The Seattle Star Newspaper, January 28, 1907, Page 1

HE SEATTLE STAR WEATHER FORECAST—Rain or Snow Tonight and bas. Malt East Winds, SEATTLE, WASHINGTON, MONDAY, JAN. a8, x 1907, re EVELT DECIDES ON ADICAL RAILWAY BILL mn Laid Out be the President for More Leg- for the Control of Railways Which Will Only at Government Ownership. TEER ESS De Reliieleliaielelebelietele! PRESIDENTS NEW RAILROAD CONTROL CAMPAIGN, the lesue of rallroad seouritics #0 as to put an feperations made famous by E. H, Harriman, of late A restore the fullest competition between competing ly increase the powers of the Interstate Com- on physical equipment of roads to the end that Babe ne more car ehortag the employment and conditions of ‘a Valuation of rallroad property for just taxation, AAA AAA AAT R Ree eRe ee GARDNER pp Exclusive Service) BC, Je decided tthe for the must be} ontrol at} fate Dill le doing | ’ but there must 2 Prest nh program con nta to the act, giving on tater ‘Yasue of railway the physical equip fa) regulation of | Sirackage ant termia-|men were rescued, all badly for safe opera a valuation ries of the} with a view to! basis for taxa ot lation of hours f employment on} as sweep will certainly and soctal- step in the dt control, stop goverument own | ad asked <a vod _ ua rex =a Dearing on the 4 only ask the com 2 series of invent! this ot all the eo sammer roing reassembles etpect to have all ready tor con Cortre!. addition to this step was the recent inquiry, Mi shown that al) the systems in the ty being brought to a single con that competition he means that 1B process of for bie more gicantic and Bi ip its opportunities ‘people, than all the Tights, cs wel? 8 of the shipper and Whole systems being pledged to tn competing Hmited per vale amd men asso of Funds. le ready to re of dollars which new loco world of Wall st. to the presi th Mo8, and that thes» as the @aking operations fompanies be bie govern. ‘Other Evils. Mf Fecent disclosure In @ railwa a, tn a large men of the ys are e, im Meat evil above set misman — Hike Harriman ‘PBtrol, there the recklens run terrible ly to the trav low wages of om of trainmen, fH and th whieh of tra @ that occur divas ateat Rg Program. te what might be at has called in mem Commerce results Commi«cion has law to fh of the evil. It ia the 10 give them that Present oh well cr a harder th. Spd it |x the trust and 1 naidered TUMBLE | OF BEDS tn the Gien Spring wt. Sa When smok the bane ‘Was turned jn With stigh fs unknown & 2% stor Benator Squire Saddi« s Fooming h i and travel ehall be safer, laber on see? ee ee ee eee eee ee WALLS TUMBLE. ON FIREMAN (Seripps Telegraph Service.) BUFFALO, N.Y, Jan. 28—In a | fire which destroyed the Columbia | | Block thie morning at a loss of $500,000, an entire fire company was buried beneath the ruins, Nine to jured, and one of whom will dle. Three men, the remainder of the jcompany, are stilt beneath the ruins, and it may be impossible to rescue them alive. RAISES FUND FOR INDIA. Dr. HL @. Bissell, a missionary } from India and a participant in the Interdenominational Missionary {n- stitute which closed in Seattle Sat urday last, addressed « large audi ence im the Y. M. C. A. auditorium yesterday afternoon, at which he provoked much enthusiasm towards the missionary cause in India, $117.60 being contributed towards a fund for that work. Ee | preepe WORK ON NEW THOROUGHFARE FOR CITY The Independent Aaphalt pany has Informed the board of lie works that it has takew the traet from G: pLaven for pay }ing Hubbell Pi nd deatres the engineer's department to set the stakes, Hubbell Place iw a new thoroughfare condemned — by jetty to make connection between Union and Pike sts, at the foot of the hill near Ninth av ROBBED THEN OAND BAGGED While on his way to hie brother's home twat night George Dufty of Routheast Beattie, was wand bagged ed by two highwaymen an ®Y, hear Deeny way The Te teoured hie wateh and #6 te in money. Daffy works for li # Printing company Last night shortly after 9 o'clock — left the elty for his brother's | home, on J » ot t Ww tlake av la man up beside him and of ered to help him to the house, Duf. mberine: ame M Ibquor. Duffy acqulesced, and afterwards another man came up and the three | walked together, Suddenty