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“ yNION MEN, ww City Treasurer George B will begin with the beat ex t he can get In the pocoun! Lend the work of experting not ee books of f r Comp Paul and Riptinger, but the ot Secretary Hagley of the ef padlic works and every office waere trust funds have of and fox inating of Mr. Ca cerreit’s books and accounts Jooked through and found ge exact with the records of the tystem le Wrong. derstand the charter, the nat eier 1s made the custodian r funds of the city and all . iets ehould be kept by him should be paid out only gel by the treasurer , vouchers ap the osy of the different je the summing up given the of city montes by Mayor morning and this view ter was also acquiesced in) rer George Russell, | the mayor's statement was) Moore believes that all of the city are includ application of the regarding the custody acah. Chances for Defaications. Ses before the discrepancy tn CGompirotier Ripunger's it dawned upon inp officials that the system of ot dollars of the ‘and unlawful and Mable to ‘ordinance was framed by the ittee and in now In the @ the corporation counsel wsigned to change the whole Qaecciation and the county ‘which may delay of the canal, possibly ft the Gent Watetom of the leg P. Myers, attorney tor the association, yesterday suly te the beard an order drawn that pubite inter feqeirws tae building of a canal the waters of the Puget Lake Washington, av (he appropriation of a Wand seventy-five thousaad i, and the appointment of a of 11 by Judge Han fo determine the property aed form 49 assesatnent mod Attorney Mackintosh Reommend the commissioners the order in ite present His objection to the order ‘that as it now stands, {! means the com oners are the county commission old lose all power or jurts ever the building of the wil have adeo author fix the limits of the dis Said Mr. Mackintosh this “to aseeas the whole making the ¢ - Monuments Marbie Co. 2011 Second ay north of Virginia Phones 1733. - a ¢ ir THE WAY TO BREAK A HABIT Is TO ACQUIRE 4 Goon HABIT. ETODAY 18 A Goop TIME M START THE SAVING ‘EABIT— VE WITH Us Pay 4°/o Interest Savings Accounts Drasches, Baliard, Renton, Georgetown. President. EB; Soiner, Cochior DIRECTORS bi fichmits, 5. D. Low anual fonenberg A ieorgs worth, x, Raward ae Bebb D. Hoge, M. B. Bol or Savings & Trust Co, Sh yee tonne ana Ob Mts to, Alsska Be ‘sad other fonds was {r/ WILDING OF CANAL MAY BE DELAYED of optnion bas arisen | clude the whole county, or make the Lake Washington | }® emall district and thus make }@ering the next TY TRUST FUNDS [LEGALLY HANDLED 1 COAST CO. ONLY CONCERN WHICH [8 HIRING AND HALF DOZEN VESSELS LIE |OLE.AWAIT. MENT OF CARGOES, na MOVE system and make the city treasurer not only custodian in theory but in fact of all monies in any way be longing to the city Tn the office of the board of pub works the secretary, ©. B. Bag ley, might have defaulted one hun dred times «nce he has been sec retary with from $10,000 to $15,000 from the funds paid into his hands aa guarantee for ..e replacing of street payments, for tnstallation of Water meters, ete. Many Trust Funds. In the matter of certified checks he has had at times as much as $100,000 on hand, and with the col lusion of the city comptroiler might have gotten away wica the money. | Rents are also paid to the board of public works on all city houses |» leased or rented, and various oth funds kept, while in the w partment there are monies recetved | « for the sale df vartous property of | be controls. the city. Mr. Bagley says he has protest ed for years against being & the recipient of city funds, but no attempt has ever been made, until | Treasurer George Rusasell, a short time ago, began to Insist that all funds of tho efty should be put tuto bis keeping. Treasurer Should Have Money count,” and und the new ordi nance will take charge of ali Uy leeneeekakearere money, taking it in and disbursing | @ it through hie office. In the matter of the city's reg oler cash, Mr. Russell says that there fs a balance struck between his books and those of the city» comptroller every 24 hours, and it is tmposstble for funds to be mis appropriated for a single day Any citizen can come any day! and learn the exact status of the ¢ city finances. It is only tn the » matter of the so-called trust funds, « over which the treasurer has had bo control, that possible misap « _propriation could take place, it & part of the county, or make the assessment almost confiscatory The commissioners who lay out districts for eity improvements re main