The Seattle Star Newspaper, March 15, 1907, Page 1

ROE ant aR CPN MRI OR EEY . WINDS. " SEATTLE, WASHINGTON, FRIDAY, MARCH | 15, 1 es That His Course Will Not Be tafinenced One Way or the Other by the Dealings in Railway ee aivay Magnates Are Waiting in Vain for a Call to the White House—Wall Street’s Un- ‘gettled Condition This Morning--Local Bankers Say Falling Values Will Have No Intluence on Western Conditions--Railway Presidents in Conference This Afternoon. IGTON, D. C, March 15.—Railway Magnates M'Crea, Newman, Mellen are struggling between pride and fear and are hoping that the president will while the bears are clawing stocks to pieces on Wall etreet. g president is indifferent to the situation, and is reported to have said: not care what is happening to the stock market. My course is not to be in- fone way or the other by these fluctuations of railway shares.” magnates want an immediate conference, but do not want to humble themselves for an interview. The president says: P*] will see anybody who wants to see me, if he has business to transact, be he rail- or hod-carrier.” TANDARD OIL CRUSH Telegranh Service.) March 16.—Late ft was reported oa} that Morgan hai secured | bef the Union Pacific, and Of taterests had Barrtman to crush him Tame time it was ro HM had gobbled the and was riding on oe fewulting from | ‘the tide. These reports PF and a lively scram-| It seems cer oo March 15.—Wall st. this morning. The first followed by pan and 15 minutes aft stocks began bobbing ike a catboat tm a sere today 7 points above yee terday’s close, and appears to ip }erease in strength. Steel common opened a point ap and hovered around 36. All along the line this afternoon there is an upward tendency | Loadon closed weak and threat ened a bearish effect here | Probably the most prominent fea- ture in the optimistic tone of the | market was the announcement that the clearing sheets of all brokers jhad been paswed, and there would | be no failures resalting from the crash. Combined with this ie an announcement that the Rothechtids | of London, have pledged themselves to support the market. The market closed strong all along the line, with gains of 6 to 15 | Points for the day Railroad Men Meet. NEW YORK, March M.A com | | » the Chicago, Milweu Paul, although the money eady hold For Insta kee @ Mt for thetr ‘mprovemente hae been secured, may decide | back on the expenditure. Mason & Backus president of the Washington National bank, thinks the Wall street Murry is a good thing for the country, and does sot apprehend ite effect on finance! circles wlll be general enough to af- foot Beattie “The flurry wil prove a good thing for the country,” astd Mr Dackus. Valuce of securities have been too high for sore tine, and | will be « good thing for Wall street | to clean the slate and get down to « better basta The conditien of Wall street has; been « cloud om the financtal hort non for some months and this furry will serve to clear the oir mh wt be = Gistinect benefit to buatnees | Conditions, inatead of a menace “E see ne caune fo worry In finan elal conditwes Eastern banks are calling their loans on raliway se curitiee because they are shrinking in value, end that makes tt bad for the epeculators, but there are no tallway speculators in Beattle The money of Beattle investors goes into bullding fota and that is a clise of property which cannot be affected by Wall street Qurries” “The panic ie all tm Wall street,” wid Former Governor John MM. Me-~ Grew. “We don’t worry about Wail atrest speculaters out here We weed ta. bet we don't any longer. to of pe of the Beattle meree, the Provincial Legtalature American been repealed « stiilar tax would Nkely have Canadian salesmen fee BANK CLEARINGS. lareh 16, 1907 larch 16, 1906.. . Mi $1,684. 888.05 M RHARHAAARHEHAES AMBER WINS FIGHT BRITION COLUMBIA REPEALS b100 TAX ON SALESMEN AFTER LONG FIGHT BY LOCAL CHAMGER OF COMMERCE. Following the persistent efforts Chamber of Com AMERICAN British Cotumbta, has repesied the Commercial Travelers’ L Act, except as to Hquore and ef; The cbjectionsble mensure im peed « tax of $100 on foreign and saleamen Had ft not on imposed here on 1,711,196.16 @ | * apmemmemetiaiiiiiins dette chemi PROMISE TO DOUBLE _ DECLARE CRUSE EMESUNEDSEUREDDUUME SEMEN EYES MISGOUR! PASSES A-Y-P. BILL. Miseourt has passed « bill providing an indeterminate ap- Propristion for the A-Y.P. E. Such is the purport of a wire re- eeived this morning at the exposition offices. Since Governor Folk hae so heartily expressed his personal sympathy for the exposition and, realizes ite Importance to Missourl, the fair of- ficiate feel eure the etate will epend a considerable eum in i= \* eee eee eee this cause. PRE tee