one of thw Put Die band tn Duffy's pocket jand Duffy thrust out hie arm to defend himeeif. The mon then wok his wateh and money | aasietnnge Te this all the money you've got? Upen Duffy's reply one of ae struck him over the eye with he supposes Was « sand-bag and wed was knocked down, Later be found hie way to his brother's residence, from Which he notified the potice | of the ovcurrence. He could give no dencription of the robbers except to way that they were well dressed, one of them BURNSIDE GOES NORTH TO REPAIR THE U. 8. CAS Cableship Burnside will leave to- morrow to repair the United States cable near Shilshole bay, Alasks ‘The steamer will be gone about two the | fy being alightty under the influcnce | LAKE UNION ~ a RINK DESTROYED OD TO HAVE BEEN GET AFIRE BY PYROMANIAC — PARTIALLY COVERED BY IN- SURANCE, He stated that i of and Out- he the buliding on fire, it was coupled by @ good or skater® last night until 10; 90, that same amoking wee done. vide of @ smoldering cigarette, cannot give a cause for the of the fire, There was nothing tn the building of value but skates and musical instruments, and the burn. ed portion of most of these were found stil tn the char remains Hunter & Nuckole entimate rv lonm at $1,600, one- third of which was covered by in- surance. When the fire was discovered first by neighbors there was only a onal blase the west side of the rink, An alarm was turned in at onoe far the fire department The home chmpany, upon stretching ite line, wae 1,000 feet short of reach ing the buliding. This necessitated a deley unt! the line of another company ould be attached, which ARGUMENTS OPEN IN THOMPSON TRIAL (Beriops Telegraph Service.) TACOMA, Jon. M.—The arew ment for the e In the Thompeon lease was opened at 2 o'clock this afternoon by Attorney Vance. He will ia turn be followed by the state by Prosecuting Attorney Mackin towh and his deputy, John Miller The argument for the defense will be opened by Will H. Thompson, The lack of « suffictont length of | | home prevented the fire depart from saving the Lake Ur ing rink from being den fire about 4 o'clock this morning The cause of the blaze Is unin | but ts bet ed to be the work of a perhaps the same per fon who fired the residence Man Franklis mornings age, | The rink had been occupied by j Hunter & Nuckole for skating pur for seven montha, The butld- M. A. Little, was and only partially nee after he had made mn Mr. Munter could reason for anyone aetting pyrema on ay, ip ing te owned by Valued at $4,000, covered by tnsurs Thie more an inventigat give The arguments are expected to consame Gonsiderable time, and It will probably be well on toward the end of the week before the case in given to the jury The youthful prisoner appears to be greatly relieved now that the exandpation of witnesses ts over, | but aevortheless mantfests consid rablo interest and anxiety as to | father of the accused, Mr, Thomp:| his ultimpte fate, since the result of | | eon being followed in turn by| the trjal now reste In the pleas of Messra. Morris and Shipley | fered by his attorneys. ae nl SIX PERISH IN CHICAGO FIRE | (Serippe Telegraph Service.) | injured several may die. Two work- CHICAGO, Jan. 28, — An explo | men ate tino reported missing, and sion of the ammonia tank in the! this will probably Bring the num [pant st Armour ae. this orm | be, Lage abe Ae str ing, resulted tn death to six work | the fumes issuing from the burning ere, and | injury to _sleves Of the) structure prevented this. I eRe | origin | COUNTESS OF YARMOUTH GIVES LIE TO RUMOR BY AP- PEARING IN COURT—OTHER MEMBERS OF THE FAMILY ARE PREGENT. | NEW YORK, Jan, leighth juror in the Thaw case Was) accepted at noon today tn the per }son of Charles Newton, a retired} business man. A w panel of 100 talesmen has been drawn | Mins May MeKenzle, fed Mra. Bvelyn Thaw art room this morning Thaw took occasion to deny the ru mor to the effect that Miss McKen aie was the cause of trouble in the Thaw family. The Countess of Yar mouth appeared in court this morn. accompan to ing, disapproving the stories of ber) Bhe was so mother and departure to Burope. companied by her ae Edward Thaw Mre. Evelyn Thaw attended this morning's session against the ad viee of her physician, who desired that his patient have rest and quiet Mra. Thaw ts in a weakened condi- tion, and a collapse may occur at any time. Thaw Is Angry. The heating apparatus broken down in the court the | Mra. | VOL, 8 } ON PAY ONLY E CENT DEMAND YOUR CHANGE NO, 289. 