The Seattle Star Newspaper, June 9, 1905, Page 1

ADVERTISEMENTS “a THE STAR TED BY The Pioneer One Cent Paper of the Northwest W DEFIANCE OF STATE CONSTITUTION FRANCHISES ARE NOT BEING TAXED BY ASSESSOR SUNLESS BOARD OF EQUAL! ZATION COMES TO RESCUG KING COUNTY ALONE WILL | LOBE 41,000,000 3 Meee eet Keeenwidekretweranense t to be Plundered from State From County | ¢ Hew done ¢ It franchives @ tetaced from 25 Witt See eee See SSCS eS eC e eee ee $10,000,000 $ 1,000,000 Nen-taxetion of Franchises: taxed im this ¢ 22 mills. were unty, tax rate could be iis to * * * * * * * * * —_—_—__. taxpayers (ake the bull by and upon their preme court of the United States holding valld the New York state the state is going to be rob-/law providing for the taxation of fummer of $10,000,000 by | public utility franchises as real of jp and other monopolies, | tate furnishes it. The bill was {n- oeaty will be plundered out | troduced in the New York legisia sum of $1,000.000,}ture five years ago, and passed thy will be robbed of 80) through the efforts of President of that amount Roosevelt, ‘then a member of the ing a provision of the/ legislature The New York cot g@natitation which empowers) porations fought it on the grounds 40 tax the franchises of cor-/of unconstitutionality, but the de- fm this state, the state andj cision means that they will now if seeasors in the preparation | have to pay the enormous sum that ee apring tax levy have not as-| came due during the last five years ma & Mingle cont against the|It has been shown that the in owned by corporations. creased revenue from the taxation of equalisation, at its|of franchises has been so immense jm next August. may prefent/that the tax levy rate could be re plundering of the/duced from 26 mills to 17 mille in treasury. but judging from| New York and still bring in $10, record it will not do so. The | 000.000 more revenue annually than absolute power to re-ad-/under the old aystem. made by the coun-| In this state and county the same It did not make an | thing is true on a smaller seale, Per- t@ do so last year, however, | sons who have made @ careful study R at any other time, of the matter estimate that the stat oy rs & the commis-jis losing $10,000,000 every year the insist counciimen who have/ through its failure to collect taxes board of equalization | from franchises. and that the coun- to be doubtful about) ty is losing at least $1,000,000. ty to tax franchises.) W: turned into couversant with the always known this to be The state consti- y the county could be duced from 33 mills to 22 mills. burden would be lifted from the small taxpayer and shifted to the shoulders of the big corporations, where it belongs. If the present rate of taxation lax re The in authorising the all property, including > STAND FOR a AVENUE AND PIKE STREET PROPERTY OWNERS IN AGAINST EXTENSION OF SALOON LIMITS—DECLARE iS WOULD BE BLIGHT ON NEW BUSINESS DISTRICT men interested in prop- To avoid this opposition a plan is of Pike street will make |already afoot to fix the boundaries against the proposed |so as not to include Secend avenue. of the saloon limits on/It is proposed to extend the limits St and Third avenues between |along Third avenue to Pine and Pine when the ordinance| westward only to the alley, and Ep before the license and rev- | thence back along the alley to Pike, fommittee, Monday afternoon. |thus obviating the necessity of tak- A. Moore, Schoenfeld Bros.,|ing in Second avenua of the Standard Furniture} The ordinance as now drawn which ts to erect big | however, takes in the west side of at Second and Pine, and|Third avenue between Pike and Crane are among the pro-| Pine; both sides of Pine from Third to the alley between First and See- men are interested In See jond up which alley the boundary property. They believe |extends to Denny way. Second av- i d aynue north of Pike }enue between Pike and Pine is nec- Is to become the most im-|cesarily included. at retail business district in| So determined are the property |, and they realise that if|owners. particularly on Second ay Mould be allowed in it, it enue, not to have the limite extend- Be destroyed for such use.jed that they have already agreed @f the property owners are|among themselves that tf the limits tet ly concerned in the es-|are so extended not to rent any of a saloon at Third | buildings for saloon purposes. Fol- but they are decidedly op-|lowing