re EE teeAAneeenneneaen ; A A A A A i Nk KING COUNTY FERRY CONDEMNED The ferry boat, “King County,” | owned by the county and as the ex- piyinx between Seattle and Kirk-| periment in public ownership bas leed te preetically out of comnts | not proven particularly profitable B sion. | had been the intention of the coun- Ite hull bas been condemned by ty commissioners to sell the boat the United States marine inspec | before she was condemned. | ters, Who say !t would cost as much) The county ferry was establish- to repair the craft as it would to/ ed early in 1900, at the urgent re bay & new one quest of the residents of the cast ‘This wil! result in the discontin:| side of Lake Washington who de wate of the ferry operated by the) aired a ready means for the farm ee at the fo of Madison st | ers to bring their products into the | ing penn " ie the only boat! city RR SL TRACK S.E.CO. LINES Frequent Wrecks on Single Track Lines Lead to|* (ieee eesaeannaae * # REPORTED THAT FIVE N. Y. Precaution—C. A. Stone, of Stone and Webster, in| * o4"T* Have been Kiceo Seattle and Declares All Lipes Will Be Improved. |; a Scripps Tei NEW YOR ts ramored here (his afternoon that five members of the New PAY ONLY ONE CENT DEMAND YOUR CHANGE » O 25 CENTS PER MONTH, Will SEE ANYONE WHO WANTS TO SEE ME WHETHER HE BE A RAILROAD PRESIDENT OR HOD CARRIER”-- rc K MARKET FLUCTUATIONS AIL TO STAMPEDE EXECUTIVE PRESID®NT ROOSEVELT MASTER BUILDERS WAR ON THE LOCAL UNIONS On account of the constant demand for increase of wages and ow- ing to the action of the Affiliated Trades council In calling off the carpenters from the work of Jenkins & Jones, contractors, and owing to the differences which were under consideration by both committees from both bodies; we the Master Builders’ Association of Geattle, have given notice to the Affiliated councii that on and after Tuesday Merch 19th, 1907, we will suspend all work effected by trades connected with the Affiliated Trades council wntii all matters in dispute have been scottiod. OTTO ROSELEAF, W. J. WADDINGHAM, E. J. ROUNDS. Press Committee, The Master Mullders’ assoctation,jions to a permanent wage prising 21 large building con-}agreement. The Master Bull tractore in this city, this morning| seek to end all the trouble betw declared « lockout against al! union) unions and employers, and put jaborers under the Affiliated Trades| end to the constantly recurring moll, to take effect next Twes-| strikes of various unions. day. Tho master builders will on| The cement workers’ demand f that day suspend all work on the | $3 instead of $2.50 and the tron buildings they are constructing and) steel workers’ demand that will refuse to employ any union la-| handle all unloading of steel bor until the differences with the/ the immediate causea of the trades council are settled. The master builders comprise about 20 per cent of the contractors of the city. They control the fol lowing buildings now constructing Arcade, Crane, Melhorn, Green Lake high school, and many smaller/to many labor difficulties, The structures. | counctl, however, is not disposed The object of the lockout is to se-|to let the Master Buliders hold @ cure the signature of the Affiliated | lockout over its head to force it to Trades council and ite many un | sign. ONCE WEALTHY MAN FOUND DEAD BODY OF JAMES GANNON. th meet tonight at the Labor temple to consider the signing of the agree ment If they do so it will put an end He always carried a large sum GROTHER OF NEW ORLEANS) 6 money, and fe believed to. have BANKER, DISCOVERED IN A) had several hundred dollars Mon VACANT LOT—HE WA6 ONCE | day night. When found his watch ference is being held in an up town aqteed that it is a|hotel between Presidents and the country's|MeCrea, Hughitt and Mellen to/ Feally unaffected |formulate the plans arranged by | mations during the} J Plerpont Morgan before sailing Was appar |for Europe for these men to meet @nd the belief is that) | Presidemt Roosevelt and talk re Market convulstons nding the railrosede. The men yesterday's sensa e been in session since 10 o'clock this morning, and « state saaé Northern Pacific | ment is expected this afternoon. Mrength this aft- ® report that Hill had istention to get into attack was made Amalgamated Failure at London. LONDON, March 15.