The Seattle Star Newspaper, June 8, 1905, Page 5

ili ‘philadelphia’s Big Boodlers yow THE GREAT CITY WAS TO BE ROBBED OF ITS PUBLIC remaining finan 0 elal membera, all wealthy men/ yripiTrEs AND THE MEN OF HIGH RANK WHO WERE IN | weno nave exhibited private charit : at ‘ able and philanthropic omitions » r mith THE SCHEME—WILL PHILADELPHIA COMPLETE THE aoom and are all identities with Paiiane $ COMMENCED? phia's most important commerttal AK IT HAS CC wo and ft al ations ~ Tarnet W. Durham, United States te ahaa Senator Penrose and “Jim . \ ts to we the city’s streets, ia " “nga ah th: fies oo Powe dacueete | MeNichol w to be the politteal Se ee tks d Philadel-|ayetem, telephone franchiase te f the Publio Service Cor corer wang (hat R with | dees fon, while David M. Lane, an ‘The ft very va elty asset. All » aes pact ¢ th © Sb we clgnien ay er Officeholder with corp te inter om Jodbers Leaked “Fie Bebte a Philadelphia's reform party, head = Ra — s re oe ows ° Cesoees ot by Mayor Weaver and his} . ~— | tion, affect thie Boas Durham'| triends, are going to Siseeee lence to the Star, | 42d his party of boodiers were in —~ rd Geel ceeeene Geen we HE PADELPHL A, Ju &.—"The | Combination with the heads of the | {um 1 eee ee eee ae See seaenct: tankn | SUMMA: Sine. Gapovemene the | Siveedy passed inte control of those € fiendish design of the | Rapid Transit Co, the Phiiad Sua enet Gat donee tine ee the fendi h Salinget ooye ney ney ene dna oe Hal The fact that Durham has laid down | neendiar ne w he Keystone Telep ©.) in the fight de or h | greet modern high finance, | When Mayor Weaver vetoed the bill is to b ee nee | we rma of |to extend the lease of the berg aed pe mlguity of the usual f aiical grafting these Woot and added to the ancient and jarani methods of Captain Kid MA hedin Hood now fade Into thin pageitcance. They are trivial as waned with what turns out to ty fe abominable intention of ja’s gang of political and } corruptioniste who are eB wader arrest by an out- oo Speanut” methods of the gered gang have beon shown, oie this account of the areat be which was forestelled soy the action of Mayor Weaver gai these associated with him in| mooral revolut ULTIMATE OBJECT qm GANG AND ITS RESPEC EMPLOYERS WAS INTO BANKRUPTCY OF PHILADE = AL PUBLIC EXPENDI- grea THAT HER VALUABLE UTILITIES AND YUNICIPAL WUNCHISES MIGHT HE PLUN- BERED. ie plot of the conspirators was | $100 Lots There are the best cheap lots ts Two blocks east of end of Acne car ito, and ~y Basy terma Inquire d peper. Warnes Bothwell nats}. (pas |nsoRANce- Renrs- What You Buy | A Piano For Be Sure of Your “4 Dealer ‘We sell pianos only of Wandard reputation—pi- Anes that you and we Enow all about. A big business makes our Tiety large and prt lower than the average. All pianos marked in plain figures—why not? Pay by the month if > ou prefer. Sherman, Clay & Co. STEINWAY DEALERS. Til Second Ave., Seattle. flan Francisco, Cal Oakland, Cal. SS ee a : — = - el Bristle Paint Brushes Be % Pint Can Kopoline ee BN ibrengs+cree = Plate, SP ‘ : ae aa Tot uted te value Brightest Btov, er Seen Genin aome or! com: | plant to the United Gas &@ Improve intended to plifer the great #25,000,-|in (ne hands at the “Phitadelenta| 000 city filtration plant, now under mpany, $26,000,000 capital, and a course of constructio Jim Me-| product of the gang. . Nichol, one of Durhants chief Yeu-| Investigators contend that the j tenants, ie the contractor tn charge | franchises held by the Napid Trane of this big wo: t company, which are supposedty and Their Daring Project w. W, ¢ thba, th city's gas | has been « sick man for some time. and has been anxious to sever his! political affiliations, In the face of | the etty enterprise, however he had stuck to bis post. The old| machine will not be without a leader ment Co. for 75 years, he not only nipped in the bud an individual plar to loot the city treasury of $100. 