are interviews with several any plan by which the tim- | of them be extended to include Sec- F. A. Sutpen, secretary treasurer ‘Well ae Third avenue. M. B. Crane & ©o., real estate--We A NICKEL'S WORTH OF NEWS FOR 1 CENT! were maintained the added $1,000, 000 of revenue each year would soon amount to enough to build a new court house and city hall, Only $36,000 of it Would be needed each year to raise the salary of every teacher in the city $25 a month The assesaments against the per sonal property of local corporations }have not yet been completed, but jit Is safe t6 way that they will be| jonly a trifle higher than last year. | The asseesed valuation of the per sonal property of six of the most! important corporations in the city, | exousive of steam railroads, was as | follows | Seattle Bleetric company, $1,703, 000; Seattle Lighting company | $308,620 Sunset Telephone com | pany, $160,000; Postal Telegraph |company, $27,870; Western Union | Telexraph company, $17,900; total, | | $2,076,890. In proportion to ite real value the | Seattle Bleetric company probably stood a higher asseanment than any of the other corporations. And yet its assessed valuation was ridicu- lously small, When to its persoval | | Property assessed valuation tx add jed the assessed valuation of its real | estate the sum amounts to only | $2,327,890. | As this sum is supposed to repre | sent at least 60 por cent of the mar | Ket vatue of the company’s property }the market value according to the | woman is only $4,665,780. And yee | if &@ person wanted to buy out the company he would be obliged to give a consideration of $15,000,000, which is the value of the company’s equipment, real estate and franchise &6 represented by its outstanding bonds and stocks If this property were agnessed like other property ite ameuwsed valaa tion, therefore, would be $7,500,000 inetead of $2,327,890. SIX LITTLE RED NEW SCHOOLHOUSES | ‘The county school board Thure- | day evening ordered new school hounes built Woodville, Tott, at Kennydale, Oretla, Sunnydale and in the New O'firien district OUTRAGE are most emphatically opposed to any extension of the limite north of Pike and Second. We anticipate that the district contiguous to See ond avenue, north of Pike, will soon become an important retail district, but the establishment of saloons would be its death knell. Z A. Mafrige, proprietor of The Fair department store—I woald deeply regret the establishment of any saloons on Second avenue They would, undoubtedly, injure my busiacss. Women do not lke to run a gauntlet of saloons to get to & store. Mra M. Chambers, owner resi | dence 1611 Third—1 certainly do not want to see any saloons on Third qvenue There are far too many saloons in the vicinity al ready Fred Larne, optician—There are enough saloons on and around Pike street without putting in any more. Hemphill Bros, grocere—The sa- loons only detract from my business and force other legitimate houses to pay higher rent. Saloon men tried to get_my quarters a short time ago. They offered the land- lord a higher rent for the place than I was paying, but he refused te bet them to have the store, If any help is needed to abolish the saloons on Pike street, i on me. SIAN GENERALS IT'S UP TO iN MANCHURIA RENNEX KAMPF MISTCHENKO chants, with a view of finding a #o- lution of the strike difficulty. It is announced that President Shea will jot be present, Shea han offered to withdraw from all peace negotiations, provided that Attorney Muyer, for the employers, does likewise. “STRIVING TO ID S$) RIKE i dune &. Arrange- special train of traveling and ~en left for Portland Fri- “hig morning for ‘TEDDY WILL REST UP WASHINGTON, June 9.—The President left Washington at 11:16 o'clock this morning on the South- ern railway for a week-end visit at the home of Joweph Wilmer, near Rapidan, Virginia. Mra, Roosevelt preceded him there yesterday. It is the intention of the president to re- | main until Sunday or Monday, He will visit the farm recently pur- fehaned by Mrs. Roosevelt ip the | vicinity of Rapidan. The prin@ipal reason for the trip is to secure r | laxation from hia trying experier | last week In connection with efforts to bring about an understanding be- | tween Russia and Japan [ROAR RR RRR * COURT HANDS HIM A *® |* BUNCH * |* “The court wants you to un- & \* stand, wir, that there is no #! 