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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-10-05
The MOONEY CASE
Mooney Spikes Propaganda
Founded on His Situation


or MY SITUATION, and repeat
that my confidence In the Ameri.
can government and people u not
shaken"
District Attorney Fickcrt ar
ralgns the international protests in
Moneys behalf as the response OF
uniformed workingmen who have
been infiamed By distorted reports
OF the Mooney trial carried abroad
by radical indictments. especially
In Russia
lie maintains that IL IL but an
organized attempt 70 free Mooney
thru the creation Of ticklish foreign
relationships.
He declares tina, Mooney aa a
war problem has been greatly
magnified
And u was largely upon this ms
a political issue that District At,or.
ncy Charles Fickert sought the Cali.
fornia gubernatortal nomination this
fall and was defeated
Mooney has summed up his at
utude toward his prcdlcamcnt In
these words
u ann mindful that. In this hour
OF the worlds titanic struggle, n
life II q mere bubble on a vast
ocean. hut. nevertheless. I feel that
the great fundamental right Of d.
mocracy. namely. the right 81 Every
eitis~n tn fair and impartial trial
with honest evidence. Is Mt stake;
and this principle l. Of imm~asur.
ably more value than my life
Mooney has nipped In the bud
efforts TO inspire sentiment for his
pardon. In a telegram 10 Samuel
Gompers. president Of the Amer.
can Federation Of Labor. after hi.
sentence TO death he said Il can.
not and viii not conciliate the idea
OF imprisonment or Communication Of
sentence with the CONSEQUENCES OF
Innocence. and. IL this Sarce-trag.,iy
must have It's victim 20 save the
face OF the powers behind the
scenes. then let my llfe be- aacri.
feed"
He has been reprieved un,li
December ~ by Governor stephens.
who explained his action on tn.
ground that any executive decision
in the Mooney case prior to the
November state elections would he
used as political capital hy ono or
more OF the Eubernational aaplr.
ants.
All legal recoursea. save only the
slight possibility OF getting the case
before the a. :. supreme court.
have been exhausted By the de
fense
The only other stay % execution
would have 20 come thru executive
act as President Wilson has asked
OF Governor stephens. who in the
meantime Is being flooded with
kilograms Of every complexion.
The status and termination OF
the Mooney case is ioday-no mat
ter what the merits OF that case
a matter materially affecting the
morale Of soldiers on the allied line
and Of workmcn behind that line.
And. except he be given re.
trial on one OF the nine counts stlll
against him in the bomb indlct.
ments. II ~ no cxaggeraiion 70 say
that reactions from his case VIII
be felt long after its termination
December 10 Is date encircicd
with n red ring OF fatefulness.
fTuE E<D1
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-10-05
Seattle Man Made
Brigadier General

Col Laurin l.. Larson, Of Seattle.
private in Company u. First Wash
lngton infantry in the spaniAh-Amer-
lean war. has been nominated for
brigadier general in the national
army. according 10 the most recent
Washington adyIces. Larson was in
the battle OF Santa Ana. where he
WAS recommended for bravery In ac-
ton. He was a captain at the open
ing OF the war between the United
States and Germany.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-10-05
Judge Julian Mack
to Address Jews

cago. president Of tho Zionist or
Ranization OF America. viii be IN
Seattle next week on judicial ar
fairs. and has consented TO address
the public "Wednesday at s y. m.
at the Odd Fellows temple. 10th
ave. and Pine st. on 'Zionism."
Every jew and JeweEs Is request
ed to attend the lecture.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-10-05
WANTS TO STOP
DISCOUNT PLAN

The seattle Lighting com.
nsn,, controlling gas distrihu.
lion hcrr ,ha> applied 10 the
Public 81 ice commission at
Ot,mpls, tor permission to dis
continue the discounts awarded
the public for prompt payment
ef bills.
These discounts are figured on
the number OF feet % gas used by
a natron. The discount Is figured
at 3 cents Tor any amount up TO
ieeo feet. 10 cents on the second
and following thousands. and no
discount greater than 81
The company estimates that the
eancclllng ~ discounts would cost
consumers 10000 month. and
thereby increase the company's rev.
,nues 10 that extent
Figures prepared by Seattle light.
,nr accountants purport TO show
that the increased cost OF pruduc-
lion in the items ~ coal. oil. taxes
ard labor amounts to $4,000 a
month.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-10-05
Far and Near
News by Telegraph
and Telephone
'sssssssssssssssssssssss

