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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-12-05
Advices in Letters Declare
Reorganization of Cabinet
Likely After First of Year

Secretary OF the Interior Franklin
X. Lane Is 10 resign and a complete
Of the Wilson cabinet
is 10 take place sometime after Jam
uary I, according TO information re-
ceived thru private sources.
Lane. II Is said will enter private
employment He is said to be CON
sidering one OF two propositions, the
foremost Of which is that OF counsel.
or and advisor on matter of public
policy for big New York corpora
tion.
While he has delayed action in the
matter Of resignation. Lane is said
70 have had IL in contemplation for
some time. The resignation of other
cabinet members makes II impera-
tive that President Wilson name sew
elpl new appointees in the immediate
future.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-12-05
This Is Decidedly
Interesting
If 1t Is Only True

WHITTIER. Cal. Dec. s.--cBy
United Press The days OF the
elect & light may be numbered.
W paper OF radioactive
type which will illuminate the
room softly. evenly and per
manently. II 90 b. the sncccasor
10 electricity. n experiments
which are now being conducted
by Montravliie Wood. scientist.
prove succcesfui.
wood exhibited specimens OF
his wall paper Al lecture TO stu
Dents of Whittier college and MI
who saw them sAid thry certain.
iy Eiowsi and furnished tho re.
aulrcd iinas
The underlying basis Of Woods
experimentation IL the ability OF
certain materials 20 continue 10
radsate light after having been
acted upon BY the sun. iie In
working on tho perfection OF
substance which. when pressed
into common wall paper. viii
give the continuous Hight
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-12-05
FITZGERALD IS
IN WASHINGTON
Seattle Mayor Confers With
National Officials

WASHINGTON. Dec. b.-Mayor
C. n. Fitzgerald. 0g Seattle. arrived
a, the national capital late last nigh,
TO confer with various department,
officials concerning matters Of Inn
portancc 20 the metropolis OF the
Northwest.
Because ~ slow train service Mayor
Fitzgerald missed Attendance upon
the conference Of the industrial corn.
mission.
Department Of justin orficials ex-
pressed keen desire TO confer with
Mayor Fitzgerald upon the depart
rnent'a work In combating Bolahe-
,fan in Seattle and the Northwest.
Mayor Fitzgerald held conference
with Secretary Houston. Of the de-
partment of agriculture. today.
relative 20 the skagit river power
project.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-12-05

lngliS Fires Ten
JapS at Soldier
and Sailor Club

Ten japanese. employed at the
Soldiers and Sailors club for
more than two years, were sum
mariiy dismissed Thursday b.
Col William NJ IngiiA. state d.
rector Of the veterans welfare
commission. and their places filled
with ez service men.
when Col. inglls asAvmed his
new duties Monday. he found the
Japanese on their Jobs. as they
had BEEN ever since the war camp
community service conducted the
soldiers and Sailors club. They
were employed as janitorH. assist
ants In tho billiard rooms and In
other activities about the club.
The veteran welfare commis-
alon ls dedicated 20 benefiting the
returned soldier and sailor. and IL
struck me that a good place TO
practice what We preached was
right At home" Col inTlls said
Friday. II believe the ex-scrvice
man has the call over any Jap
anese or alien Stacker"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-12-05

of the coal shortage, II was es-
timsted unofficially here t..day.
The estimate was described as Eek
tremoiy conservative" by J. ID. a
Morrow. vice president OF the Ma,
tional Coal association. Exact
figures are impossible to obtain
since formal reports are not received
from ali sections OF the country. But
railroad administration reports show
that in some sections whole com
munitics are having enforced vaca
tons.
The wage loss f. estimated at more
than 1000. 900 daily. Loss TO en-
ployers and businessmen is beyond
all estimates. Thousands of those
affected are women who depend for
employment on mercantile establish
ments.
Railroad union workers constitute
another class affected by the strike
according 20 heads Of the four biz
railroad hrothcrhoods. Trainmen be
gan TO feel the strike thru curtail
mcnt OF train service. week after
Il began. according 10 President "
O. lee OF the Brotherhood of Rail
road Trainmcn
The central coal committee Of the
railroad administration here rits con
tinuously solving problems OF prior
Ity and distribution Reports OF the
geological survey show that coa'
production is nearing 80 per cent OF
normal thru efforts OF non-union
workers
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-12-05
City Dads
for Early
Building
Estimates for Third and
Blanchard Site to Be Ready
in Next Two Weeks
TO BE SELF

