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American Theatre! Second and Seneca! Next Tuesday Noon! BE THERE!

WHO FOR

CaHooifiii&li Mnnooir

Wriiles Aknnnll War

He "rip* the braw button* off"

ju»t a® energetically with kit type

writer u he ever did with his

crayon. Read hit article on page

8 today. It ii the fir»t of i »erie».

GILL FOi\BIDS HOUSE SEARCH

nC An? 137 AMERICANS K!LL£D

MEXICO IN 5 YEARS

Villa, Assassin of Americans

1911

P. SEFFER. formerly a professor In the I"nl*er*lty of Califor

nta, and three servant", April 2i. near Cuernavac.

B. It. FERGUSON, member of Troop F, U. 8. cavalry; bullet

orer border.

DR R. C CLARKE. Taylorarllle. 11l : Mexico City, May IT.

JOHN' CAMP. EI I'a«o, May 9

ANTONIO GARCIA. El Pa*o. May 9

JOHN R IyOCKMART. Sotta City. Mo. mining engineer.

MRS. AXDERS'jN, daughter and neighbor boy.

1912

JAMBS D HARVEY. « hlhuahu*. May. mutilated

WILLIAM ADAMS. July 2. killed In hla daughter'* arm*

THOMAS FOUNTAIN, killed arter court martial at Psrral

JOSHUA STEVENS, near t'olonla, defending daughter*.

' HERBERT L RUSSELL. nmr IHirango. Sept 20

ROBERT WILLIAMS, policeman. Phoenix. Arix . by bandits

FC'OTT PRIC E, killed when bandits killed William*.

N. MATHESON, ( olonia Morelo*. Sonora. Sept. if,

McKINSEA. execute.) near Agua Prleta. Sept . 1912.

W. H. WAITE. Vera Crux, beheaded April. 1912

H I* STRASBE. killed when Zapatista* held up train

THOMAS C. KANE. April 10.

A E THOMAS, Nogale*. Mar-h 10

ROBERT HCNTINOTON. Agua I'rleta April 11

3. C. EDWARDS. Agua Prl»ta. April 13

JOHN HERTLINO, ItougDs. Arlx. Nogale*. July.

GI'IDO SCHUBERT, Douglas. same time

191J

JOHNNY BROOKS. Texan. < olonia, Chihuahua.

H. W BTEPP. *hot on fall'ire to pay MO peso* ransom

EDMI ND HAYES and ROBERT THOMAS, at Madera.

B STOWB, Chihuahua

BENJAMIN GRIFFIN, July 5, near Chulchupa.

JOHN H WILLIAMS. March *.

BOOK IS DARKOW. Nuevo Bueua Vies. Feb. 21.

I" C. WOI.F. July Ift. In Northern Honora

MRS B. W. HOLMES, killed by shell Iri Mexico CID

FRANK VVAHD. Vago. Teplc territory, April 9

fc ""—JOHN S. H HOWARD. I nlted States ctistom* Inspector.

PA HI/) SOTO. Na'o, Ariz

L. BUSHNBLL. mounted policeman. Killed In Naco. Arl/

•FRANK HOWARD. In Coalcoman March

CLEMENTE VERGARA. GUSTAV BAUCII. near El Paso.

CLARENCE H. COOPER. Pearaon. Aug 4

FIFTEEN VICTIMS of Cumbre wreck, Americans

1914

Three American* kll'ed. Soledad. April 24. 4 In Mexico < Ity.

Wife and child of Joseph Smith killed

WILLIAMS and WHITE. American*, killed at Jalisco

Two killed In attack on Clnco mines. May H

Six Americans killed at Tuxtla mine*. May it.

C H. HOADLEY, at El Favor mine*. May 11.

WESTON BI'RWELL. killed May 29.