DIR. \. Il. Fisher. OF Washington
y. C.. In charge Of economic
Investigations. biological survey.
United states department. Of agri.
culture. is In Seattle having ar.
rived Friday He's al the savoy.
NEW YORK. Oct. 5.--Iongshorc-
men engaged In coastwia. transpor.
huon work have been granted an
shour day and increased pay.
according TO "A decision made pub.
lie by the national labor adjustment
commission
The Patterson. Macdonald Ship.
building company will stage a
chicken dinner. entertainment and
dance. at the plant Saturday night.
the proceeds going 60 the Red
Croas. Everybody invited.
burglars obtained q SEQ overcoat.
two suit cases. an ivory toilet nr,.
a gold bracelet. and two gold
iockct=. one set with diamond.
FROM the home Of ]. y. BrannigRn.
1909 y. Spring at. Friday nigh,
Five trunks containing $500
worth Of bootleg whisky were s-ircsi
az the King ~ station by dry squad
officials Friday. no arrests being
made. however. The liquor was con.
signed from butte. Mont
The >tefansson expedition ship 70.
lar Hear. which arrived at Nome q
month ago from Barter island, IN due
at Esguimalt within the next few
days for repairs The historic YES
sci viii probably visit seattle later
Seattle business men ~oniemp,at.
ing financing the proposed com.
nerciai mission OF the Seattle Cham
Der Of Commerce and Commercial
Club To Japan and the Orient In the
interest Of trade relations. have de.
cidcd that war activities viii need all
their spare time. the mission being
postponed TO a more opportune occs-
sion. Tokyo. japan. was notified by
cable.
OLYMPIA. Oct. 5.--Gustaye Ro~-
enthal. 1s. pioneer merchant Of
Washington. founder Of the Olympia
oyster industry. - dead at the fam
ily residence. after an illness of five
weeks Funeral arrangements are In
progress.
PORT TOWNSEND. Oct. 5.--Io-
scph a. Kuhn. pioneer resident.
prominent In business. political. so
clal and fratcrnal life. died at the
family residence Friday. following a
brief Illness Judge Kuhn was "A
member Of the first state legislature.
The funeral viii bc held at Masonic
temple. Seattle. at .. m. sunday.
An exhibit Of is varieties Of birds
reared at the state game farm at the
penltcntlary viii he given next week
at the state fisheries building. Fourth
ave. and Seneca st. uesier the aus
piccs Of State Game Commissioner l..
II. Darwin.
DIR. Eugene Iiurd. formerly n
colonel In the Russian army. in com.
mand Of the medical staff OF n diva.
sion, and later captain In the medi.
cal corps Of the United States army
in France. addressed tho King Coun.
" Democratic club at the Good Eats
cafeteria Saturday noon. on Rus.
STA"
OLYMPIt.-The wage II 81 pr
day for election officers may not be
paid for less than the fun calendar
day on election day. according TO a
ruling by Assistant Attorney General
Burgunder.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-10-05
CHILE TO TIE
CAN TO HUNS

SANTIAGO. Chile. oct 5.-The
Chilean government Is only await.
Ing the report OF the naval staff,
before delivering passports 20 the
German minister here. according
to well Informed circles today. The
measure. n is declared. may be ex-
pccted within five or six days.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-10-05
METROPOLITAN

Anna Fitziu. leading American so.
prano OF the Chicago Opera Co. and
formerly Of the Metropolitan Opera
Co. with Andres de Segurola. famous
Spanish hass-baritone. with the Met.
ropolitan Opera Co. for the past 10
years. will come to the Metropolitan
theatre Monday night. under the aus.
pieces OF the Ladies' Musical club. II
Will he their first appearance on the
Pacific coast.
Both singers have been honored
turnout Europe and America. They
VIII sing opera numbers i'm costume.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-10-05
PALACE lifP


