri.
CATION.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-11-19

Thirty years ago the telephone
list OF New York city was on a
small card and numbered 252 sub
Hrrfbern
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-11-19
FUTURE OF SEATTLE
SHIPYAROS ASSURED

The future OF Seattis-s shipbuiid.
ing industry Is assured. says Rear
Admiral H. NJ. Rousseau. vice prcsi.
dent OF the u. y. shipping board.
who Is here on a tour OF inspec-
ton.
'Scattie's shipyard growth since
was here In 1917 In remarkable. .
he declared. "and l am informed
that fresh capital Is being interest
ed all up and down the Coast in
building new yards. which points
to an increase rather than n lessen.
az In shin construction"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-11-19
Defense Men Will
Meet Friday Night

Delegates from the 50 auxiliaries
Of the King county council OF de-
Tense will meet at 400 county-city
building. at s p. m. Friday, TO dis
cuss problems arising out OF the
close OF the war. The meeting Is
called In answer TO Gov. Listers ap-
peal that the council continue It's
work.
Harold Preston. chairman OF the
council. in calling the meeting. Is
sued a statement saying the defense
councils have equally important re-
construction work as they had dur
ing the war.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-11-19
PREDICTS YEAR
OF HIGH PRICES

CHICAGO. Nov i9--Anothcr year
Of high prices and taxes faces the
American people. ia the opinion Of
David H. Forgan. president OF the
Chicago National city bank. lie
predicted today this period Of nd
iustment would be followed by a
step toward normal times
Forgan did not zee immediate re
lief. following the expiration Of the
adjustment year. but ra.her expect
81 the normal state 10 be reached
gradually
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-11-19
Report Or. WI Heads
South Chinese Republic

CANTON. China. Nov. is.-Dr. WI
Tins Fan. former envoy to tho Unit
81 States. has been chosen as ruler
OF the republic Of South China. ac.
cordlnx 20 the Canton Times
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-11-19
Miss Macon is one o.


Seattie's most popular musicians
Morris and Shaw. two Hebrew
comedians. come in for a good
share OF laughter and applause.
Sampson and Douglas. a pleasing
pair. have nifty patter act The
Two Mayatakes. Japanese acrobats.
perform some daring feats.
Ruth Roland stars in the Hands
Up" serial which opens the show.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-11-19
IDwer Living Cost

In conjunction with this process
will BE- an appreciable decrease In the
high cost Of living, association ON
cials say. as. by dozens and hundreds.
citizens become gradually producers
instead Of consumers.
Washington Is the first state In the
Union Ia adopt "A comprehensive ana
complete plan for the reclamation or
waste lands. says Thomas -. i'm. en-
ecutlvc secretary OF the association.
and director OF the state development
bureau OF the Seattle Chamber OF
Commerce According 90 I'M. other
states are taking the rue from wash
ington. and the active organization.
with headquarters IN Seattle. ana
wiring and writing almost daily for
advice and suggestion 10 this city.
Arid lands. swamp. overflow ana
cut over lands. viii 10 irrigated
diked. drained and placed al the dis
poaal OF citizens In this work OF rec
lamation. the government and state
viii cooperate. and cooperation IN
the matter Of assisting in the pcrrna
'nent establishment Of the future pro
Queer VIII be rendered by govern
mcni and state.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-11-19
Land reclamation
TO CUT LIVING COST

TO make OF the state Of Washing
ton "a miniature Japan. WITH every
acre that 10 not naturally impoHHibie
of reclamation under cultivation 10
make productive units out OF dlHHhuS'
fled city wage carncrH, To provide
rural homes for returned soldiers ana
workers alike these are. IN IN"
main. the objects OF the Washington
state Land settlement association
formulated in Seattle In June. lsls,
ana already IN possession OF aHSur'
ancos OF both state and federal co
operation Ia the reclamation OF APP
proxlmatcly $500 900 acres OF land
that rs now swamp or desert
The Washington state Land Settle
ment association, with headquarters
IN Seattle. is bending every energy
to the gigantic task, which VIII DE
years IN fulfilment, but which, when
completed. viii make Of this state IN"
most complete productive unit In ~"
nation A slow but steady reclamh'
ton Of lands and an equally slow but
steady outflow of city residents 10
rural life Ii predicted for the next
few years
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-11-19
Enormous Sum Is
Spent During War

