The Seattle Star Newspaper, September 10, 1906, Page 1

ST EDITIO Print the News oe IS MAKING fraducing for the City a Revenue That Is Growing Greater Each Month-=Falsehoods of Seattle Economic League Shown Up By; Superintendent Youngs. SGRESE YT TEN EMULE EEE EERE RELY DEY * ; 8 ©, Sept 10, 1904 * : Wash * ; .* Our 1 request of this date I # eg leave « ning n enses, & ’ 1 as of earn over * . # mere f eity hting plant by operating é up to and including the month ®& b @ monte og of Jens, pee 3 ‘ Operating Over Op. * . * K Expenses Expenses & ’ t t ‘ Intere ind lint, and int. ® ‘ H ‘ $2. i . 41 «S204e . es os » 268 «32187 & r * *1 2.677 00 6.98481 “a * z * s ae 0 694482 1118 : ; 2 » ‘ : Gor * PY * ous for @ 4 present @ bas eo ® } ' surplus ® » Brite year 1907 ve 7 Boing? $209,189.29 . . Lf Opering expen * . ‘ ’ * “oe : . (Bf Oeeting prot BESET wee & F # Detest o8 a!) Dow sthortze “ ‘ * i * * 2 Serples ..--- . ' e642 *. ve ' y *. ‘ & L. BR YOUNGS, Supt . : 7 « Wert) See eRRR ESTOS SSE SSS See eee, : ————— 4 n x. The * m.|eoTnings and expenses ing plant f 7 are wed on thie |rate of Increase in (he business co tinging neti! Janes i baste Mr. Youngs estir " profit an the operation o! next year will arac & ar This is not enough to pay t of the lest on an igvue of several million joliars in fictitions capttaliz aah h te pub ie sr te pantie v Derewith, show» t P utilities ed ond . of the pln ast phy then, bat that te th r the ear, {dation It leaves for the stat ex made tn behalf of the Beat in sed | trie compamy that the plant ts net ‘Tia profitable tnveste € a This showtn« mer the ©. ie [eration of the plant, be it reatem te wm jbered. fs made during the first n in the win-) year of ite general operation, and n the face of th that as a at the fresalt of ite establishment electric for | Hahting rates in J ie have been nn ing trleut from 40 to 6 per cent SERRE RHR AAHE EEE SESH EER EHS FAGTS TO DISPEL FAKES Seattle, Sept. 9, 1 The Star:—-in a circular put ovt by the Seattle Elec againet municipal ownership is a statement that cities are now selling their plants to private cor- lems after a faiture in municipal ownership. One of the hamed ie Marion. Now, | have lived in Marion for 20 S just prior to coming to this city last January, and | can Mat that city never owned and operated a lighting plant. fever in the lighting business. But the city d own plant and furnished water to the family for household @ year, and any man there who would seriously talk water system would be considered crazy. le another city named in the Seattie Electric Mpany's circular as abandoning municipal ownership. In that BU lights are furnished at 7 cents each per month to people by the city, whereas in Marion, under private cor- *” Matagement mo one can get the service for less than fer month, and then takes the favor by metre. The aver Of light to the consumer is five times greater in Ma ‘The establishment of a lighting plant has been under discus 8 for severai years in Marion, but there, as everywhere else, Corporation influence ie against it, and thus far has to defeat it Circular referred to above is signed by J. M. Frink, presi ind Charies Osner, secretary, Economic League, but it le a freak. L. 0. RATLIFF. ae, eee eee ee te tet e eee eee ee etree ee ee at tet SERRE ERE REE ERE EERE IWIN STRONG FOR NICIPAL SYSTEM WL vVoTE FoR THE AND GIVES A TAX 4 the development of the sur rounding country, he thinks that his feature alone would be of more REASON—SEVERAL | financial benefit to the taxpayers f this city—in the way of en ARGUMENTS. hanced values fn real estate and the increased business of our mer UN hante—than any one thing that ot W. Godwin, » ould Go at this time. At t ompany ¢ t no one but the & reporter Of munic n bulla fallway « s into Sea be the peopie . 