Thirty Americans reported killed near Tuxpnn. June 4

ENNIS American, near Puerto Mexico, Dec. :

Bodies of three Americana murdered by bandit* recoverel

1915

I KB V ANTES. on Chamberlain cfate, at Cerrltos, Feb 2»I.

inns |( McMANI'S, of Chicago. In Mexico City.

'nAt,HMITII. Houston. Tex., and ROBCOE BILLINQB.

One Am. .can killed. April 4

Three American* kl led by Villa soldier* at Madera

1916

P KKANE killed by Villa soldier*. Jan 10

sixteen of these It American* killed Jan. I" by Yllllsta- < H

WATSON, n.anaget and larg- stockholder, (hi. ago and M »''aao;

W J WALLACE. Chicago and hi Paso. I M hVA -S. \\ M RO

Nero mauhick anhkrhon. » u mciiatton. a. couch, e

■ ROBINSON. G W NEWMAN. MM.MB. El Paso; R H

4IMMONS 1 ADAMS. J JONES. , rilOM AS

vi Mill M t.'S Kl I'ar" < A CRINGLE. Kan Franc|»co; ALEX. II

MAI I A.M . CHARLES WADLEIOH. JACK HASE.

Arizona

T"* HERE arc four candidate* Austin E. Griffiths, Oliver T. Erickton, Hiram C. Gill and Chas. D. Raymcr. All except

* Raymer arc well known to voters of Seattle. Each of the other three has been in public life. Gill was mayor in 1910.

recalled in 1911, defeated in 1912, and again elected in 1914. Griffiths served in the council for three years and was

persuaded to accept the place of chief of police during the first part of Gill's present term as mayor. Erickson has been

in the council since 1911. Which of them do you favor for mayor? The Star wants to hear from you in letters of not

over 150 words. \Ve want to publish YOUR views. Address your communications: "Mayoralty Editor, The Star."

The Seattle Star

: THE ONLY PAPER IN SEATTLE THAT DARES TO PRINT THE NEWS :

VOI.UME 18 SEATTLE. WASH. THURSDAY. JANUARY 20. 1916

FALLASKS

ACTION IN

MEX FIISS

WASHINGTON. I). C., Jan. 20.—"V11 LA

SHOULD BK HUNTED DOWN AND KILLED AS

A MURDERER!"

Such is the manner in which I'nited States Sen

ator Albert E. Fall of New Mexico would deal with the

outlawed rebel "general" it he is responsible for the

killing of the 17 Americans who were shot down at

Santa Ysabel, January 16.

"The administration seems to think he is responsi

-1 ble," added the senator, to the correspondent of The

j Star today.

Here is Senator Fall's statement in full:

"If Villa is responsible for the lulling of

the Americans at Santa Ysabel. he should be

hoatMl 4»w» and killed *» * murderer and

bandit

"The administration teems to think Villa

is responsible. 1 personally would not confine

my recommendation to Villa.

"1 should say whoever is responsible should

"I should say whoever is responsible

should be executed for this crime!"

To Submit List of Victim*

The promised Mexican n vela

tlons from the state department

Hade fair to atlr the senate. Its

principal feature I* a llet of Ameri

Iran* killed or woundcl south of

the Rio Orande sln«-e Dinr was

i overthrown

The *tite department I* readv

to present the message to Presi

dent Wilson for hi* approval be

fore submitting It lo the senme. In

keeping with Senator Kail's reso

lution asking for all Information

on Mejlran affair* po*sc»ed b)

the administration

Pali haa a list of victims of the

Meslcan blood lust wherewith to

|check up the department list

REPORTS OF BORDER

RAID CLEARED DP

WASHINGTON. Jan 2« -Confus

In* reports of a .Mexican raid n»ar

Doyle* Well*. N M «ere cleired

away today In an official metsage

from Oen runaton.