000,000 , but he inetity vestigation which now r astounding truth that this steal was merely incident to the vast and almost inconceivable plan to make of Philadelphia a municipal t operated for the benefit of a few of her most greedy captains of finance —men who would indignantly repu- ntest for a new grip on the rich | patronage of the city, and the fight! will unquesttonably ultimately reach | the legimature. An effort will lish, in 1907, munictpal management of the city's gas plant be made to reestab } An attempt will soon be made to ae tmputations Of their morality, | raise funds for the establish t of | integrity o 0 | pipe cr alle marty or patriotion. nunictpal lighting plants to furnish Following the gas « ft, the gang Then was to come « merger of the| ermnted tr Philadelphia Electric, which has a monopely of street lighting, with the perpetuity, are valueless, n that they contain a clause whieh ” provides that the city can take over | Keystone Telephone and the) the Hines at any time, If this does United Gas Improvement Co. ot prove t ed to When the United Gas Improve-| take over ‘pal ment Co. got control with its pres: | swnereh law | ent lease of the city’s magnificent of eminent municipally built gas works, there fomatn So Philadelphia, instead was no dissatisfaction upon the part! 4 municipal trust of the well-deluded public. The| ene first Am an | lease was given to explr. 1998.) cally adopt The gas plant was so gr MIF | tien r mansged while it was under The great ton te eentrol of the city that the varto 4 BARGAIN FRIDAY Brings Just What You Want at Prices You Want to Pay ent etme ae ae sete |SPELGER. & HURLBU [WOULD arv |TO THE LEASE WHEN PRO | ED, Plants were out of repair, with money in the treasury with which to improve them, and the leasing prop- osition of the United Gas Imp flight th ov ment company was hatied with de- om rour J nm} itght by the disgruntled citizens. . is en th | IT 8 NOW KNOWN THAT THE | o-ook relal booed al GANG AND THE GAS COMPANY |. ¢ ancendant | WERE LEAGUED IN A PLOT AT) Afcinnian wil at least bear watchi THAT TIME TO HAVE THE CITY |; ry thoughtful and rt PLANT SO MISMANAGED THAT A THE DISGUSTED CITIZENS NO OPPostTion | ‘ “SCENES ON Remembering this vietory of chi- WALL STREET ertcan, who has seen the canery, the promoters of the munt trust proposed to repeat the ation to gain control of the fil-| wants With the city sorely / in need of funds, they proposed to take advantage of the FACT THAT |THE FILTRATION PLANTS ARE! | NOW DEFECTIVE and on pein of oper tratic | @" advenced tax rate bid In the lwater works at th own priee, Dy jforeing through blanket franchises | street ratiway privileges were to be j@ained in every desirable thorough- jfare. With control of the gas and| water works Philadelphia would have been left threadbare, | The chief financial members of | this remarkable Public Service Cor- | poration scheme rank now among | the wealthiest, and most aristocrat. ie, if such « term could be applied, of the Quaker ctty. Thea. Detan, for | president or director of several of the most important enterprises of | | the state, a member of the national | ommittee to promote the Univer-| sity of the United States, and te one Of the trustees of the McKinley Na- | tlenal Monume: wctation. He is noted asa philanthropist and pro moter of educational enterprises, | Peter A. Brown Widener ts one of the wealthiest of Phi phi talists, and has long been prominent Instance, Ie the i republican politics. Ha acted as} jcity treasurer of Philadelphia in} it 4. He t the street raiiway Magnate, and is interested In many} other important corporations, He| Presented the building for the free Public library in Philadelphia Randall Morgan, Geo. Fikin ISADOR WORMSER AND BROTHER. # and| “a | Liewtenant F. A. Pope, C Engineers, U. 8. Army, t ftant attached to the engin ope of anais « of. fice, has been assigned to the lo- eal charge of the branch office in | Bellingham, and wili have imme- |diate supervision under general dl r and that rection from here of the riv |harbor improvement work In part of the district; of the mill jlary reservations on the San Juan | islands, and of the fish trap inspe- | tlons | Bee Pike Street Shopping Guide; page 7. *** capensis Gallery in the City for Sale A Fotegraph Gallery in t for we 00 takes | | fitted up Phone Main 5142, 3e || ; Sik Tissue Toilet Paper Special Rate, | So Asbestos Stove Mat ..... Se Roll To Lewis and Clark Exposition, - erteverees BO |Onty $5.60 for the round trip. Spe- 15e Good Quality Whisk Broom || ciai N. P. train leaves Beattie #:30 th. m. Friday morning, Ju ; ' 8é lbe a Hoary, Tinned Steel Leman | Squeeser ... | } a age a eae ep eae Se ft) | $1.50 Hardwood Meat Safe, na- fj) [tural ott aie... 91.08 fing HUTCHINSON CO. | 150 Best Quality Dover Kem ff) | Beater, large size .. Se | 8 Clothiers, Second an} Union 60c 8-quart Japanned } | Watering Pot ...... » 37¢ Wedding Rings, We ding Presents, in solid Never Rust | | | Silver and Cut Glass. 