Two headiiners viii lead the new
hlll Of vaudeville which opens Sun
day a, the Palace Hip--the Ameri-
can Opera Trio. who have achieved
splendid success on the operate
stage OF this country and abroad.
including Miss Madeline Behiow.
soprano prirna donna; Joseph Nc
earthly. tenor. and Paul Galaxzi
baritone. whose program will con-
Nist OF popular opera and ballad
numbers. and the Lu,en Brothers,
featuring Glare a. Lutes. The
Wizard OF tho Feet" In one Of
vaudcville's most sensational novel;
ties
Jeanette Spellman. The Cheer
fai--chAtieghaS." is young. came
diennc. with monologue md songs
Dale and Gaffney. The Bowery
Volunteers" are musical artists
who play n wide variety of in
E;ruments. sing and offer comedy
talk.
The In Morrow Brothers enter
tain with dancing. singing and
dialogue.
Tudor and stanton. with Ten
Minutes IN Frogland." are contor-
uonis,s and singers
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-10-05
Build 3,185 Homes
Since January LIST

Homes built In Seattle since
January !. 1918. total s.is5. accord
Ing TO figures prepared by the city
building department. The cost OF
these was i3.927.42l
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-10-05


The offering OF the wilkes Play
ers, at the Wilkes theatre. for mex,
week. starting with matinee
Sunday. viii be Roi Cooper Me-
grue's famous farce in three acts.
Seven Chances" The play was
originally produced by David be
lasco at the Conan theatre. New
York. where II scored big sue
cess
The story rcvolves around a
young fellow whose uncle promises
TO start him out with a nice cash
bank account. providing he marries
and settles down within certain
length Of time. This he finds a
hard matter. however. and after
being turned down by seven dif-
fercnt girls. u looks for a spell
as II the little fortune is bound
for the Children's home-when the
surprise happens that winds the
play up In howl Of mcrriment.
Ivan Miller and Grace Huff will
be featured In the leading roles.
supported by the remainder of the
Wilkes Players
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-10-05
CTIIE END

J. e. II. sends a.:
Come listen TO my wocful tale.
Sing no. ye merry lubbers,
The moths have dined upon my coat
And even chewcd my rubberE
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-10-05
Contributions to
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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-10-05
Program for the Next
Week If Theatres Open

all he
authorities satisfied
that Of
ir the viii be carried
auth N.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-10-05

FAMOUS Blackface on Moore Bill This
Week; William Pollard Comes to the
Pan; Palace Hip Has Novel Offering;
Monte Carter Company in New Show;
Comedy at Wilkes; Drama at Met Closes
Sunday.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1918-09-21

ture of Lassigny, one of the key points
of his defensive line. The town, which
has long been but a mass of ruins,
was taken by General Humbert's
French army Wednesday. In the same
attack Chlry-Ourscamp was entered,
Orval wood was taken with the
grenade and bayonet and the plateau
Divette was occupied. During the
succeeding night Humbert's men drove
forward between the Matz and the
Disc until they had reached the Ailette
Humberts troops occupied the height
Of Plemont on Thursday and then
captured Thiescourt, thus completing
the conquest of the hills comprising
the Thiescourt massif.
This, In the opinion of competent OBJ
servers, made certain the early fall
of Noyon. To make assurance doubly
sure, General Mangin with another
French army was steadily forcing his
way up the left bank Of the Disc, not
only helping to surround Noyon but
endangering the German lines north Of
the Vesle. In this Oise-A isne triangle
the Huns were retiring rather rapidly
and General Mangln took many thou
sands Of prisoners. At some points,
however, notably Vezaponin, they
brought up re-enforcements and coun-
ter-attacked heavily, with no result ex-
cept 10 increase their own losses.
Earlier in the week Mangln's troops
had won a brilliant victory In that
neighb0rhood, in the Vessens valley,
overcoming very heavy gas attacks of
the Huns. Still nearer scissors, on
the extreme right Of this battle front
the French took Laval and reached
advantageous positions on the plateau
north Of the Aisne.
-@-
On Wednesday General Byng with a
British army hit the Huns with one
Of his sudden blows attacking on a
ten-mile front north of the Ancre fac
ing Bapaume and driving the enemy
back in disorder for several miles.
Starting at dawn in heavy fog, the
British took Won Bellows troops com
pletely by surprise and before the day
closed thes had captured villages, guns
and prisoners in large numbers and
had inflicted heavy casualties. Close
behind a sweeping barrage the tanks
and then the infantry rushed forward
until they were nlnos within reach of
Bapaume. The Germnns put up stout
resistance at some places. especially
Courcelles, but the tanks rolled over
them remorselessly. Meanwhile the
"wh'n-r."" tore about the field. clean
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1918-09-21
Apples Cook on Trees.