Mexican lindliK robbed a house

at Conavall's mine, near llovle*

Wells. Tties'lav," said the rejiort

"Three of the deachment there and

Arthur I «ee, a miner, trailed thetn

south to I .one cabin Dismounting

there, they reconnoltered, whereup

on the Mexican* fired on them

"Lieut. King left here at 1 :3«» « m

with a detachment of T» men Maul

Nlchllson. with a detachment of au

tomoblles, ri>roiiMlt»r»d In the

vicinity of I .oik' Cabin, and found

the bandit" track* leading south

ward, toward Mexico."

Vlrgll John, wanted here for

i ashing bad check*, caught In Up

per Sandusky, O.

Tini".« AT »»: *T I I F.

Illlftl I."W

tn« ... ni li t It. tlif* * iw . s.l ft

io: i> m. I: Il< 11 11 fin.« • ft

THESE ARE "RAGGY" AND TERRIBLE TIMES AT THE BREAKERS!

CIDER'S FIFTEEN A DRINK, AND WITH PLENTY OF TAKERS!

Many a man. anil nnm a woman,

(•lipped from the water v. »K'>» and

landed wl'h a pain In the head

among the chair* and tallica of the

Hreakers rafe, when Seattle used I"

be wet.

Many the tippler before who*e

ov»» itn Mark green rarpctg u*ed t<>

ton* in sngry billows'

The night* were wild. Highball*

rai-ed down half a l!,,»iiaand throat*.

The boya and girl* pot all lick

ered tip.

Hut, did Manager llerl I'edelty art

pi,lk\ an I look the door* after the

confetti had lieen swept up on New

i Year'* day?

i Nop#.

lie Hilled up the milk man anil

arranged for ten dozen butties of

inllk tvery lUy.

By Gilson Gardner

DOCTORS URGE

HEATING CARS

OLYMPIA, Jan. ?o.—Four Se

att'e physician* have declared

themselves to tha public service

commission as In favor of host

In th* street cara.

Only these four have answer

ed thus far th* request from

Chairman Reynolds for their

opinion a* to whether heated

cara were needed in Seattle.

Thair verdict la unanimous

Or Grant Calhoun anawered

that heated car* would be a det

rlment. however, unteaa the car

was properly ventilated.

He aald ventilation waa the

more Important feature.

ROCK ISLAND TRAIN

WRECKED; I KILLED

TRKNTON, Mo . Jan 20 Kngl

neer .1 U Collier wa* killed, Klre

man K. U Mcßeynoid* badly hurt

and five p***>-nger* slightly Injured

today when the Rock Inland Call

fornla limited waa derailed, two

mile* went of Winston

U.S. AND ENGLAND TO

SWAP NOTES AGAIN

WASHINGTON. .Lan 20. I kith

the I'nlted fHate* and Kngland are

digging their diplomatic Irenche*

for a battle In Kngland'* expected

actual blockade of Germany.

The «lHi" department an<l Down

ing st. have note* on the aubjeet

In the courae of preparation.

lie phoned Ihe near-baer brewera

to bring on the new Htnff. He or

dered grape Juice, iipple rider and

pop.

Then Hart fired half of hi* enter

ntl.iero and alunod up the other half.

I' lirenie' < were art to laving h

ifll <■ k wood ilaw'o floor lu the mid ,

ASKS EVIDENCE

IN R.R.RATE CASE

Interstate Commerce Commis

mtssion Wires to Com

mercial Club

ARANGE BIG MEETING

Otto Ca*e. secretary of the

Seattle Commercial Club, re

ceived a request Thursday from

th* Interstate commerce com

million for evidence bearing on

the fight begun here against the

Southern Pacific end allied rail

roads »e wipe out the diffsr»«-

tisl round trip passenger rate

from Chicago to the Pacific

coast.

Jame* W Carmalt. examiner for

the commission, wired Secretary

C*ee thai the commission Is e*

fw< tall) desirous of obtaining In

formation for u*e when the case I*

set for hearing

Otto Ca*» declared. after reading

th* telegram from Ksamlner Car

malt, that he considered the Inter

state commerce commission had ex

tended an Invitation to e»ery com

mercial organisation in the North

seat to take active participation In

the rate fight.