25 CENTS PER MONTH, papa 5 JURORS SECURED IN THAW TRIAL Counsel Hartridge, Mre, Marry Tha Stor. wae adjourned at noon until two tn the afternoon. When Thaw was cali od responle! instantly, and was greeted pleasantly by every mem ber of the family party as he en tered the prisoner's box Thaw turned displeased gianens! upon the reporters at the press table. He ix angry because of the reported family disagreements and, | the sensational tales about bie in-| vanity. The tion of the jurors began inauspiciously this morning The first taleeman called declared he had formed such strong opinions | that he could not make an tmapartial |juror, Charles M. Harris, a music | publisher, was called but was ex cused because he fs acquainted state, Thaw today gave his ultimatum to his attorneys when he declared he would not consent to, nor take, jany part in a defense intending to room | which became so cold that court/ send him to an asylum rather than to the electric chair or prison STATE LEGISLATORS AT THE UNIVERSITY SATURDAY Kd ld ~ SCORE STANDARD OIL IN OFFICIAL REPORT | iW Bor | Interstate Commerce Commission Makes Startling} Allegations of Corrupt Practices -Details Unsavory, oe nnn S ht VIEW FROM WERE 3 mlx f x! uU x! WHo's aes RIGHT 2= THE LEGISLATORS: /# {STATES Business Methods of Big Corporation. (Seripps Telegraph Service.) WASHINGTON, Jan. %4-—The most terrific arraignment of the Standard Ol) yet made by a pubtic or private investigation was filed today with congress by the inter state commerce commission. Charges are mate against the Stan dard of monopolization, knifing of competitors, disertmination, false pretenses, fraud, bribery, corrup- tion of press, and debauchery of » inspectors. The report com sletely overshadows that by James R. Garfield last May The aye Ol Co nat companic he business of ita’ competitors, fob ywed every barrel of independent oll to its destination, buys adver tising space in newspapers and fills with reading matter by its own Ak j report The Standard paid employes of independ for information aa to F Every facility is given the Standard Ol) Co, by the railways, and while not accepting rebates, the Standard nevertheless enjoyed secret rates containing all the ele mente of Megal rates The ruin of its competitor is a distinet part of the Standard’s pol ley, The Standard at one time, if not now, devoted a special fund to corruption. The Standard largely monopolized the handling of oll from the weil to the consumer. The) operation of “foke” independent compantos te one of the most ef. fective methods of elimination of competition. It may become neces sary for the government in order to right these wrongs and prevent others, to fix the rates and ag tion of transportation of off may be necessary to disaxsoc ‘ate transportation from production jagents DIES FROM | EXPOSURE MC NETTLETON BODY OF LINEMAN £. 8 pucny, company to Milltown to do some BILL OF THE SUNSET CO. FOUND NEAR MILLTOWN, SKAGIT) | | ' county line there About ten days warning left ting expedition | ngo, In apite of Milltown on al taking 4 boat | Skagit river part of 1 10, ng sown the ware Hie ite to fe ato, mi) emarchiog fer Pomibes at, Ne Thos. apt Po waw 7g om the ne bal pow (an, WHR) his bis che, He ta | eed thy Vet gael 0 the woote and, an ah ia find hie way Daek to his “geod naeh gs front 7 There was a ¥ & GENTLEMEN) 7] Tos in his pockets, Mrs QKATING ON GREEN LAKE. nor identified the body | The coroner of Skagit county in vestigated the Pugh's body will be held pending word from his | mother in Obto. |TO ACCEPT ythenaenl APPARATUS. OREPN LAKE, Jan \has again been made the lake through the recent cold weather, Yesterday a large num ber were ap the Inke. Today the jrain fa #oflening the ice and a Fire Chief H. W “Bringburst has| warniag his been given to all in recommended to the board of public | tending skaters works that the two combination) Dr. Kidd, the well known Groen chemical and hose wagons made by, Lake physician, left the Seattle