work on seattle's street car
terminal may begin eariy next
year. according 10 plans Of sew
eraI eouneilmeu and sup~rin-
tendcnt Of Public Utilities Thorn
as =. Murphinr.
II is understood that Mayor
Fitzgerald. now In the east. Is
favorable TO the Idea.
~ the conference held yesterday
between members Of the council and
the board Of public works. Murphins
was asked 20 submit estimates be
fore January on tho cost OF the
terminal site and tho building
Murphinc today stated he would have
the estimates ready in less than two
weeks
The site recommended by Muir
phine. the block bounded by Bianch
ard and Bell SITS and between Second
and Third avenues. is favored gen
orally. II Is urged that the terminal
would be selfsupporting. as the rent
ais from stores and advertising me
diums at the terminal would pa,
both interest and principal on this
investment in a few years.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-12-05
WOMAN SEES <EYEYAT
WINDOW; OPENS FIRE!
Looking Man Makes
His Escape, but Leaves Purse
Seattle Matron Fires Point
Blank at Face OF UnweI-
come Night Visitor

Two eyes. staring out OF the
evii'iooking oountebancc Of a
man. startled Miss Frances Nc.
Cowan when she observed them
thru her pantry window at aif
ieth ave. about Tsis O'Clock
Thursday evening.
Miss MCGOWAN went 70
drawer where she kept a load.
ed revolver. went hack 20 the
pantry. and throwing the win.
dow up. fired point.bianh at The
mans face lie flse
Ths ~h@esfrT va. evrsvv~d a
few minutrs later By Mrs. ". ".
Hyncr. sis ieth ave. Motor.
cycle Policeman Prank ".
Bertrand sped 60 the MCGOWAN
home and searched the neigh.
borhocd. but could not find tho
man.
No blood SPOTS were visible
about the yard I, n believed
Miss Mccowan'H bullet missed
Its mark.
Later. Mrs Amy Ray. $40
isth ave. found a velvet purse
containing n pair % women's
gloves and n handkerchief In her
back yard Tho police believe the
purse may have hecn dropped
By the frightened prowlcr in his
flight.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-12-05
III fIIrTIN

WASHINGTON. ID. C.. Dec. 5.
William u. Jenkins, consular
agent, has been released from
the penitentiary st Puebla. Mex
leo. the state department an
nouncod today. Notification OF
his release was sent TO the de-
partment today by the American
embassy AT Mexico City.
The release Of Jenkins, Off
ciaIs believe. foreshadows n re-
ply from Carrsmxa agreeing 10
the last American note which re-
iferafcd the demand for the con-
suiar agents release. and II Is
expected 10 ease the strained re-
lations between the two coun-
tries.
Word Of the release came from
the state department while SEN
stors Fall and Hitchcock were
at the White House Ia lay the
Mexican problem before Presi
dent Wilson.
Jenkins was kidnapped By Mexican
bandits. headed by the outlaw Cor.
dova, from his estate near Puebia.
October 10. Five bandits, hidden in
his factory. compelled him to open
the safe from which they took so 600
pesos and then forced the consular
agent to accompany them into the
hills. where they remained until Oc.
tober 2s. on that date Jenkins was
released on payment OF sI50.00o ran.
som
shortly after his return home he
was arrested by Mexican authorities
on a charge OF coilusion with his alb.
duetors. II was alleged he was seen
in company with the leaders before
and after the period OF abduction.
Testimony from Mexican poems
was adduced to that effect. Jenkins
strenuously denied the charges and
refused 10 give bail OF $500 for his
release when the opportunity was
Offered him. maintaining that doing
40 would drag out the proceedings
indefinitely.
In announcing jenkins release,
the state department said:
The release OF William q. Jenkins.
the American consular agent at Pu.
enia, was reported late this after.
noon from the American embassy
at Mexico City. The secretary OF
state announced that dispatch
from the embassy stated that Third
Secretary Hanna OF the embassy.
who was sent 10 Puebla. in connec.
tion with the departments repeated
representations for the immediate
release OF Jenkins, had reported that
Jenkins was released from the peni.
tentiary last night.
Jenkins was abducted October 10
and the American embassy was i'm.
mediateiy instructed to take all pos
sible measures 20 effect his release
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-12-05
Mercury Rises
to 81 Degrees