Telegram Fr«n\ Washington

' Have your wire of the 14th." the

telegram read* "K*|>ecl*lly de*|re

vou cupply evidence In the ca»* of

the public service commission of

Washtoirton ppatnpt l Jut Swilhem

Vaclflc and othert railroads. If it

la your purpose to participate In the

•ult, you should rtles a petition with

the commission requesting to In

tervene therein. Such action shonld

Ih> taken prior to the hearing of the

ca*e."

The transportation committee of

the Commercial Club was called to

gether at noon and formulated

plana for taking Immedla'e ateps to

enter the campaign against Ihr

Southern Pacific aa Intervenor* in

the suit

Merchant* hotel men. tr*n»|H>rta

lion men stid other* In e»ety line

nt buslnes* have taken up the fight

for equal psasenger rates A max

meeting I* to be held Tncsrla* noon

at the American theatre. Second

ave and Keneca at., for dlacusai'in

of the problem, and to map out a

plan of campaign agalnal the |17.">fl

differential now existing In favor < f

the Southern Pacific, I'nlon Pacific

and the Oregon Washington Hall

road tt Navigation Co.

Oonatea Use of Theatre

John Hamrlck. manager of the

American, formerlv the I'antages.

donated the use of hi* house for the

Tueaday noon gathering

Sure." said Hamrlck. "I'm Inter

»sted In *<-eing thl* fight thru

It's s matter thst mean* dollsr*

to every Senile business man

If I can do anything to help. I'm

Milling and glad ti> do It "

The meeting will he railed at

12: no p. m . anil will extend thru the

noon hour

T. P. Rockwell. »«K , retary of the

tlolcl Men* a*»oclutlon. will |n«'

side.

Reynold* Will Speak

Chairman Reynold* of the public

scrvlre commission will explain the

pur pope of the nu It brought again*!

the railroad*, and what It menu* to

Seattle to win the fight

Several other speaker* will be

railed

\V. II Olln. general agcut here for

the Chicago. Great Western Rail

road Co., and president of the Sc

attln Tranaportatlon club, tele

phoned The Star Thursday tlmt he

would be at the meeting to boon!

"I certain)) hope." he said, "that

we ran win thl* fight."

Weather Forecast

Tonight and Friday, ram.

(

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|d!e of the room.

One corner of the cafe was ripped '

out and a barber'* chair slippe I in

l*iiill table* mre lined up at; ill.>l the

wall.

Hut most of the spare was cover

ed by the same tables and chairs

thai did duty In the old day* before

January 1.

• • •

The nirn with the red. red nn«cs.

and the women with the plumed

ihats, haven't had to slay houi"

; nights.

They *tlll :;o to the Breakers.

About IO:;iO every nighi llie t.i

Ides begin lo fill.

Trip dinm*. piano, trombone and

hi iir ordion Wheeze out iingv mil

•ic Walter* »'llh the dripping trays

jrtlHh thru the throng taklns orders,

ONE CENT

NEGRO TELLS OF

MURDER IN AUTO

Declares Mr*. Mohr Offered

Trio $5,000 for

Job

HE'S STATE WITNESS

PROVIDENCE, R I, Jan 20.—

Thru the evidence of a negro chauf

leur, Oeorge lleaU*. the state of

Itliode |*laiid today sou*lit to prove

Mr* C Fiankllti Mohr had plotted

with Ileal!*, Cecil V. Hrown and

Henry Hpellman to make way with

her doctor husband. last August

She offered the negroes 15,000 for

the )ob, be *ald

The flr*t pl*n*, he *ald. went

ami** hecau*e two Klrls —not VII*

Kmlly Burner, Mr* Mohr'* rival—

were In the automobile with Mohr

Lo*t Nerve Fir*t Time

"We wf-re to have killed Or Mohr

on Ssturdav night i August 2K|,"

lleall* testified "But I lo*t tuy

nerve and threw In all the speed on

•he machine Ml** t)rm*by and

Mis* Wllsofl, and not Ml*" liurger

were In the car with the doctor.