—The third failaro was announced this after noon. kT LOCAL BANKERS THINK OF IT tors’ pan: wnid the prosperity of the country does rre, nt of the Puget/ not depend om them ‘The men| “I do not think Seattle can be af- are the heavy fected to any great extent. The iman and Hill. | only result may be a temporary cur them, > and tatinent of eallway taveopment. | ' ‘They don't control the finances of the country any more. “They have « little bear garden of thetr own and their troubles are thetr own.” AUEF STILL IN CUSTODY (Beripps Telegraph Service.) SAN FRANCISCO, March 16. The supreme court this morning heard the evidence In the argu ments on the writ of habeas corpus filed yesterday in behalf of Abe Reef. The matter was taken un der advisement, and Ruef was re manded to the custody of Elisor Biggs until the decision ts handed down. ©. A. Stone, of Stone & Webster, he #tU look over the ground for the the controlling syndicate of the | PUtpere of installing new branches city’s car system 4 taterurban | Of ("company east of Third ave — tines rt lines, whe came to Seattle Wednes-| 1d gas Spapenetn yay ee tmiasion to Seattle te to look over|fieult for as to keep up with ft sible along the Seattle Blectric com-| give the people here the best serv the car system, as promised by Mr they burt us as much as the peo urban line, a large increase in the | bed due to the torn up condition of | limes and on the most congested) ing ever the interurban route with Green Lake line the city, He will leave for Boston “Seattle has grown so fast.” said the ground preparatory to Leonel Tm wo éity that I know of is there pany's lines. fee Gat we possibly can Stone, are aa foll pe concerned in them. The major number of new cars, and the ip} your streets.” Wines of the suburbs. Mr. Stone further declared fame time tomorrow or Sunday day night, declared today that his| Mt tone, “that ft is extremely dif a double track system wherever pos | so much activity. Our aim is to Other improvements planned for; “We have no desire for accidents Additions! service om the inter-| ity af the accidents, I belteve, have #tallation of trailers on the main planned to dowble track the entire | spected the whole car system to that | Mr, Stone spent yesterday tn co It te also} Prosftent Furth, and today he tn-| York Gtants were killed in a train wreck in Southern Call fornia thie morning seeeeeee RHRAARHERRAHRER } company RIPLINGER NOW A PLANTER John Riplinger, former city comp-| troller and defeated candidate for! the office of r, has turned | planter and Is now raising banan: |= Central America Mr. Riplinger has bought several | nesaves neres of land near the |town of Orflanta, Honduras, has tn | stalled a trading store and a small fleet of sloops to carry on a coast j traffic on the Pacific side. Mr. Riplinger ts at present in Los Angeles which will be his bea VERY WEALTHY, The body of James J. Gannon, a local real estate dealer, whose brother, John J. Gannon, is presi- dent of the Hibernian Bank & Trust | of New Orleans, was found stiff and rigid at the foot of Hamlin st. on the east shore of Lake Union, this morning by some Italian laborers. Foul play te sus pected, although outward indica-| tions seem to be that the man was intoxicated j Gannon has been missing from the Kingsbury hotel, where he for-| merly resided for a year or more, | sines Monday night. OLD RENTON LINE WILL NOT AGREE, Mayor Moore and City Engineer | Thomson held a conference this morning over the franchise asked for by the Seattle, Renton & South ern Rallway company for additional was gone, having been broken from the chain, strengthening the theory of foul play. Those who knew Gam non declare be was not a drinking man, and fear he may have been enticed to the lonely place and kill |ed. Several dollars were found tn one pocket. A small amount of blood on his face and hands was all there was to Indicate anything but a natural death. This Deputy Coroner Wiltsie jexplains as natural bleeding at death. Gannon was about 50 years old, and had resided here, with in- tervals of absence, for five years, | He was formerly wealthy, having a $200,000 fortune. SE The Renton road and the Seattle lectric company have been wholly unable to get together in the mat ter of transfers. The Renton road | will consent to nothing but thé lion's share of the fare, according to the city official Neither will the Renton line agree to improvements along its lines, to common user tracks or to limiting ite outside franchise to the term JOUSANDS HOMELESS — Floods Cause Property Loss Estimated a’ -Pittsburg’s Commercial District|‘ i—Crest of Water Not Believed to Have) Reached--Sufferers are Already Being Re-| Bethea Pe PITTSBURG, March Rit mtaancentes that FMR of the flood has ne — The las thres the 15. ot been When the water reached the 36 foot limit this morning the highest ever known in the history of the country. Wie satiated that * a this city, Wh tubmerges, 100,000 Ten squ TOR thousand are homeless ara Télegranh Service.) March from ai 5 Seetions alon fer in We Wet Virginia a fe that the flood Sibsiding Was reache When the 6 feet. it is i ao inch a feports at