Official WcathcrEmith George ~.
Salisbury offers Seattle fair and
warmer weather tonight and Satur.
day with trimmings IN the shape
OF gentle cnsterly winds"
The mercury registered 80 degrees
Friday morning. q rise Of four de-
grces over the lowest temperature
OF ThnrRhnN.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-12-05
Grants Injunction
Against Dry Law

ST. LOUIS, Mo, Dec. b.-0Unitod
Press) Federal Judge faris today
granted "a temporary injunction
against enforcement Of wartime
prohibition.
The injunction was asked by five
whisky dlstilllng companies here to
permit the removal from bond and
sale OF whisky in the eastern district
of Missouri.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-12-05
Taps Comrade on
Head With Heavy
Wrench Jailed

John skiien. Russian. used n
monkey wrench 10 settle an argu.
ment Friday. As n result, he Il
locked in the city Jail. and Harry
Cinco. also a Russian. II uncon-
scious in tho skinner 4 Eddy
shipyard hospitai roth are em
pI0yed At the Skinner a Eddy
yards. Skllen. who lives nj Sixth
ave. s and King st. called for
long rivet- Cinco was slow In ex
ecution. The two men attacked
each other with salvos Of Russian
profanity Then Cinco. workers
say. seized a bolt and struck his
adversary twice Skilen replied
with a monkey wrench. which he
brought down on Cinco's head.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-12-05
$4,000 TRAINS
TO Be STOPPED
Chicago Is Banking Her
Soft Coal Furnaces

CHICAGO, Dec. 5.-Bltuminous
coal-burning furnaces were yir
tually banked today while the
last reserves of fuel were doled
ont 10 those Industries essential
90 the life Of the people.
When the order cutting pas
senger train schedules between
Chicago and the Pacific Coast
goes into effect Monday at 1901
a. M, approximately $4,000
trains monthly win be eliminat-
ed. This will amount 10 APP
proximately 6,000,000 passenger
train miles In 30 days.
Packing housos here, operating O
curtailed schedule. viii not be a
otted additional coal. the regiona
ordered. When presen
(CoNTfNuEp OF PAGE TEN)
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-12-05
SECRETARY LANE 70
RESIGN JANUARY /
Bitter Cold in
East Is Causing
Delay of Trains

Delay in train service west
from Chicago. It was announced
Friday. is due to bitter cold and
excessively high winds IN the
Middle West and not TO snow in
the Rockies and Cascades.
Overland trains on the Mil
waulee, Northern Pacific and
other thru roads have been from
two 10 four hours late arriving
here the past two days.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-12-05
MYSTERIOUS victim
OF FIRE DISAPPEARS
Girl Charges That
Mother Took Baby
From Her by Ruse

SPOKANE. Dec. 5.--Mrs. Emily
HoyIe took her two-wcck-old
grandchlld from the salvation
Army home. endeavOred TO leave
IL at the juvenile detention home
alleging that It was left on her
doorstep. then boarded street
car and disappeared.
That was two weeks ago.
The child has not been seen
since that time and The woman.s
daughter. Agnes Charest, aged Is,
il begging the Juvenile author
ltles 10 bring back her baby. She
charges that her mother secured
the infant by q ruae
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-12-05
Missouri Governor
Takes Coal Mines

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo, Dec D.
Missouri's coal mines today were
taken under control by the state
under a proclamation issued by Gov
Gardner.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-12-05

from the bandits who had robbed
and kidnapped him. Jenkins was re.
leased on ransom, returning TO pu.
ehla October 26. was taken 10 n hos
pital on that date and was arrested
November Is by the Mexican author-
ities and taken into custody"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-12-05