Apples cooking on the trees in the
great orchard region of northern Vir-
gnia was one of the freaks Of nature
caused by the hot spell. State Fuel
Administrator Byrd is displaclng from
his orchard, where the thermometer
registered 100 degrees In the sun. fruit
which has been thoroughly slzzled, If
1t actually has not baked, and other
growers Of fruits are threatened with
ruin. Other growing crops withered
under the hot wave, and II IL said ire.
mendous 'ossos are likely
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1918-09-21

Scarcity Of rice caused serious riots
In japan, the trouble spreading TO
many parts of the empire. The gov
eminent took forceful action to stop
the disorders and also bought up all
the rice in storage to be sold TO the
people at reasonable prices. The cut
breaks were due TO the taking over
by the war department Of large stores
OF provisions for the Siberian expedi-
ton and to the boarding Of stocks and
initiation Of prices by the rice growers
and spectators.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1918-09-21

With troops going across the Allan
TIC at the rate OF about 100000
month, with the new draft law about
to be put on It's passage, and with
war industries well organized and
ready to operate full blast, the Amer.
lean government is confronted with n
serious shortage Of labor A million
workers are needed nj once and the
administration intends that they shall
be provided for the concerns that are
milking war materials, no matter what
happens to private business Nones-
sential industries win be called on TO
give up many OF their men all idlers
will be put to work, and women will
be used to release men for war work
that women cannot do. The emergen-
cy Is one that must be met, and those
IN authority propose 10 meet II 10 the
same spirit In which they have met
the need for huge army of fighters.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1918-09-21
he Was a Fighter, Too.

"And what do you do for living?
asked the judge Of the man before him.
~ write I@etry, your honor"
What kind of pOetry?'
"War poetry, your honor"
''But that seems like a noSessential
occupation just now. Why don't you
go and fight?'
Flight? Say, judge, that's just
what l have to do when / try to get
money for my poetry"
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1918-09-21

A general feeling of satisfaction
pervaded the country when 1t was
announced that the 100 !. w. w, lead
ers on trial in Chicago for dlsloyalty
had been convicted Next on the list
Of alleged disloyalists TO be given a
dose of justice are five Socialists
Victor i. Berger, Adolph Germer. Ir
win 81. John Tucker. j. Louis Engdab
and william H. Kruse. The charges
against them are even more serious
than were those against the "Wob-
blies."
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1918-09-21

Germanys latest peace offensive,
consisting of speeches by leading men,
was opened by Doctor Soif, minister
of colonies, who devoted himself main
ly TO blaming England for starting
the war" and attacking the British in
tention to retain the conquered Ger
man colonies. He also defended Ger
man's course IN the near EAST, as
sorting that she WINS merely protect
Ing the frontier peoples of Russia I'M
I'll they are capable Of determining
their own national future. The
Czecho-Sloyaks he denounced as land
less robber bands" The expressed de-
termination OF the allied nations to
defeat the Germans on the battlefield
gives Doctor Solf great pain and
arouses his bitter anger.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1918-09-21

All OF the Japanese troops for the
Siberian expedition have been landed
ut VladivostOk, and more Of the Amer.
lean contingent have arrived there
Despite rumors to the contrary, these
Two nations and China are operating
there In complete harmony and their
forces are getting into action Mt once
TO assist the Czecho-S0vaks and to
maintain control over the TRANSIT
berIan railway. The enemy, opposing
the C2echs In eastern Siberia, made
up Of soviet troops and Teuton war
prisoners, has strength of 10000
men with 70 big guns and 200 machine
guns. In -Baikalia, also the
Czechs are fighting against heavy odds
and haste Is needed to secure Irkutsk
and western Siberia In Russia the
Czecho-Slovaks captured Shadrinskl,
an important railway junction east of
the Ural mountains and between
Ekaterlnburg and Kurgan.
No definite news came from Arch.
angel and the Thurman coast. though
German dispatches asserted the allies
had Withdrawn beyond range of the
bolshevlki artillery.
Petrograd has been the scene Of
bloody battles between Lettish guards
and rioters who demanded food. Hun
dreds were killed and wounded, and
finally martial law was proclaimed. In
Moscow there Is n veritable reign Of
terror and several hundred Of the 49,
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1918-09-21