1 ® foolishness about this matter, ® |® The next time you show up #® |® here with an excuse for not & * paying this woman her all- & \® mony, this court will send you # | ® to Jail - |® This was the “bunch” that # ® David Barry had handed to ® | ® him” Friday morning by Judge & |*® Frater, when he was hauled & |® into court on charge of dis- # \* obeying the judge's order to ®&% |® pay alimony to his wife, who ® | ® had secured a divorce from him ® * for mistreating her * KKK Ka LUNATIC RUNS AMUGK “A wild man is running loose in the woods out here, and the women and children are ali seared to death.” Buch was the message Chief Dep- uty Sheriff Drew received over the telephone from Kerryston Friday morning. He at once dispatched Deputies McKinnon and Van Meer to gather in the lunatic, who had, it wan reported, just gone into a house adjoining A, 8. Kerry's mill and up- set a hot stove HOW'S THAT FOR A LITTLE STAR MOTTOT Seattle Sta SEATTLE, WASHINGTON, READY’ 10 FRIDAY, JUNE 9, 1905. MOVE “ON VLADIVOSTOK THE JAPS HAVE CUT OFF RAIL ROAB COMMUNICATIONS WITH THE RUSGIAN STRONGHOLD AND PLAN A FINAL ON- SLAUGHT —— ST, PETRRABURG, June 9 enthustaste are in « state of pante through the receipt of private telegram that the Japanese have oc cupled Omeso, which commands the roads from Kirin and Ninguta to Viadivestok and Korea This cccupation by the te taken oan that oe Japanese munica | ton between Viadivostok and Kirin AY QUID BECAUSE U. 8. 1S LINIEN CHICAGO, June 9.—A sensational report is current in federal circles today to the effect that United States District Attorney Morrison, who, with Asa t Attorney Gen- ATTEMPT TO SEND 16 YEAR OLD War, and Winguta has been severed and Also that the Japanese are now with- in gtriking distance of the Harbin and Viadivostok railway. Muny be- Weve that the in ation is correct withough there in no official con- firmfation of it, and state that it means probably the beginning of the final enviaught upon Viadivostock, which the Japanese are maneuver- img to capture | oO ee eral Pagen, has been prosecuting the ‘beef trust cases, intends to re sgh, Morrison is now in Washing ton, where he went to confer with the ddpartmont of justice in regard to the work of the grand jury. It is: reperted Morrison asked a free hand in the investigation of the ai leged trust and is not satisfied with the attitude of the Washington au thorttion THE DOVE OF PEACE SISTER TO JAIL FAILS REET HEREEHEKRER ARR HRHHRR * #& Victim of Persecution ts ® Sister Who Wanted Her Arrest ® Defender of Girl's Character * * RRR EEE EERE ERR Ella Stout, aged 16. Mra, Anna Alvume. Mrs. Stout, Mother Corbett, Employer. * * * * ° * IN * *. * Firday morning Jodge Frater, of the proceedings court, dismissed the against pretty Ella Stout, of Everett, who might have become an inmate of the Houne of Good Shepherd had she not been endowed with wisdom enough to fight her own battles. Ella i# 16 and came here from Everett to earn her own living. She boarded at the home of a married sister, Mrs. Anna Alvume. ‘The lat~ ter, thinking that her sister was drifting from the righteous path, in- veigied Humane Oficer Clarke into aking the matter before Judge Frater, to see if her sister could not superior be placed in @ detention home, ex- plaining that she was the girt's guardian. Ella Stout told a different story, She told the humane officer that her mother lived in Everett and had consented to her coming to Beattle to make her own way. She also sald whe boarded with her sister, who refused to allow her to h any company and finally assailed her with a torrent of vile names and hurled ber wardrobe out of « bedroom window. The humane of- fiver was purszied and sent for the mother, who arrived in this city on Thursday afternoon. Ella Stout worked as a waitress in the Bennett restaurant. J. W Gorbett, proprietor, and her mother Joined hands in defending the girl's character and, as a result of the session, Humane Officer Clarke will Giamiss proceedings against the eri. “ft was the mort obvious attempt at riifroading an innocent, capable girl Into o detention home that ever came to my notice,” said the hu- mane ofice Thuraday afternoon, ‘After I learned the truth and talk- ed with the gtrl’s mother, who came all the way from Everett to defend her, I immediately took steps to free her, and feel that I have acted right in the matter.” The persecuted sister states also that nearly every cent of her earn- ¢| ings was taken away from her