WASHINGTON. Nov. 1.-THE
war has cost $4,000 900 900 for al
belIigerent nations. according TO the
federal reserve board. This report is
complete up to May l. 1918. The cost
will total 5000 900 100000. the board
estimated.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-11-19
wEEGIIMAN MAY QuIT

CHICAGO. NOV. IA rumor WAS
current here today that Charles
Wecehman. president % tho Che.
cago Cubs. viii abdlcatc in favor 81
Fred Mitchell Wceghmana large
restaurant interests. the rumor said.
defna nded his time.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-11-19
congressman Will Be
Free Next Thursday

WASHINGTON. Nov. 1.-the
present congress will adjourn next
Thursday. Arrangements for the ad
journment have been completed by
democratic and republican leaders OF
the house and senate. The final SEES.
sion OF the present congress viii be
gin December 2.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-11-19
10000 SEATTlEITES
AFFECTED BY MERGER

tie will be affected by the merger
of three Lutheran synods In New
York. The general synod, the gen
ernl council and the united synod.
are now united under one head. Sc
attic churches affected By the mer'
ger are Holy Trinity. ST paui'H
Lutheran and the University Luth-
eran.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-11-19
BOYS CHORUS REHEARsALS

The Whitney Boys chorus will
again commence rehcarsals next
week Tuesday the rehearsal will
he held at the Y M. G. A.; Wednes.
day at 62nd st. NJ. II. church. and
Thursday at Gilman Park NJ. T..
church. Rehoarsals viii begin at
1880 y. M.
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HIGHER TAX LIKELY
ON NORMAL INCOME
Reduction Of War Profits by
Price Fixing Calls for New -.
Schedule.
CONGRESS SEEKING DATA
Forecast Of 1918 Finances
Needed Before Bill Can
Be Framed.
Special DsspotcA 10 TIE Sun.

WASHINGTON, July 17.-Prepared TO
begin the actual drawing UP Of the new
tax law. the House Ways and Means
Committee was confronted to-day with
a problem which must be worked out
first. Probably the drafting Of the bill
will not begin for two more weeks. 1t Is
probable that one feature will be con-
siderable increase Of the normal income
tax rate owing to tho reduction Of war
profits by price fixing.
Using the skeleton Of the last revenue
law. the committee would FIRST have TO
deal with income taxes and supcrtaxes.
The committee will require tho ANAL
figures from the Treasury Department
on the income taxes Of 1917 and an ac-
curate forecast of the personal and cor
porate incomes for 1918 In consequence
A few members Of the committee
thought this would be simple. 1t was
the general impression that It was de-
sired TO raise twice as much money In
the future from income taxes and that
merely doubling the rates would solve
the problem. This Is not so. az the
members were convinced
The only thing approaching an esti-
mate which tho committee has received
has been from Chairman Taussig Of the
Tariff Commission. who Is also mem
Der Of the committee charged with fixing
prices In touch closely with the fac
tors which will AFFECT incomes during the
war. both corporate and personal. DR..
Taussig declared that Che price fixing
activities Of the Government AMI other
elements would reduce the total ly1S in
come below that Of 1917.
There Is no disagreement among the
committee that as result the normal
tax of 4 per cent. on incomes will have
to be increased. The extent Of the in
crease cannot be settled until the Treas
ury figures for last year are received.
and a forecast can be obtained.
Some members to-day contended for
a normal tax in the neighborhood of
that imposed by Great Britain-30 per
cent. But so much opposition developed
that 1t Is safe to say positively 1t will
not approach that amount
Governmental price fixing. many men,
bers believe. Is likely to reduce very
materially war profits or so-called ex-
cess profits. Incomes from that source,
no matter how high the rates are made.
probably will be decreased. This fact
WAS pointed out to the committee.
Under the price fixing which has been
done already. IT has been demonstrated
that some low cost industries. under
Government prices. have been able TO
make enormous profits Adjustment OF
the inequalities revealed by the Federal
Trade Commission is certain to follow
in a short time, the majority Of the COM
mittee believes.
This, and the fact that while the
American taxes on lower incomes are
below those OF Great Britain. American
excess profits or war profits taxes mount
very fast and pass the British rate at a
comparatively low figure. has served to
convince many OF the committee that
the bulk of increased revenue must come
from increased normal and somewhat
increased supertax on incomes.
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CHARLES RELIEVES MARSHAL.
Hoetzendorf's Place Filled by
Archduke Joseph.