4 get terminal fa * | Opposition to Water Bond ‘ 1 M Godwin said that b . in 180 when the of Ce he large & dollar t Ir xat and Debt were ‘ sed by e papers that are how oe to acare the people His Principal Reas eee ja } 5 ly ne . hat a . | good thing it w n we, the pec ' on that the voting of tho yaye ‘are we |clal success than the water i the building up of y | were PTY LIGHT PLANT THE SEATTLE STAR WEATHER FORECAST —Fair Tonight ~ SEATTL ip MONEY FOGKG . [A AAAR ARR \* *| . BANK CLEARINGS. *| [* «| ® Sept. 10, 1906 $2,046,046 «! ® Sept. 10, 1905 Sunda . Ri * Steamer City of Topeka TEER EERE RE ee | Rushes for Port With Pumps Going. BURIED BAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 10 « of Topeka, bow ka to San Francisco, atruck « rocks off Point Arena early te ay morning in a fog } Just bet the accident the cap tain saw th Potat Arena light and ordered helm put over, The nteame truck a@ glancing blow - }but succeeded in reaching open water. She headed for, thts port ¥ at full speed with hér pumps go City Destroyed By Av-|ing. aod arrived shortly after 1 o clock esterday after The passengers were sod alanche and 250 | ,cre‘Reeiit’stesmor hat struc) ntil she wae at the wharf. The People Are City of Topeka will be placed In Killed, HAULED FLOUR. 10 THE BAKERY ETERSAURG, Sept. 10.— Three hundred lives were lost, en cording to a hb, in floods ix the Kwarell a Arict STEVE ADAMS’ Tuesday, Pair , WASHINGTON, MONDAY, Warmer SEPTEMBER to, 1906. PAY ONLY ONE CENT DEMAND YOUR CHANGE PER MONTIL Light North Winds. CENT VOL, 8. NO. 169. MORE FACTS AND FIGURES FOR THE MAN WHO VOTES BALL Prot, Alex velaph HELLO” BELL INVENTS A WIRELESS AIRSHIP Never in Seattle’s History Has Better Oppor- tunity Been Offered for EmbarkIng on a New Municipal Ownership Undertaking. ten, 28 BR te cna nes aeolian ys, * * } & OFFICIAL FIGURES SHOWING THE SIGNIFICANT IN- & ~. * OF GEATTLE'’S RESERVE CREDIT SINCE 1900. * * - ~ | * Bond Debt Beatties * Assessed Limit of Outstanding Reserve # * Year. Valuation. 10 per ct. City Bonde Credit * |} # 1900 $ 40,152,485 $ 48 $3,520,000 $ 495,248 | 7 1901 42,980,924 92 3,520,000 778092 | ® 1902 61,668,653 5,166,865 3,520,000 1,646,865 wW | * 1903 56 6,667,467 3,620,000 2,047467 | w 1904 65,674,526 67,4 10,000 2,357,452 * 1906 70,026,728 10,000 2,792,672 # * 1906 126,661,328 12,656,132 4,635,000 8,021,132 * | * * EEE From the standpoint of the in- it certained by taking ten per | debtedn of he has! ¢ of th cased valuation of tle to embark ma new The offietal figures and the facta the presen there “ nthe re never be atime tn , t the prem histe when © reserve! en n the city's ae PRS LY : Increase of Credit. ; Nye hed anager Fragen a Int ears since 1900 the re- a turetene ct oe h re ey with day by Count Ik 6 Unmenned new and ¢ from $406, i« 1 Mr over| * so of $7 | bis signature 4 | companying t a e credit of waned valuatic “ : a re attle Mr. ¢ . , only six tee e time the city vot the « fd the ght p t to ite list A expense uch cash out- The te f the elty und 1 e plan to de | cebtedr hov taking ! ownership ear S « eady bonded near- e the lin f its legal ability to cre 1 The official figures, so t ue far f ¢ that. theory, wer ad prove it ond inded f DRIVER WHO TOOK Two! | es . Spernted by wireless electrical | | P . . LOADS TO PALACE BAKERY gappited from the earth as f - — short preliminary teat has been s to ot GIVES HIS STATEMENT—USE mage with success, and Prof, Belt € We Ostee 0k FOR THE PRODUCT. BOISE, Idaho, pt 10—Steve! iq Beranging for # “fy” from ve hour, He has apparently * who was seed on ha) te London, Ont. which, 1 le 4 with the wireless method. a n procee sand whe wed, will be a severe and cor te power engine driving Furtt . n . e . 4 an arged with | vigting test ere «6200 «revolutions a arther pros ¢ Mien! he marde Gregory, t| Eyot, Bell's w «4 he ks will enable the flour from the M echen har bee P “ = - ~ oP | Der n Ma 4, will not have | fay from those of Be ' against the wind used by bakeries e city ce 4 preliminary examination for sev | amd Prof. Langley It is t eo wind it te hab t art . «, whee & . ; o ts tw permit an of fpitoor r aeroplane sid make 140 miles Bek Sees vin. .tit of. the Set shane trams ¢ to to aeriy + tip Jifting power is extimated to ' 6 effort | o aathestalstenincniatessiinoiadiaia ist end Madis —_—$——— oI |INGANITY COMMISSION TO RE-| If the commission decides that 1 » working f he 1 ’ | Mrs. Creffie nd Miss Mitehell Sti the t the PORT ON ESTHER MITCHELL | are ane they will be ordered i eunke oor ed to the Oregon state » AND MRS. CREFFIELD—MACK. )) Fee Oe ee Apett 1 took ; INTOSH RAISES OBJECTIONS. TM cation for the commer pur to the om was bit opposed to by were 