and he could scarcely clothe herself. “PLENT DA GOLD” CAUSES TIMBER SCANDAL MIX-UP IN WHICH ITALIAN FINANGIER FIGURES We maka da Eet ees “You coma wid me. mon— maka plent da gold, eooy! Such, according to F. M, Barrett, was the glittering promise held out by Joseph Plastino to 19 of his countrymen when he led them off into the wilds of Montana to locate timber claims in Flathead county. And out of the crafty Itallan's ambition to become a lumber king, possessed of many tall timbers and 19 loyal subjects, says Barrett, grew the whole timber scandal which is to be threshed out in tho federal court before Judge Hanford yext week, and which embrotls not dnly Plastino and his fotlowing of 19 macaroni-eaters, but Barrett and four other wide-awake business men as weil. the wrong side of the fence, at the present moment at least, Why, here am I and four other fellows, indict ed by the Spokane grand jury for entering into a conspiracy to de- fraud the United States government and confronted with a term on Me Neil's island, unless we jump mighty lively and clear ourselves of the faise position we have been laced in. Meanwhile the wily little italian, although he stands on rec- ord a& a perjurer, now claims he is turning state's evidence against us, and is posing’ as an injured inno- cant.” The case will be called before Judge Hanford on Tuesday, United States District Attorney Frye pros- outing, Attorney Tom Page and associate counfel from Spokane will defend Barret and the men who penn hela ad eh Chem SS _ THE STAR CRUSADES AGAINST GREEDY CORPORATIONS OTHER SEATTLE PAPERS CRUSADE 4 FOR THEM ‘ The Only Paper in Seattle That Dares to Print the News VOL. 7. NO. gt 25 GENTS PER MONTH Boulevard Between Lake Parks Assured Beattie will soon have a boule vard following the shore of Lake Washington between Madison and Lesehi parks, jf the seattle Electric company and other interests do not block the project The matter was taken up Wed nesday afternoon at the meeting of the Chamber of Commerce, 4 large} body of interested citizens being! present | Secretary Meikle was decidedly in favor of the scheme and a commit tee was appointed to report on the! proposed plan. This report will be in the hands of Secretary Meikle by | Wednesday he old plan of waiting for) the government to construct the north canal so that the lake can be lowered for boulevard purposes is to be abandoned,” stated Sec |retary Meikel Friday morning Most of us would be dead if we waited that long. The old provis jonary bill planned for the construc tion of @ roadway and walk to fol low the meander line of the lake jafter the canal had lowered the| water 15 feet. By this plan the city) lr W. Bone, H. J. Shout and G. C.| | Brokaw, Milton Williams was at/ first included in but was later dismissed Barrett, who recently left banking business in Wheaton, Minn., and embarked in the real es tate and timber business in Spo- k states that the deal with the| Italians came up in a regular way H. J. Shout, @ cruiser in Montana ha dspoken to Barrett of certain| | valuable timber claims in that state, | }and Plastino, representing the Ital jans, came to him to inquire as to; whore good locations could be had. | | In the regular way, Barrett says, he | brought Shout and Plastino to-)| | gether, an agreement finally being | | reached that Barrett and Shout! |shoukl find good locations of tim- ber land for the Italians to deliver |tnem on the ground for a considera tion of $100 per Italian. When, however, Plastino got his country men together, Barrett says they de- manded assurance that they were not digging up their coin for mere |rockpiles in the heart of the Cas-| cades, whereupon Barrett and |Shout, to guarantee the genuine) value of the locations, drew up and | signed a paper agreeing to pay the Italians $1,000 per claim after they |had proved up on the land, if they jeared to sell them then. Upon this paper the case hinges. If it is interpreted by the federal court to mean that Barrett and Shout intended to bind the Italians to sell them their claims, then it wil! go hard with the real estate man and the timber cruiser, But if it is re | warded by law as a mere guarantee as to Lhe value of the locations, then it is Plastino and his crowd who |will be In troubie for attempted speculation on timber claim rights Piastino’s “state evidence, a cording to Barrett, is all the result of a quarrel among the Italians