The house ways aud means commit
tee nearly completed the draft OF the
SS000,000,000 revenue bill, but had
still to decide between two PROPOSE
tons for the excess profits tax Ac-
cording to Chairman Kltchin these
were, first: An per cent deduction
in addition to the $1,000 specific ex-
emption, with 80 per cent tax on
profits between and 10 per cent 80
per cent tax on profits between Is
and 20 per cent, and 70 per cent tax
on profits above 20 per cent, and, sec.
ond, the same exemption and deduc-
ton with 40 per cent tax on profits
between 8 and 20 per cent. and 70 per
cent tax on profits exceeding 20 per
cent.
The committee decided on fiat 10
per cent deduction as minimum on
war profits. The proportion of excess
profits and war profits taxes will re-
main the same that is, 90 per cent OF
business will fall under the war prof
its tax. II decided on fiat 10 per
cent minimum deduction for prewar
earnings in computing the war profits
tax.
A provision affecting corporations
with swollen profits directs that any
corporation whose capital exceeds ST.
100000 shall pay tax OF al least 10
per cent OF its net income as excess
profits.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1918-09-21
Advances of Allies Threaten the
Whole German Line From
Ypres to Reims.
FRENCH CAPTURE LAssIGNY
Fall of koyon Made Certain by Vic
tories of Humbert and Mangin--
Haiq's Forces Give Huns Sew
eral Hard Blows North
of the Somme.
BY EDWARD W. PicKARD.

Blow after blow was delivered at
the Germans last week along the 100
mile front between scissors and Ypres.
and with each blow their resistance
grew weaker and their definite retire
ment In Picardy more certain. At no
point did the allies gain any great
expanse of territory, but everywhere
they struck they gained ground that
was of vital importance to the defen-
sive system of the Huns. When the
week closed it appeared likely that
the enemy must withdraw from the
entire Picardy salient and that he
probably would be forced back To the
Chemln DIES Danes before long. Mar
shall Foch was not only picking the
pockets" of the Hun, but he was turn
ing them inside out. More than that,
he was forcing the Germans to fight
where and when he chose instead of
awaiting their attacks in sectors Of
their selection. Thus he made it al
most impossible for them TO reorgan-
ize their battered divisions aud pre-
pare for commensurate that might
be effective.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1918-09-21

News from the Americans chiefly
concerned those holding the center OF
the Vesle river line. These men made
no especial efforts to advance, but
successfully held on TO all their posi-
tons, despite the great activity of the
enemy artillery. Their ayiators did
much excellent work during the week
especially In the line of bombing. This
seems destined to be their particular
duty, and It will prove TO be Of ut
most importance. The arrival at the
front of American-made planes caused
great rejoicing in the army.
In the Woevre the Americans, by
quick work with rifle and grenade,
frustrated attempts to raid their
trenches.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1918-09-21

ing out the numerous machine gun
nests The prisoners were in good
condition, but seemed very glad to be
captured.
Next day Marshal Haig delivered an
otaer blow, this time Immediately
south Of the scene of Byng's success,
between the Ancre and the Somme.
Satisfactory progress was made there
also.
On Thursday Haig let loose third
attack, in the Albert sector extending
south to Bray. The town of Albert
was taken and the British rushed for
ward for gain OF several miles
despite desperate resistance by the
enemy.
Meanwhile the Germans were slow
ly getting out of the salient between
Ypres and La Bassee under steady
pressure by the British The fighting
here was continuous and sharp for the
Huns did not wish to be hurried, but
when they moved too slowly they were
prodded with vicious attacks, as north
Of Bailleul and near Melville.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1918-09-21

Losses of allied and neutral mer-
chant shipping during July aggregated
8l3,0Il gross tons, an increase over
the month of June but big decrease
from the losses of July, 1917. There
Is nothing in the shipping situation to
change the opinion that the submarine
campaign Is fiat failure. Its out
breaks now are iporadic and more an
noyinS than serious. Among the neu-
trail nations that have suffered from
1t Spai is showing the most resent
ment, and last week IL notified the
Imperial German government that,
Spanish tonnage having been reduced
to the extreme limit, Spain will be
obliged, In case OF new sinlsings, to
substitute therefor German vessels in
termed In Spanish ports. AT The same
time, the Spanish cabinet announced,
Spain will continue to observe neutral
lily. There IL a strong pro-German
element In Spain, and every hint OF
a rupture of relations brings violent
protest from the pro-German press
there.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1918-09-21
Bad Result.

"They tried the new plny on the
dog"
"What hnppenedT
"The angel got bitten"