ltusr ana lAlUAtlon OF
the taploea-
And he says my wife must be an
awful cook IL her taploca rcsem-
bled the starchy bullets OF which
recently wrote.
And he invites me 20 have din
nsr with him. and see what tario-
ca really Is when skiIifully guided
10 a toothsorne finale.
My wife Is a good cook: indeed.
sm pretty fair cook myself. II
do say so. and the flaky pie
crust. the sweet sugar dodErr. the
spic~d roast and the stuffed pepper
are not beyond my achievement
And maybe the wife could cook
tapioca so II would be edible.
Maybe she could cook a walnut
splinter so II would be delicious
I might. at a pinch. reconstruct
q mud hen SO il would be a tasty
dish.
Blu, why all this waste ot good
energy7
There was an old recipe Tor
blood pudding I read once.
II went into all the loathsone
details OF the gory feast. and most
particularly described the bag IN
which Il should be boiled.
And then. when 10 was all over.
and the steanIng dish was on the
table. and the host was ready for
the climax. the recipe ended its
adrnonitions thus:
Remove the pudding from bag
place pudding in slop bucket; eat
the bag
I met tapioca IN my yogfh' since
then I have dodged him. and not
with my consent. approval or Co
OF Grafton will he ever smear hts
gurnmy path across my threshold
For the spirit of your hOspitai-
fy. thanks. for your tapioca. sir;
contempt
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-12-05
COMMISSIONER ESTILL
SPEAKS HERE SUNDAY

Commissioner Thos. Estill will
conduct three special meetings at
the Salvation Army han. corner
Fifth and Washington, on Sunday
lat 1880 a. m, . and p. m
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-12-05

MODrsH young lady
had a shipwreck on
Union. near Second. yes
terday.
She was modish; that
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-12-05
As IT SEEMS
TO ME
DANA SLEETH

SUBSCRIBER who says
he usually enjoys this
column tmay his tribe
increaseo writes In do
tense and laudation ot
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-12-05
The letter. in tine aIphabets Of the

world vary from ~ to 2O2 In mum
ber. The Hawaiian alphabet has the
smalIest number the Tartarian the
largest
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-12-05

IL. she had on a six.lnch skirt that
made her patter along like robin,
and high heeIed shoes that made
her stalk like some maid OF tho
earliest Ming dynasties.
And upon her tipping along de-
scended a grocer's wagon. driven
by a red headed youth who was In
a hurry. the horn squavked. the
wagon kept rushing ahead. the
lady tried to hurry: then found she
couldn't hurry. saw the speeding
car was going 10 hit her unless she
dld speed up. and. just az II doomed
above her, she somehow. some way
achieved leap. a hop and skip.
a levitation that whisked her from
the street over a l0inch curb and
onto the sidewalk.
How she did II. no one will ever
know; she doesn't, least of all. but
did Il she did. and the only casual.
ty was suffered by the shopping
bag that Couldn't stand the pace,
and that. with a split handle. flew
a dozen feet. burst open and scat
tered chamois. and Zip sticks and
small change and a vanity case
and the key 20 the flat and her
best embroidered linen hnndker-
chief and three sticks Of gum. Ike
a bursting shell.
silly fashion7 Certainly silly.
almost as silly as your derby hat.
my dear sir.
~ 10 II be some weeks 70
l. January l. ! have taken
unto myself resolution.
IzUE9i Never again will
o-J dodge.
All thru my Ife. every so often,
! have been meeting on tho kings
highway some hurrying pilgrim
who started 70 dodge past me. ! re-
ciprocated. he dodged TO the other
side. + did. too. everywhere I tried
70 head IN, this person would be
there a second ahead
never outguessod that follow
yet.
So. from now on. I quit lodging;
when I get face 10 face with That
sort OF a person hereafter. III
either keep going right on thru
MIN. or else stand still In my
tracks until he tufts off few
points and leaves my course clear.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-12-05
ACTION REPORT
AvERTS STIRS
BORDER WHITE
Clash House

WASHINGTON, Dec. So
President Wilson's cabinet
adjourned today after a two
and a half hours discussion
of the Mexican situation, tho
coal strike and the railroads.
Secretary Lansing on leav~
ing the meeting refused td
say what Mexican discussion
had taken place. Fuel ADJ
ministrator Garfield, who att
tended, had nothing to say on
the coal strike. Director
Hines also sat with the cab
met members and it was un>
derstood the proposition Of
delaying return of the rail>
roads until after January /,
to give congress more time td
frame permanent legislation
was discussed.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-12-05
Star Want Ads
Reach the
Right People