themselves, who became dissatisfied with Plastino's promise of “plenta da mon” when it did not pan out as rapidly as they had expected. the charge, the} Se i a ie ie i ed CIGARMAKERS DENY SA- * * * *| *) LOON BOYCOTT Members of the makers’ union deny that they have ever connid d Seattle saloons, “All we are doing is to up- hold the union @ycott on un- fair beer,” they declare. “The local Hquor dealers’ association insists on = misconstruing ‘our action, We must stand by the union principle, or how can we expect our brother unfons to stand by us. But, @xcept for unfair beer, we have no boy- cott against the saloons.” local cigar the report instituted a boycott | or on ee ee ee ed | \* |e * SESS E ERE EE Sk RRR Rk Re WEATHER FORECAST. Partly Cloudy. Satur- Light te Tonight: day: Fair, Warmer; | negotiations, and is thought to con- OPPOSITION OF GEATTLE ELEC TRIC COMPANY 18 ALL THAT, STANDS IN THE WAY—CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND IN« TERESTED PROPERTY OWNERS PUSHING PROJECT would have avoided condemnation proceedings But the citizens of Seattle can not wait, I receive complaints be cause of the delay every day, The present plan we believe to be the solution of the matter entually & boulevard will have to encircle the whole lake and I heartily endorse the plan to construct this boule vard between Lesch! and Madison it will make @ good street “Several property owners take an adverse attitu but it is believed they will fall in line when the #it uation is thoroughly explained The electric company will be the source of most opposition. At| Leachi park it has under construc tion a new pavilion in the line of the proposed roadway Owners of lake steamers are ex pected to join forces with the octo: pus, They charge a 10-cent fare for ——————— 4 passage from one park to another and naturally resent the project, ag the roadway would draw most of the present traffic on the boats The boulevard ts already platted, & known as Lakeside averue. trians now attempting to fol- low are blocked by even barbed | wire fences around improved prop- J erty This is private property.” “Keep off” are the signs that stare the pleasure seeker in the face. Other notices state that the offender wil be if he treepasses. It is necessary to make long detours, therefore, in order to walk along the shore from one park to another, ¢ property owners have no right prosecuted ‘ |to fence in the lake shore below high water mark, as the state still ;owne it, but they hoggishly do it ‘just the same. APAN NAMES TERMS © DIRECT TO RUSSIA THE CONDITIONS THAT RUSSI TO BRING AN END TO HOSTILITIES ARE NOW HANDS OF THE AMERICAN BURG A MUST SUBMIT TO IN ORDER IN THE AMBASSADOR AT ST. PETE? WASHINGT the following wir ‘The Russian June 9. from Governc Admiral Train, who informs m steps to intern th They are under the guns of the Ohio and will disable the machinery and re the guns,” eee eee eee RTT HEHEHE war ships did not leave the harbor within the required 24 hours and, as a result, RAE HREM retary Taft today © Wright, of Manfla received are now in the custody of has taken the necessary w behind the breakwater, Monadnock. Admiral Train move the breech blocks from eS EE oo LATER. WASHINGTON, D. C., June 9.— Admiral Train reports that the Russian cruisers were interned at noon today. The Russian admiral agreed to give parole for himself, officers and men and not to engage in further operations of the war. WASHINGTON, June %-—The cardinal points of Japan's price of peace have been sent to Ambassador Meyer at St. Petersburg. It is the expectation here that be- fore sundown tomorrow it can be foretold with a fair degree of ac- curacy exactly what are the pros pects for peace between the warring | nations Thus can be summed up in a few sentences the exact situation rela- tive to the actions of the great na tions of the earth toward secur- ing the suspension of hostilities in the far east and bringing Russia and Japan again into cordial rela-| tionship The words of Kogora Takahira, the Japanese minister, aptly ex- press the tension of the situation: “A word may spoil it all," he declared, in declining to discuss what progress, if any, made by the president | The advices of Ambassador Mey-| er, conveying the gratifying infor- mation that Russia was willing to eceive the cardinal principles of Japan's demand, were transmitted to the Japanese representative and | by him rushed to Tokio. Tast night it was unofficially an- nounced that Russia would soon be in possession of sufficient knowl- edge of her enemy's intentions to permit to decide whether it should be an armistice or more bloodshed, with sure defeat staring her army in the face. What Japan's proposal is no one but the parties in inter- est know. It is believed to be merely a basis upon which an arm- istice can be based, pending future tain no details of claims. WASHINGTON, D. C., June 9.