"Mr* Mohr said afterward,"Why

i Itdn t you *top the car? Thl* I* my

'**t chance, because the divorce

lease come* up on the flrmt of the

nionth Tou can Just say that It »a«

a robber*. and 111 give you a good

Job driving the car for roe If you

I aet Into trouble over thl*. I'll spend

(my last dolUr to help you out

H* Tall* of Murder

"The next TiieAlsv I did st/fp. *nd

they killed the doctor. 1 ret iml/.ed

Spellman In the bu«he«

When 1 picked up Mis* Burger,

the tide of her head waa bloody. A*

I llfte 1 her. she got another bullet,

which came over my shoulder.

There was not a word, except

when Ml** Burger said. 'Oh. doc

tor' "

SKATERS, WARNING!

Keep off the Ice at Green

Lake and Lake Burien today.

It's not safe.

This is tb* warning issued

by the park department and tb*

city utilities department.

The Ice Is breaking up.

Guard* will be stationed to

keep skater* off Green Lake.

CONSUMERS' LEAGUE MEETS

The Consumers' le»K'ie will meet

Friday afternoon at 2 30 In the as

sembly hall of the Henry building

A Drug Store

Ad Full of

Bargains

Is on page S in today's

Star. It is the ad of the

Swift Drug Co., Sec

ond agd Pike. \ one

cent sale is the feature.

\ large number of ar

ticles is listed which

Star readers can buy

tomorrow, two for the

price of one plus one

cent. You will find it

well worth while to

look this ad up.

at lu renin per glum, for fine old ap

ple cldei

An eiitei t.itiicr sings.

The people sip their harinle**

drink* and look on with wooden

flier"

Then tlin ragttitiu bai d plant*

forth. I

\TI6H'T

H EDITION 1

POLICE TO

KEEP OUT

OF HOMES

If private honjes are to be searched for more

liquor than the law permits, Sheriff Bob Hodge and his

men will have to do all the searching.

Mayor Gill came out flatly Thursday against the

policy initiated by Sheriff Hodge, and Prosecutor Lun

din announced th it after a conference with anti-saloon

leaguers he had decided to concentrate his efforts against

bootleggers only.

•' ; •

V* long us I am mayor, the po ■

lire force will hare nothing to do

•»'lth marching private residence*

for liquor unles* It l» being sold In

them." announced Mayor Oil! Thur*-

day "No matter If manan'a >re

presented, the police wont search

home* or private clul»*.

Saya It Will Hurt Law

"1 believe that the h* wus "-leant

to Mop the selling of liquor and wa'

directly lntm<l"<] to wipe out *a-.

loon* t want to see the law inforc

ej I!ut gnlna Into private home"

*nd la..in* liquor from them will de

feat the aim of prohibition It will

create a sentiment against the law

that will wipe It off the hook*.

"Three-fourtha of the home* in Se

nttle probably have more liquor on

hand now than the luw permit*." he

aid

Prosecutor l.undln look a slaml

similar to the mayor *.

"Dry*- Favor Gill View

"I told the sheriff Wednesday

that I thought It a better i>olicy to

direct all effort* ngalnet the boot

leggers," he said. ' but he explained

that the home* were the source* of

supply for *otne of the clubs. That,

i f course, wa* a dlfferept matter

The antl-saloon people believe

that the best policy would be to

keep bu«v on the jilace* distributing

liquor 1 aeree »Ith them. The*

don't want a sentiment ceatel

nsalnst tl\e liw that might eventu

ally defeat It."

Hodge Will Keep It Up

Sheriff llodge declared Thursday

he would search every house

against w-hlch complaint* were

mad".