AMSTERDAM, July 17.-Emperor
Charles. says a Vienna telegram. has
granted the request of Field Marshal
Conrad Won Hoetzendorf. former Aus
TRAN commander In chief and lately In
command on the italian mountain front,
that he be relieved of his command.
The Emperor appointed Field Marshal
Won Hoetzendorf a Colonel Of all the
guards regiments and conferred upon
him the rank OF Hereditary Count.
Gen Archduke Joseph was appoined
commander of an army group. and Cav
airy Gen. Prince Alois Schoenberg-
Hartenstein commander of an army.
1t was reported through Zurich on
July 3 that important changes had been
made in the Austro-Hungarian COM
mand. Field Marshal Conrad Won Hoet-
zendorf was said to have been replaced
by Field Marshal Won Koevess.
Gen. Otto Won Below Of the German
army was reported appointed COM
mander in chief OF the Austrian army
in the Italian theatre, but there never
has been any confirmation OF this from
official Austrian sources.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-07-18
DUYAL EXECUTED AS
TRAITOR TO FRANCE
Former Director Of "Bonnet
Rouge" Calm as He Faces
Firing Squad.
SOUGHT GERMAN PEACE
Journalist, Like Bolo Pasha,
Received Large Sums for
Propaganda Work.

PARIS. July I'm. DuvAl, director OF
the Bonnet Rouge, a GermAnophile news
paper. was executed to-day In the Forest
Of Vincennes for reasonable actions
against the Government Duval was
pale but composed when brought face
to face with tho firing squad. He re-
fused to permit the gendafmes to take
him by the arms on the way to the exc
cution post When nearing It he said {:
That's the little affair. IL itT' He
would not permit the guards to bind
him.
Duval was the second to forfeit his
life before a French firing squad In the
convictions growing out OF the revela-
tons Of the German propaganda in
France. Bolo Pasha was the first, and
the trial OF Duval and Ids associates
began soon after the execution of the
leader OF the defeatist programme.
The proceedings Of the SECOND day Of
the trial OF Louis Malvya the former
Minister OF the Interior. charged with
high treason, were overshadowed by the
feeling Of elation in the failure of the
German offensive. The reading OF the
rest Of the indictment against M. Malvy
occupied more than three hours. A hush
fell over the court room whsn the name
OF Duval was mentioned. ". Malvy sp-
peared to shrink and, shudder as his
name was coupled with that OF Duval.
but he soon recovered and followed the
proceedings in what seemed to ba a
bored mannor.
Duval was, according to the report
presented by the JuRo d'In6ruction who
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made the first Investigate ton Of the
charges OF treason against Duval and
his associates, the chief offender in the
reasonable plan OF accepting money
in return for spreading German prope-
ganda through the columns Of certain
French publications..
Associates Sent to Prison.
A court-martial held in Paris found
Duval and six OF his associates guilty
Of treason. or the seven convicted six
were sentenced to prison for terms
ranging from two to ten years. Duval.
whose case resembled that of Bolo
Pasha In many particularly. was the only
one to be sentenced to face q nring
squad
The convictions. all hinged on the fate
of Duval, inasmuch as unless he was
found guilty none OF tho other defend
ants could be convicted, the charges
against the six being merely that they
had aided and abetted Duval. At the
trial Duval frankly admitted that q
German banker named Marx had paid
him large sums, but the accused man
insisted that Marx HAD turned over the
money to him as the result of innocent
business associations between Duval and
Marx. Duval and the German banker.
the accused man said. had been directors
of an international concern called the
San Stefano, and the money Duval had
received from the German was partly
his share OF profits of the San Stefano
Company and partly personal business
commissions.
Deposited Money with Woman.
Duval insisted that the commissions
had been paid to him before the war
began in 1914 He had deposited the
money, he said. with Mme. Amherd,
owner of the Hotel International in
Geneva, and produced a receipt signed
by Mime. Amherd on June 20. 1914. 4
commission took testimony from Mime.
Amherd which did not agree in several
particulars with details sworn to by
Duval at his trial.
The trial of Duval and his codefend-
ants resulted In the appearance of many
noted Frenchmen as witnesses, some of
them being of international fame Coun-
sci for Duval called about 100 wit
nesses. six OF whom were Deputies
NM. Joseph Ca!llaux. De Menzie, Jean
Longuet, Charles Bernard. Rozier and
Labroue. Also among the witnesses for
the defence were ex-Prefect Of Police
Laurnt. NJ. Joseph Dumas. chief of the
intelligence department of the Paris
police force. and NM. Bure and Peyce-
lon. both of whom were secretaries to
NJ. BRAND when he was Prime Minister.
and many politicians. publicists and
Journalists we'll known in France.
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BELGIUM A WORLD QUESTION
So Says Prof. Delbrueck, Citing
other German Safeguards.