— When peace is made in the far east * iE 3 * * was being | % Rusa. There will be no congress of the powers to discuss or dic- tate terms Ths only use for an interme- diary will be to forward to Japan an intimation of Russia that she ts ready to quit fighting and seek peace. But ff the neutral power that performs this office for the czar should attempt to indicate the terms on which hostilities should cease, Japan would refuse the over- tures. She proposes to deal direct- ly with Russia in peace as she his in war, and she intends to keep for herself the fruits of victory. President Roosevelt's position in the matter will be digectly con- trary to the attitude as reported by certain news agencies, Instead of acting as peacemaker and ing any terms, he will only con- vey to Russia a “friendly offer of good will.” He has expressly re- quested a denial of these reports. ee ee ee ST. PETERSBURG, June 9. ¥ The czar has sent a telegram #& to Rojestvensky, thanking him & and the squadron under his & command for their services to % ir country and to himself. % * * * * mensage says * * “It was God's will not to give %& * you success, but the country is *& * proud of your courage.” It * concluded: “May God console & * all of us. * * * RRR KEE ST. PETERSBURG, June 9.—Gen- eral Linevitech reports that the Jap- anese yesterday attacked the Rus- sian vanguard. The Russians oc- cupled Santziamoi, Tanngon, and drove the Japanese from Nanshanj- chenza, ST. PETERSBURG, June 9~-A belief js expressed in well informed circles that Japan has already in- structed Oyama to stay his hand, pending the result of the present tentative negotiations, and that General Linevitch has also been it will be concluded by direct ne- gotiations between pan and confidentially advised of the situa- tion. KAISER FRIENDLY TOWARD SWEDEN STOCKHOLM, June 9.—Crown Prince Gustave arrived this morn ing from Berlin’ and was received with great enthusiasm by the peo ple The Swedish parliament has been called for June 26. Crown Prince Gustave was re: celved by Crown Prince Frederick of Denmark, at Copenhagen, and appeared to be much concerned over the situation. Gustave had a long interview on the crisis with Emperor William before he left Berlin and it is understood that the emperor is not unwilling to tnter. fere in favor of the Swedish ¢ nasty An authority intimately connect ed with the emperor confirms a ru- mor that he abandoned his trip to Norway at the request of Crown Prince Gustave. The general opinion is that the crown prince is more reconcilable to Norway's dissolution than was his father and there is no doubt that he induced King Oscar to veto the consular bill, CHRISTIANA, June 9.—By direc- tion of the state council this morn- ing the new national emblem was raised on every flagstaff and colors of the new Norway were displayed on every ship. The flag was then saluted with 20 guns. The principal ceremony occurred at the Akershus fort, overlooking Christiana bay Hundreds gathered to witness-the } | the decree the storthing notifying the army of the dissolution of the union was read to the garrison, and oath of allegiance to the new adminsitered. of government STOCKHOLM, June 9.—At a meeting of the council of state to- jay King Oscar decided to summon a riksdag extraordinary session on June 13. The premier denounced the action of Norway in severing the union as revolutionary and @ great and profound violation of the rights of Sweden. The resignations of ministers for Sweden and Not «09 way Copenhagen, Rome Madrid were tendered by and accepted, ANOTHER ‘*PIPt."" FIEND PINCHED Jim MeQuald, an alleged opium was picked ap on a bench warrant issued from Judge Gordon's McQuaid was arrested with a number of other offenders in a raid on the Califor- nia house. This time MeQuaid and John Ambrigo were caught ‘hitting the pipe” in the same house, Pa- (roman F. Keefe and City Detec~. tives Hubbard and Freeman amoker, court several days ago.