2d Ave. and 704 Ist Ave, Hunter THE SEATTLE STAR—THURSDAY, JUNE ® 1905. the last week of the Homo” and lite Happy Home girlie” this Home Contest,” bring in your this week sure “Happy advertisement” by Saturday wight 0° our “busy Friday’’ is an important day here, always is. “buay Friday” just note well i> thie Is a very attractive Crown quadruplg silver Berry Spoon, exactly a pictured, Deverhill pattern, nicely decorated, and an exceptional value. Mounted in special lined box—~ (but one to @ person; mall orders Will be filled if recetved by Saturday night. Te extra must be sent for postage.) “ousy Friday” We Certain ly try to make our each Friday—for instance, store newa-— spectal news more interesting this “busy Friday Standard Furniture Co, L. SCHOENFELD & SONS 1006 to 1016 ficet Aye. SEATILE TAGOMA < JOHN CORT TURNS | A CLEVER TRICK terested fm the following from the) @ence of bis quickness in that dt New York Telegraph ection. John Cort, president of the North-| Cort was In one of the big de western Managers association and | partment stores when he was ree theatricnt boss of the northwest, t#/ ognized by Elmer A. Elsworth, a! known to his friends a« @ practical) member of the Consolidated ex joker of wide experience. He has! change, who at one time was in the turned maay a joke meant for him-| theatrical business in the north self on the man who planned tt west - > Elteworth and Cort have for yeare See bargains ‘advertined Pike | carried on a warfare of practical | Street Shopping Guide; page 1 ***| jokes On this occasion the stock. | * | broker stole up behind the manager ‘> Lave sition, | R04 Very softly inserted his hand tn | Cort’s pocket. The manager turned peer fe ge bon Phgy Harare hh | quickly and seized Blawort's hand clat N. P. train leaves Seatth a m Friday sneratng, dune Oth ove the wrist and gave one quick | . } jance at the smiling fave of his| For Teachers Going East | friend Northern Pacific has erranged | Cort did not smile, neither did he Uy iow rates to St Paul.| give the slightest sign of recognt-| 2 on sale June} tion. On the contrary, he held Els-/ orth's hand in a tighter grasp and) alled loudly for the polica 14th to 17th inch Ticket Office. for your trip. », John! How are you? * eworth finally, but with « See bargaine advertised crowd, which Street Shopping was rapidly gathering 1 wish some one would run for an officer,” remarked Mr. Cort, tj | Roring his friead’s salutation, “I }ecaught this man trying to pick my pocket.”* | } Oh, I say now, John, hold on |now; you know me. Don't you re 1 am Elsworth.” game, is it?” with perfect saw you be-| | member me? ‘Oh, that's the jtorted the manage Seriousn ena I never fore in my life.” | When a policeman made his ap-| pearance Cort was still holding his pocket and Blewort's wrist. He ex | plained quickly that be had felt a |gian’s hand in his pocket and had re-| 4 1 only did it for a joke,” ex- plained Elsworth, the perspiration streaming from his face. “I am au f \eld friend of bis. 1 was ing ] Never the man before tn 1 Lmy life,” retorted Cort. “Beter take {him away, officer. { will come te {the station and make a complaint / ay, John this is golng too far led Elsworth Here, you saw ome along with me that game won't work,’ ordered the | policeman 500 w rth f | As began the march toward $ UTD GE. | tne toce, tts uw ercwe et Sante hundred f owing, Eleworth tur » Berries Raised 10 tor is io ii rn Grments At thie Cort erled One Acre |" “Why, Elmer! What are you do " ‘ here? ry didn't you tell me CHEAP—Five acres, new house, |i 5. i. et roe eS chicken houses, clase to S\take This is my old friend, He cars, fruit and berries, only $775. \ p00 chang of hve aie og | Terma, $25 down and $10 per month) ‘Then. after appoasing the wratk jto good party. Over $500 warth of| of the policeman, Cort and his old | these blackberries can be raived Of | friend walked off together one acre of this land, The richest soil in King county and clone in to} Mayor R. A. Ballinger and Rey | Seattle. 