"I don't think," he said, "that

It I* up to the governor of the

atate, the mayor of the city, or

the prosecuting attorney to re

peal or amend any of the law* I

pasted by the legislature.

BOBSLED HITS AUTO; BOY

KILLED; DRIVER RELEASED

A botmled crashed Into an auto

mobile, and one boy wax killed and

*lx children Injured, at Knut l'in«<

at. and l!Mh ave.. Wednesday eve

nlnn.

Theodure l*> k,fe k* kj eu. It. who

was guiding the sled, sustained h

fractured skull and died two hours

Inter. He was the son of Tom lon

geiskjen. n tugboat captain of !M1

L'.'trd ave.

Hix others, passengers on the

hnlmled. stiffen'l bruises about the

arms slid bodies.

They are Inez Marsh. 1.113 18th

I K very hod > that mil cr-.wd onto

| the boards wades In.

• • •

Now nnd then a fellow takes his

uirl on for a game of pool.

Some of the men let the barber

interfere with their entertainment

long enough to Ret a shave.

If the soap Is riirefiilly placed

around, and not In. the ear. It Is a

simple matter to listen to the music

Ila \ mm is not under the ban.

I

• • •

And so the whirl goes merrily on.

Fieri I'edelty isn't worried.

"I'm making more money than I

used to." he said, last night "I buy

iii\ ipple cider for -•"> rents a gallon

and g t I". rent* for a highball glass

ilull 1 haven't an) license lo pay,

MAYOR?

"If complaints are mad*. I

■hall make no discrimination

between tha homea of the rich

and tha homes of the lowly.

SEATTLE'S COLD

SPELL IS ENBE»

Warm winds from the southwest

have turned the tabled on We«ther

Man Salisbury.

The cold »|>e;i la broken.

Rains and a thaw are schedule)!

for the next few days There prol»-

ably will be serious floods In the low

district* of the state.

The coldest It got Thursday morn-

Ins was 3.1 degrees al>ove lero, at

about 5 o'clock. By 9 o'clock the

tcni|>eratiire was 37.

The wind* are not of the chlnook

variety, but tliey come from the

south and they blow warm breetes.

The temperature is going up all

over th»> Northwest, but it still Is

pretty cold in Eastern Washington.

It was 2 degrees below zero at

North Yaktma Thursday morning.

Hut the morning before it was li)

degrees below

The average rise in temperature

In British Columbia and easi of the

Cascades Is 8 degrees.

C. D. RAYMER FILES

Charles D. Rayrner. selected l«v

a faction of the socialists to run for

mayor, at noon Thursday filed i> r

the office. Thla make* four candi

dates for the mayoralty, R&ymer

rnns a liook store. He has run for

the council several times before.

ave.; Irby Kolnom. 1.'.Jl ISth ave ;

Ktrnrla Harden, 1515 18th ave.;

Harvey Mrlvor, 718 list avp.;

ClaKticf .lohiiKun. 23r<l avo. and

Kaat I'nioti »t.. and Milton Orny,

16th ave. and Pine st.

J. A. Roddy, the autoinoM'e

driver, who told the police lie didn't

understand signals made to him by

child watchers nt the street corner,

«»« released from the police sta

tion after an Investigation Thurs

day morning.

and we don't have and trouble"

Bert straightened up nnd kuitiel

his eyebrows.

The Star reporter t km d sire iid

just In time to face the head waiter.

"There's a drunk over there," he.

told Hert, indignantly.

A fellow who w is drunk all right

got up and nearly knocked over a

table as be lumbered toward the

door.

I*ul Itliu out.'' ordered Hert.

The \erv idea! \ drunk hi the

Breakers!

"He must of brought it inside

w iib him," said Hert.

• • •

\Y. R Keyes has followed licit s

example.

lie has opene I up tile llofhrau, .it

Kirs I live. aud .Madison St.