708 Y uting Attorne Mackintosh, ae hat] # ) stated that h with it, but In all probability Maud Creffi af avit as to the whe the can « bakery make i nad Esther Mitche will not bh uM Creffield and Mi out of four se tt set it for |to answer to the state Washing According he ture of foodstuffs? | tee this Sitios te : of Mr, Mackintosh would not ‘sions ton for the killing of George Mitch ~ i ty or iesasity of t | el. said that a com On application of their attorneys + body to de- |W. A. Holzheimer and C. L. Bax a “i Judge Frater this morning nam ission will meet Weds | Drs. R. M. Ames, J. H nesday and begin the inquiry [ CHARGE 18 CHANGED, ~—[Kennth Turner a# a commission to was also granted to lingwire into the sanity of the de br “exes from Oregon to tes- ‘Riots in Russian Province Develop Into Sem- mings whe ae trea fondant re the Commienten oil i 0 t of," pane a check whi nf — | itic War--Women the Especial Qbjec cathe seat, wan hekeie ciaa Gnaebeeias _ give hain gang for ‘ Soldiers, Lust--Over 300, Mostly Jews, Are ane sorderiy ss cna of Sax Sebseube ah eleas Dead and the Fighting Continues. rte . ihe lower. comet fer ob SOUTHERN PACIFIC TRAIN IN & the sidewalk, Come up Pow ige Frater this ning ¢ CRASH IN CALIFORNIA — nd was set for hearing 4 WARSAW, Sept. 10 It ie esth, stepped all the bake shops Pive aday mm «. THIRTY PASSENGERS = IN-| AMO ey thet at leact 50 sol-| thousand Jews are hungry and ma JURED, SEVERAL SERIOUSLY. |diers and 200 etvilians, mostly Jews,| make an outbreak. Officers, ini/QJy Bas ® were kil i tn the last two da many instances, led me © atlack, rioting at Sicdice The rioting con-} tnatead of quelling the disturbance ‘ ai : cot, | tints The Libow regiment of Infantry is/ Baas Lng ese open re oe The tr re captured and oft-| th® most active 16, 1 gate tree 7 \ hundre young Jewish Sout po 7 td A flight of Semitic people Fighting Continues. ee Franck madd a from this distrtet, fearing reprisals) @TRNTCK, Sept. 10.—The troops er was od of the troc occurred to thie city.) aagd artillery today and destroyed | IVER T sae, Meee oe nig! ge foe . "| Ordera have been recelved from! many balldings in three contrat | U™ VERSAL SYSTEM IS NOT IN ———— Ber a, 8 st reburg to suppress the ter-| stqpets, The revolutionists are fir-| USE IN SEATTLE—NORTH 8E i . —_—_- a ed “a . ngere |TOtiste at all conte fog at the soldiery from windows, | } me cwoertes feat 29 Sees meting no little success, Six build | ATTLE, BALLARD AND OTH Off for Bamfield to Bring nag A ci gehn oe Bm Famine Now Threatened. ings are in flames now and the fire ‘ : H. D, Stanley pleaded guilty thie veg aati a : Ry , | SEIDLOR, Sept. 10.—Famine now) t ling. Both sides expect re ER PASSENGERS MUST PAY Back Bodies Bodies ib « to drawing a check for — — e "| threatens, as the rioters have de-| ialpreements. TWO FARE A Savings Banke al gasgeone jet 46 this 8. . la aus witkuus hai at tin for ‘the ~ Buried Near = [vacicient“tunds and. then passing ct lig hte lene matter up with Mr. Clise and ne A k, He was sentenced to on@ posh ental | the other officers of the club and Valencia 13 ? tentiary der broker Mra. Mary af | meus if the request of Mr. Clive could] ‘The claim made by the Seattle St ’ hs known an. Sontt Spokane, Wash, riba and : ae" eye call wax | Blectric company and its political Wreck. ’ lhe i ch broken tung manele a; Mrs K at the headquarters | of the lee ave ‘ane a te tele ’cemnoaien we ancisco, arm broke rg seam | that Seattle people enjoy a univer express pr ger, leg broken: W | es a As an excuse that he had not | Ct ff ranchise method of controlling | Tevenue cutier Grant left for Barn rham. Los Ar leg broke jeu ble to give the matter the| its strect car service is given the|flelds, near the scene of the wrvck| Mra. Charles A 1, Ban Fy | tinke to procure it from the secre-| He by the action oft company in} of the Valencta | lace, ur be broken. “0 tay refusing to grant tranafers from At the request of Senator F | EVEN MR. CLISE 18 UNABLE TO] Rt Ja currently ‘suspected that the | car going south on North First av./the war department offered th | cdi consists merely of the officers, | t0 cars running to the Union depot. |Grant to the Building Trades A | FIND ANY STATMENT OF | rouresontatives