1 can also use several men| Dr, Fletcher 1. Wharton will ad-| at good wages to work on this land.| dress the Y. W. ©. A. In their an-} Enquire of Kenny or R. 0. Sinith at nual meeting in tholr headquarters | room 8 in Times block, upstairs. on Third avenue Wednesday oven-! Come today, a8 I am going Bast | - j larranged for: Piano solo, Jane AN OLD FRIEND TRIED TO PLAY A JOKE ON THE BIG THEAT. | | Oarrett class history, Janet Bar-|* JURY GIVES picg gate _ Oration, “The Dignity of Ac- FOR INSUL ° al - RICAL MAGNATE AND GETS DECIDEOLY THE WORST OF OF SENIORS ps Frank Fitts class poom, | ERS iT Blanche Brace; al solo, Ellen FLOODWOOD, Minn, June ——— |Shelton; “Grambler,” Chris Riedel;|* 8—Instead of $250, Erick | “Prpphet Guy Putnam;; “Squeal-| Perkia received 6 cents for a Friends of John Cort will be In-} Saturday he gave another evi | or.” Kari Last Will and|# handful of whiskers torn from only jok-} $15.00 $15.00 $15.00 $15.00: $15.00 The Great $15.00 Men’s Suit Sale Now going on in our store is certainly one of the greatest sales have ever at~- tempted. A look at our windows will convince you that When We Advertise a Special Sale There is No Fake To It FRIDAY AND SATURDAY SPECIALS 50 Summer Weights, light and dark colors, Men's Frock Coats and Vests | our regular, stock, no two alike, sit price from $15 to $20 pers Bea $ 1.70) ae~ $2.75 Suits, special price for coat aes " Dosellyp Kine HIMELH@CH BROS Friday, Saturd’y and vest... SUCCESSORS $15.00 $15.00. 315.90 HIS Sale in- cludes Black and Blue Serges | and Unfinished | Worsteds, double |" breasted and sin- | gle breasted. i All We Ask Its For You to Come and See And Be Convinced 50 Boys’ Two-Piece Suits, sizes from | 12 to 16, odds and ends taken 9 $15.00 $15 00 $15.00 $15.00 | § KERR his chin by John New, mayor of this city. Perkia sued for $250, but at the rate struck by Judge Windom, Mr. New could have taken the whole beard for less than a dollar. The jury figured that the whispers were technically worth 1 cent In the market, and that the Injury to the victim's feelings was worth 5 cents. Mayor New claimed that the Senior class day exercises of the | Tostamen: Seattio high school will be held at | yet) clans 06. Meydenbauer bay, Monday, June 14.) . ———_— j where about 200 of the students and | faculty will apend the day. Very few of the faculty will be able to |ing for biackmail money which ne/ ationd as the examinations for the |4nd an accomplice, A. C. Beattie, lower asses «will be in progress. ltried to extort from John Walthew Meler's orchestra will furnish the |last February was pardoned Wed- dance mnai tneaday by Governor Mead. The po- is day exercises lice believe that Hall was led into | en held separ- | the scheme by Beattie, who was ar- bot they have been com ined rested before on a similar charge. assault was justifiable, as on the|® Perkia called him vile names in charge and each was sentenced to & the presence of his family. REE class Moses Hall, arrested while walt- ately thie year, as it will mean a great |The two men were tried SUASUREADSRERONREEAESS ete e eee e eee eee eet ee eee) faving in expense The folle Program has been six months in the county jail anderine Grew This Hair AND WE CAN PROVE IT. Little Frances Marie Knowlton Is the daugh. ter of Dr, E. W. Knowlton, the discoverer great batr-growing remedy, and her beaut!- hair was grown Wholly by the use of this great tonic. This tittle girl had no more hair than the average child before using Danderine, white now ehe bas the longest and most beautiful head of golden hair ever possessed by @ ebild of ber age in the world. Danderino makes the aralp healthy and fertile and keeps tt so, It is the greatest scalp fertilt- ror and thorofore the greatest bair-producing remedy ever discovered. It i# 4 natural food and @ wholesome medicine for both the halt and scalp. Kren # 250, bottle of it will put more genuine life in your hair than a gallon of any other hair tonic ever made. NOW at all druggists, aud $1.00 per bottle. _ FREE. ° in three sizes, 26 cents, GO cents To save how quickly Danderine acts, we will le free by return + ny one Knowlton Da nie ne For Sale and Guaranteed by QUAKER DRUG CO. udvertisement to the