Been rendered only prope sum of — kama It mK ' wur mee: to fear th. bu i oe ten worm —The city official notwithstanding Until shortly before noon then after a drop of seven Began to siowly rise again is the bridges and a tremendous break is ¢ miles of the downtown district ALLEGHENY RIVER t| |’ HER hhhhh issued a state appearances, the reached. The water continued are temporarily out of employ in this city, * * * * * * . * * * * * * * * 7 . RRR mt ts Whitman reported that Policeman while attempting to res} people imprisoned on a second capsized his wkiff and be-| help could reach him he was ved » city is divided into sections | relief of the sufferers. Sev: | thousand loaves of bread, a great| and coffee and ot coal ordered early this morning It ts believed environs were at Pittsburg and suffered Aa The most import | Metrict submerged. | rdinarily thronging and traffic are today w skiff h are ries of by a ft Threatening Fire harrowing | iwiriot tour ton and ng houses |gas or | flood [dwellings were destroyed on ac count of there being no pressure on the water mains, owing to the fonds, and the firemen were help At 9:30 the fire began gaining headway and dynamite was rushed to the district and several bu ings were blown in the path o' flames to stop its onalanght. There was not a drop of water to be ob tained anywhere as the wells and Cisterns had been exhausted. The fire was finally got control shortly before noon. loss will be nearly §: Flood Conditions. ‘ The district along the banks of the Alleghany present a woeful ap pearance He * are floating down the streams and the people are camping out on high knolla At Connelevilie, Pa, the dam age to the coke district ts estimat ed at two million. Over 100,000 per fons are out of employment The mines along the Monongabe la river are flooded and 10,000 men are thrown out of employment A careful estimate in this state places the number of people effect ed at 2,600,000 Last sight the conditions bad in all of the larger towns ple were marooned in th on the second floore an to restaurants to send them orders could not be un The at at ot were but these com plied with Reports from Wheeling, W are that the flood was the since 1884, Fully 2,000 were submerged and fully people were forced to go to the sed ond stories Va, worst houses 15,000 ri M f Drowning Reported. } GLOUCESTER, O., March } The river is eight feet highe than | he any previous record. There —s no| he electricity, One man and| have nm drowned | te a boy hee Entire Family Drowned. PARKERSHURG ‘Sran® Weth weitt « William Jobn were drowned. when wi of experts was excused tem liam Hirsch qualified a advanc tor such thing as brat CHIEF Qt EXPERTS Discuss Ae Ss ment was taken until ICAL QUESTION ALL FORE NOON--EVELYN THAW ON THE STAND REPLYING TO HUMMEL'S ACCUSATION ASB TO ALLEGED AFFIDAVIT. (Beriops Telegranh Services.) NEW YORK, March 16.-—-Wawe arry K. Thaw sane or insane he shot and killed Stanford hite? ‘This le the paramount question in the trial at present, and thie fore- oon wae taken up with testimony on this one point Austin B. Flint took the stand opening this morning, but artly, Dr. Wit an expert lo testified that the pers ribed in the hypothetical question Dr the n of Jerome knew the nature and th quality of the act when he slew an- her named In the question Delmas objected to this imony and a long wrangle od. line of fol Jerome cited a case given by Pvang as authority, and Hirsch said a were ho more ke than smallpox and Ey brain storm 1 Hirsch 1 by witness sald ares, the wh br 4 the y Thaw, and awke understoo , The ng sclentif orm, Am men there Is no storm. Fiet Thaw They erris and Drs, Pritchard, } Jorf all testified later that Re shot White ross-examined ro not Dr. Mabson ige began the baon has been L Hartride ight Th ' White bje wa slied, Hart mination. n court during all anked him, timony, tf the tria eo te shot Jerome de-| a broken | quarters. | i vESTION 2 of reframe k to peraut Hartri to his queation Evelyn on Stand. At the opening of this afternoon's | sestion Hartridge announced his/ withdrawal of the hypothetical qGeation. Jerome then sald the! defens® must show that Evelyn was Abe Hummel's clieat Evelyn was called. She ead, and seemed worried The thread of the case was taken up where it was dropped when the state began its introduction of ex perts. It now reverted to the fn troduction of the affidavit Bvelyn |ie alleged to tuve midde at Hum | mel'a dictation Thare was much quibbling be tween Jerome and Detmns over the | qiestions to be asked Mvelyn, and | ily it ended by the court ruling \ tn feror ef Delmer Bvelyn then testified that Hum mel was acting her attorney Homme! wae recalled, and the court rifed that Evelyn, in