and employes of the i ae = ; has lary be - occupied | 8€ whe a rry « e the — ed ne ) | lie service corporations of | #uce May 10 and there is necessar-|covering the es which were THOSE IN THE ECONOMIC} | te Fee eer the reluctance of the | ily @ large traffic from the northern | buried. ‘Those who left on the eLte: | officers ‘of the organization to per-| Portion of the city to that point, | Grant were H. ¢ Noice, the under-) wat the lint to become public would | If the company would only permit) taker of Georgetown, who will do| gearTLE GRAIN MEN START tend to bear out this theory it, the convenient way to reach the|the work, and ¢ Tze Everett, of 4 depot would be for passengers to|the Building and Trades Assembly,| FIRST DAY OFF WITH A RUSH Although he a member the} transfer from First avenue to Sec-|who has charge executive committee of t gant GARAGE FALLING |: avenue at Pike street, where| ‘The expedition will be gone about] —MANY DELIVERIES TAKS zation, Mr. H. R. Clise has bee i I they would have to walk but one|10 days, during which time 1 abl organization to} block on a level street But as ereit will investigate the rv PLACE, PERMIT IS GIVEN FOR $13,700, kive its membe f KILLS Two these two streets are parallel an an-|to the effect that elght akel | put al days ago tiquated rule of the company is in| Were found in a cave | a ADDITION TO THE PIKE ST.) sia ine in rega voked to cover the case and trans-| The Grant will stay at Bamfteld the ing him that fers are not permitted, even on five-| while a tug, which was tendered) . nae BLOCK, paper had been trying in vain cent tickets, to the trades assembly by the Puge wheat pit tad An aute procure w list of the Passengers from Queen Anne| Sound Tugboat company, will pro-|t * & in the roome of the king him for } | hill, Batlard, North Seattle, Inter-|ceed to Point Beals to recover the! \ x this mm e A permit for an additiona matter bay, Smith's Cove, Ce reet and | bodies and return to the Grant " ns one of great to the Pitel buliding t He ia eplied on T A Virginia street are therefore com-| While the Grant is at Bamfield a/ ti - ramong the land Pike 913,70 is | saying that he had made a request! pelled to pay two fares for the ride |committee from the trades assem broke brisk, and the pit | jesued this m ' h I riot the office in charge of h DEATH OF MRS. KLINE to the depot, or in the event of a re-| bly will make arrangements for the two hours | Place. headquarter of € t nthe fusal to do so, ride on First avenue | funeral and burial of the bodies ta business for the | The Eitel brothers b b Washin m block to h he Mra. Arthur Kline, who was par|to Jackso treet and from there| upon arrival here hs t | after this permit for some t t list and that it could be ed at| alyzed on & Green Lake car last] walk four blocks | Wheat ¢ ber delivery was the first applic s refused | th headquarters Wednesday, died this morning at} With heavy bundles or hand bag-] TO BOOM GOODS ' 8 *, and considerable buflding pe An af In compliance with the sug Provide hospital. She will be le age such as many people are com MADE IN SEATTLE 1 hands at that price. rried to the board of “1 of this paper was| buried from the Fremont Undertak-| pelled to carry when going to the oO f t elivery opened ited 1 granting of | sent i headquarte ing company, 616 Ewing st., next pot to leave the city this is a very At early date the Seattle Re-| at § bid, and cloned at $23.76, n the naitt t| ask the list, but was Wednesday at 10 4 m. Rev, John| eggravating inconvenience. FP ple|tail Grocers 8 fon is to be) an ex sly & ndvance for the om ie © Wullding’s | that could not be fur hed Ovall will conduct the tuneral v-| who have asked for transfer on|invited to me the mant natruction be ¢. ‘These | that tin This was on Frid The|iee. Mrs. Kline wa ears old| this ride are arrogantly told by|with the purpose of discu for October delivery r ee nvelved. a. reinforcement | publicity agent of the club atated tol and leaves & husband and two chil-| representatives of the company that | co-operation of each body for ing the re session at the reporter that he would it is against the rules. pushing of Seattle made goods. (of the concrete by cast Iron pillars. | take | dren. a eR So