the Washington Rubber company, Genefal hospital last week | be aecey There are several| A public entertainment is being lamall things yet to be suppiied and| arranged by the members of the |the chief suggests that the rubber| Green Lake Post No. 112 G. A. R, jeompany give a bond to make them | tomoffow aight at the Presbyterian good later chureh 28. Skating hea possible on DIES FROM OVERDOSE OF MORPHINE | JOHN A. STROUT, "WELL KNOWN {aime @ve him occasional small RESTAURANT MAN TRIES TO | 208e# of morphine to ease him, This | | morning Mr. Strout essayed to in ALLEVIATE PAIN AND KILLS | joct the morphine himself, and he HIMSELF took too large a dose. - Mr. Strout was 43 ye Strout leaves 4 wkiow and th residence He had made several Alaskae.and was an old of Seattle, coming here from Mbine. Coroner Carroll investigated the case anf pronounced the death ae The body was removed ra old and daughters tripa to resident originally 1115 Ninth this morning John A at his av | ated | from an rdose of morphine taken |to rellev Mr. Strout restaurant man | of Bright's dive Recent! ere at Umes, pain. who was a well known has been a victim | for a number of | cidentat his pain has been |to the Bonney-Watson that his physi ment years MINERS ILLE D IN je (Peripe: °‘eleq anh Service.) THiS @rber may later be BUMLIN yh Age bureitig ee | ofa. The nimbor ploston ove wreq thls Wording Toon (+ epermioun bat 1 will be som mine at Tthoden, ner Rewen, TP ie before A complete lint of the } winic hb 166 werkenen leet rays t ise y ad 90d tufired cho be made. eat! 1 jure t establish. | MAN! sran! Seoat OKUIM, WASHINGTON / o SxKo Isays Position Was Urged Upon Him and Accepted) < Wwéeico ME , SKooKum rad WELCOME 4 ‘MMILLIN TESTIFIES IN HIS OWN DEFENSE Conditional Upon Being Allowed to Live in Seat- (Star Special Service.) OLYMPIA, Jan. 28 appointment was first offered me by the governor, I refused to con leider it,” said John 8. McMillan Jate railroad commissioner in his jown defense before the legislative Investigating committee this morn ing. “But {t was urgently pressed | upon me, and T agreed to accept on the condition that I make my rest dence in Seattle and divide my time between the commission and jmy own bustness. I have not given my whole time to the commission. I have never | pretended to have done #0. My work for years has been of an ex ecutive nature. I have not wateh led the k. I have never watch led the clock. I felt I was doing my | full duty as I saw it. I have done |the best I could, If mistake has beon made It was in taking up the work at all Up to the beginning of the un fortunate litigation last June, I de voted much time to the work of this commission, both In the general business coming before us, and to the general study of this question” This litigation involved my bust ness, it involved my business repu tation and my good name. 1 went to the governor in June and ¢ gested my withdrawal from the ission, The governor ex pressed his entire confidence in me and urged me to continue in this |work and give the best service I | Conte I agreed to do this and we wont ahead with ‘hse important 1\ '* hearings, we sidered those m tlere involving |) st imlortance omy ting betore " me fon, ut ie mer to th T have vf my wilting ot i oo not be suffer nor th | upon t kindness They were perfectly it on, “During November I Was engaged inte haw Impoaed leagues to carry f “When this | warrant for tle--Expresses Willingness to Retund Salary. I have not cashed my December, and I have in the court asked that no war services In January satisfy you regarding my vouche T will not discuss the value my services to the state. That is for you to decide, If you think It has not been of value the matter of |my salary is of no consequence me. I am prepared to turn any part or all of it. I did not take it for the salary, I hoped I might have been of service if you ong it right, I will refund this money have enjoyed ao reduction in — There has been no change fn lime jrates since I became commissioner except increases On cros#examination admitted that, as chairman of the platform committee of the repub Hean state convention of 1904, he MeMillin — opposed the commission plank in the platform. Chairman Paulhamus of the com mittee, in