testify | ingeim regard to the conference with Hemmel, had involuntarily waived) the privilece and could not now be interposed The minute prepatation of al RMANN TRIAL N TRIAL ADJOURN (Scripps Telegraph Service.) WASHINGTON, D. C., March I. The Binger Hermann trial hae adjourned until Monday DAKOTA AFLOAT? ported in shipping ciroles eat North . the looked Tt was re thie morning that the ¢ ern Steamship compa Dakota was floated by writers this morning. The Dakota was turned the underwriters on March 9 they have onstantly at She has been ntrance of Yoko steamer under over to and work on detaila of Hummel's | the affidavit was bre@ught out by Jerome as a basis for major testimon Marsh ¢ Delmas objected to every tion asked Hummel, and was usual: | ly overruled Hummel contradicted Evelyn who had said she bad never made an affidavit. Liummel testified that } he gaye her the original copy, anc said shoe returned it to him with two aignat Later the testimo was fuled out Delmas f been on her sinoe then tte rocks at the ques ht every h of the objeetion t question ask s : Next Mor morning 200 ing Mummel if Evelyn had told him| Nex nd noraing peed 4 tal Joanvassers selected by the enter 7 tainment committee of the Chris he @ecuments charging White tian Ex onvention body, will| betraying He w 4) begin of the city to} and Mumm awe i that the «irl! 1 t 1 in effect told him. Jerome's thie with | adeavor thelr canvass s for the tes to the he | find he accommodation ne he task of getting vad fe each room is to and the pr tee for The ‘ us for be held Monday © Plymouth Congrega “onal church TO CHARGE WITH MANSLAUGHTER ‘BEGINS. SOON }dents on the tracks in this city of its a oe — ee OFFICIAL — Tuite Gillhan of S. E. Co. Probably the Man Who Will be Arrested as Result of Brackett Ac- cident---Jacob Furth Defends Company and Pro- mises New Rails on Madison St. W. Gillham, tnspector In “charge of the Madison st. cable line, is the |for the movements of the cars on man towards whom the finger of|the line, Gillham Is the first man probability potmts, as the one who | against whom prosecution will lie, will be called upan to answer te the| Jacob Furth, president of the Se- law for the death of Mrs, James K.|attle Electric company, claims that Brackett, under the wheels of the newspapers and the public are Madison st. car March 6. unjust to the company in their Manslaughter will be the charge | criticisms. which Prosecuting Attotney Mack-| “The company {s putting forth intosh will prefer against the man|every possible effort to avoid accl- whom the evidence at the coroner's | dents,” said Mr. Furth. “I believe jury indicates is responsible for the | that ta the greatest concern of the fatal accident specific state| operating officials. It stands to laws cover such cases and proced-| reason that the company wil! do all ure will be had under the common it can to avoid accidents. law Blames Employes. Prosecuting Attorney Mackintosh} «wen they occur they are due stated this morning that, while he |i the carelessness of employes, not considers the accident’ due ‘to érim We will spare no inal negl he can not tell! aypense to avoid an accident. They against whom ho will proceed until! 45 not happen because we net he has studied the transcript of the | wining to spend money evidence br at the cor} “Phe Fort Lawton nquest to the carelessness The company is Having admitted responsibility a are UERE out jent was of em making its tnvestigation of the Madison aceldent, and will act when it responsibility Any procedure against the com- pany would be unjust. As to the | prosecution of any individual who | may be responsible for the accident, |I am not prepared to speak. Of the coroner's] course any operating official who inquest proved that Gillham was the care of lives tn his hands the operating official directly in| should be doubly careful charge of the Madison #. line. He| “As to the Madison st pdimitted that previous acel-|a prepared to replace grade between Terry | as fast as the street is pa had been reported |could not relay all the to him and that he had not issued | without tying up the line any instructions n hI think we would be ju careful at that joing so, I think that we would While he a it t th be condemned by tae public and the the and that he A them unsafe. for sey acelc oner’s ‘ee Prosecutions, however muat Ih against the operating officials di rectly responsible for the condition of tracks and the movement of cars. got upon the executive officials who do not come into direct touch the actual operation of the ployes jown et places the with road Giitham Had Charge The tedtimony at has we rails line, the and Ninth ays. to be | thous tiffed i more they are the years are g wear