LONDON. July Herman newspa-
pers give prominence to an interesting
statement on Belgium by Prof Hans
Delbrueck in the Neues Weiusr journal,
says an Exchange Telegraph despatch
from Amsterdam. The statement reads :
Germany now will lose nothing by
declaring her readiness to evacuate Bel
GUM without conditions and TO REIN
state her In independence and integrity
Germany has plenty of other safe
guards. Belgium is not only German
question; 1t Is a world question.
mo peace is possible in the world
unless Belgium Is as free as before the
war. Even America has the greatest
interest in Belgium. Until Belgium be-
comes free the world cannot accept even
the indirect rule of Germany over her."
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MEATLESS DAYS END
IN FRANCE SATURDAY
Ne.o Stocks, With Imports,
Glue Country Big Supply.
Special Gable DespafcA to rrr sus.

NoPV0"t, isls' aH rf0hfs reserved.
PARIS, July 17.-Meatless days are to
be abolished after this week in France.
The Food Ministry to-day published a
decree to this effect, the order going into
effect on Saturday.
The step is taken owing to the excel
lent results obtained by the means Of
meatless days In the last two months,
the duration of the meatless order. The
saving OF meat supplies during the frst
month Of the order was rs per cent, as
compared with 10 per cent in tho Sec
ond month.
The diminution in consumption for the
two months ended with July IL was g.
100000 pounds. represe ntins $4,000. 900
standard rations for the army.
The Increased stocks Of home fed cat
tie thus far are made available for
market. In addition there have been
large imports OF chilled and canned
meats. France to-day can be said to
be the European country having the
largest meat supply. due in great
measure to the sincere and patriotic CO.
operation OF the self denying public.
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I'm these endeavors," he continued
the Governments know they are in
agreement with the desires OF the pre-
ponderatsng mass OF their people. The
alliance will henceforth. as hitherto. pre-
serve it's exclusively defensive charac-
ter. II will also rest firmly on the salts
factory solution OF all questions and on
the necessities OF joint concern which
have arisen from the war II must.
therefore. not only cover political rela-
tionships OF the two Powers. but must
also lead TO changes under altered con-
dtions.
Economic, military and other rela-
lions in the future are to be drawn
closer. The agreement must comprise n
solution. with due regard to desires Of
the populations. OF the questions con-
nected with the rebIrth of Poland.
"Henceforth the alliance will not mean
a threat or untriendliness toward any
one. Nothing will be included in It cal
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HENNESSY FILES FOR SENATE.
Seeks to Oppose Baird for short
Term in Jersey.

TRENTON, July 17.-Charles O'Conor
Hennessy, former Democratic State
Senator OF Bergen county. issued a
statement to-day announcing that he
would be a candidate for the short term
nomination for the United States Senate
in the Democratic primaries. He an
nounced his candidacy for the six year
term some time ago.
In his statement to-day Mr. Hem
messy said he was entering the contest
for the term watch extends from cleo
ton day to March in order that, ~
nominated by the Democrats. he might
oppose United States Senator David
Baird. Republican, OF Camden. who. It
is reported. will seek the nomination.
Hennessy later filed his declaration
as a candidate for both terms.