Men and women who are
working on salaries, and
men and women who
employ help, are the
very people in this town
who are buying and sell
ing businesses. houses,
cars. clothes and every
salable commodity you
can name.
These men and women
read want ads.
That is why a line on
the want ad page pays
when nothing else will.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-12-05
ONE MILLION
men ARE idle
Coal Strike Works Havoc in
National Industry
by RALPH COUCH

BY RALPH p. COUCH
Omitted Press staff Correspondent
WASHINGTON. ID. C.. Dec. 5.
More than one million workers
are now completely idle or em-
ployed but part time ~ n result
Of the coal shortage, II was es-
ttmated tfnofftrfallx here t.sdax
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-12-05


WASHINGTON. ID. c.. Dec. s.
President Wilson will Indicate
his position on the Fall resolu
iion regarding severance OF rcIa-
tions with Mexico and on the
Mexican situation In general
after he has considered q mem
orandum submitted TO him to-
day by Senator Fall. the latter
announced at the conclusion Of
a conference with the president.
Senators Fall and Hitchcock. an
pointed yesterday by the senate for
eign relations committee to discus,
the Mexican situation with the exec
utive, spent As minutes with him Ii
his sickroom today.
Word Of jenkins release came Il
the White House as President WI
son was in the midst OF his con
ference with Senators Fail an,
Hitchcock.
When the news was conveyed /.
the room. where the conference wa.
being held, 'it nearly broke up tn,
meeting" according to White Hous,
The senate military affairs com
mittee today decided to take no ac
ton for the present ON the Ashars,
resolution directing the war DEPART
ment TO concentrate troops on the
Mexican border.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-12-05
AY BEGIN WORK ON Street CAR TERMINAL early in 1920
Tides in Seattle
s.rf HD Az

tftrt utgh rtae
tfa a m it ~
tIr~t I aw ride
affR a. tn II G.
sesand fltgh TIDE
ft o N 80 r.
sgestad low Tide
$50 ., IN s-se e.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-12-05

no II be some weeks 20
January I. | have taken
unto myself q resolution.
Never again will I
dodge.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-12-05

tir,t ttiEh Tide
III tIaf a. ~. n a.
ftFst lew iidr
NJ xsle a. uls N.t a.
" seea,id llixh Tide
tffa b. m ita a.
>evohd low Tide
atis p IA. Tae 2 O.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1919-07-12
To the Members of Congress.

Some months Washington terrozd by the "Madman
of the Northwest The upon
One of these died
lives of Westinghouse be endangered how long will be
Jeopardized before police protection
Since that time people murdered There have been
number of plays There holdups broad
light Hundreds of automobiles been machines
have actually been taken when the wheel Larcnies
have been Assaults have been frequent
Today Washington the city United
States
And have hend fends. attacking in
the suburbs.
Again ask how long Washington before
the protection it is entitled
1t
ropoEtan Police Department.
There something In the place the
not have sufficient number of Maj Pullman will tell how
he IS short He does believe that information which
should be made public Crooks profit
know how policemen this city, certainly Congress
should know, and know a
Maj Puman last shows ISo vacancies force of
only $50 OF there have been additions
time
In the second place. Congress should inquire the efficiency
the police department from its administrative head
The who assaulted the the suburbs has
been apprehended Many criminals have escaped the half
Crimes will and criminals escape
until there Congressional investigation which will
adequately administered and undermined police department
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1919-07-12
TROOPS TO QUELL
TEXAS RACE RIOTS

Austin, Texas, July n.-Gov. Hobby
announced today that a company of
Texas rangers and Dallas and Naco-
doches National Guard companies
have been ordered to Longview. Tex
as, where several negroes have been
killed or wounded and several houses
burned, according to reports receiv-
ed by the governor. He received
an appeal for troops from County
Judge Bramlette. at Longview.
Longview. Texas. July II. - Four
white men were injured in a gun bat
tie between negroes and whites here
today. Fifteen armed white men were
approaching the home Of L. Jones.
negro school teacher, when negroes
opened fire on them.
Jones was beaten by whites yes
terday for publication of an article
in the Chicago Defender. negro news
paper. in which he related details of
an alleged lynching of a negro at
Longview, June II.
Whites deny such a lynching took
place.