examining MeMillin, pressed the opinion that, lin would ex if MeMil- | und to the state his salary since July 1, he would still be adequately paid by the state for | the services rendered. He said Nor do I think you have done ill you should have done prior to that time.” T. &. PEISER IS ILL. Theo. B. Petser, a ptoneer com mercial photographer of Seattle, | lying seriously {1 at his residence 7542 Sunnyside av. with bronchial trouble snd Bright's ai M Poise: } us been conf'n« 4 to bis ved fir a o anber of mgatl, betng able tin Ife he oPtte, PQUAD LEAVY! A squad of for | @on men ard a} sergeant will ; Rremerton navy yard tomerrow for ation | at Yerba Buena, San Fr unelsec bay.j ant be drawn fer | I think T can} back | | vive viel pattion ty w and Harry K. Thaw—Gketched by Artist J. C. Fireman, of New York, especially for the Seattio WHY KELLOGG LOOKS OO OAD But for kindly disposed neighbors Fire Marehal Gardner Kellogg would have gone without his Bun- day dinner, or would have been put to the inconvenience of going down town. Burglars Saturday nigh raid- od the household refrigerator in the rear court and took everything, leaving only the cover to a tureen with many witnesses called by the | 4 teh Two doren eggs, two pounds of butter, a fivepound roast, meats, all the cream, about a gallon of milk, all the plates, dishes and receptacles tn which the eatables were stored, and even the dog meat. Mrs. Kellogg was intending to bave ham and ees for breakfast in the morning. She cooked the ham and then went to the rear court for the eggs. They were gone. “Gard,” ehe said, “what did you do with the eggs?” “Nothing doing,” said Gard. Disturbed, she went back and de- cided to have ham without eggs. Next she went ler the cream. “Gard,” she said again, “what did you do with the cream? Gard had done nothing with the cream bet set it out the night be- fore. Mr. Kellogg thought it time to investigate. He did so with the result 46 stated. Now he says he will give the thief the tureen cover if he will come again, and he promises in addition, two charges of buckshot. Mre. Pierce P. Ferry kindly sup- plied the Kellogg dinner Sunday. HOGG WILL BE TURNED OOWN ion of many mem- bers of the counell today that the appointment of Nathan R. Hogg for street superintendent will be promp street superintendent will be tly turned dows tonight by counctl 1 don't think the counetl in dis- posed to recede from its position,” said Counctiman Mi Gi. “Until the mayor decides that he isn't a second Nicholas and is willing to go only so far as the ter provides, the ounct! will stand up for its rights” Mr. Hogg was in attend tos day In the office of the street de- partment, occupying the chair that previously had been held down by his predecessors, Majoney and Mur- In the drawer of the. secretary board of public works is a letter, unacted upon, from Mayor Moore informing the board of the appointment of Mr. Hogg. This let- ter says that Mr. Hogg i* the duly qualified and acting superintendent of streets and sewers, SUSPECTED MAN IS ARRESTED (Scripps Telegraph Service.) NEW YORK, Jan. 28.—John Bell, j ewed 32 ye 2 motorman, was ar- | rested this morning and arraigned the charge of murdering Dr. send. He is held without ball exar tion Wednesday, Bell i with a daughter of a wealthy and, his wife being In a delicate peration became nec- per- and it ts al- time de- n.” Bell was after wife It is the opi phy f the ars. which Dr The wife 1 } | conditior | Townsend died, that ev sary | leg ve are t isco arthquake He jt during the his . GHTY PIONEER PASSES AWAY Christian C, Schnerman, a Seat- tle pioneer, died suddenly at his home last night, 2 Seventeenth av. west at the age of He had been ailing for three months and it thought at any ti » that he survive the winter. Mr. Schuerman born rmany In 1834 and came pific coast, locating at R in 1859. He came A wife, Mrs. Kate and eight children sons and five daughters, sur- him. All are living in the of Seattle funeral services will be held afternoon at 2 o'clock vf Butterworth. Matthews wiil see | past t would the was was in to the seberg, ttle 1860 man & Se Rev. M. \ Piet ay Miniotere in Session The Methodist minierer city el a shor semot ing st the Moon 4 Several chutoh pape « v er