subject to and have their acts reviewed by the courts, to be set aside or modified There is nothing of the kind bere Uatil some authority ts given to either the courts or the county commis stoners to review the work of the commissiocers I sha. advise io county commissioners against 4c coptance of the present plan Major H. M. Chittenden and Ht A. P. Myers, attorney the Lake Washington Canal assoctation, both appeared before mty con missioners this morning. Major enden told the cotnmissioners that “the sentiment of hostility which prevailed in Washington against the canal has changed to ene of friendly co-operation on the ar department he would recom mend an appropriation of $1,500,000 from the national government which would be recommended by the rivers and barber comm om of con creas. Speaking of the work already done, Mayor Chittenden said, “The whole route of the canal has been surveyed by government surveyors and in a few days the ground lying between the portage and Union Bay will be cleared Notice will be given to the owners both public end priv: f all bridges bridges will have to be raised by July 1, 1908," BONAPARTE IS - REAL W (Seripps Telegraph Service.) WASHING May #-—Attorney Gene n te issued « # ent today * « that the ations shout at ° PULLMAN DEPRATS ORNGON DHBATERS PULLMAN, May # Washingt ae (affirmative) won febate here leat « wit Agr a a6, #0 SOMETHING NEW . fica! jeaned by thoroughly Carpets THE SEATTLE STAR—WEDNESDAY, MAY 8, 1907. "BRIEN IS FAVORITE wight and tt is expected that there be « shift In odds before the} . men enter the ring. Both sides say there is no chance | of @ hitch in the fight pals have are said to have agreed this to split the purse which tt fs hinted | will be far leas than $30,000. The advance anle indicates a ree: | breaking house. HOT STUFF” SAYS JOHN L. (Sertpps Telegraph Service.) WASHINGTON, May 6 Bullivan called WOMAN GIVEN A THRASHING, @ resident of bay, complained to the police husband last Mra. John Wile nm confined to her bh Tt seeme that Mre. friend were Amal, both le \joying Thurs - (Sertppe Telegraph Service.) LOB ANGELBS, betting on the Burne-O'Brien in back of O'Brien and he continues at an # to 10 favorite tte eeeeene nen es ein thelr own roome when they w: The princi: | fe said that TO BEAT LONGSHOREMEN, : ee ee |morning and will be in joorner tonight Conatiterable Burne money is in Alaska Pacific Co., and a force of his office employe: UNION OF RETAIL | CLERKS GROWING 6 Pior 2, handing truck acting as longshoremen were unloading desperate effec ts being made by ship men to get their vessels -eeeeeeee be able to carry stores In @ short « leading member of the | laek of unfon longshoremen. ee HMARKIMAN TO large number were Initiated and man Tuesday night T SORTHWrrT. edmitied to me next regular 6 RIOT (Rortyps Telegraph Service) NEW YORK, May 6. strike ts becoming #0/ Bingham eaye it may | be necessary to call off the annu val | | polloe parade Saturday A serious riot The president on Secretary Taft and compared thelr weights Francisco and and before returning Bast spend some 1 joaving said big fellow is hot stuff Roosevelt and reviewed many of his long time to get started but when they get going they go like hell.” POSSES AR SEARCHING (Sertepe Telegraph Service.) making & #0 work whiter New York ls MONEY SENT To serfows that YORK, May 6 transferred by | fan Pranctece |making « total of $2,000,000 in the) phe tranafer ts aid | perations tn and} was prectpitated touay by the arrival at the county's of a barge with breakers. The barge drew out of a of those ashore. arrested at Helena who answer to lant two days Mr, Russell has opened what he to reflect building calls the “Guarantee Deposit Ao | srowed San Franc They will be brought here and ef forte made to identify them. Posses started morning from different at noon no direct word had been recetved as to what they had Sheriff Smith's star boarders at the profanity hill hosteiry, wae this morning discharged from custody in consequence of the fine which he was serving in lieu of having been remitted by Gov. Mead. Connor was convicted In December, 1905, and sentenced in March, 1906, by Judge Griffin to one year’s imprisonment and the payment of the costs, amounting to about $500 He filed a motion for « new trial, which Judge Griffin held under ad visement for three months. The re mission of the fine deducts the three months which he served before sen tence. Keep your family healthy by hav ing modern plumbing in the house We furnish esttm Brown & Co., 221 Pine street. phones. sheriff's posse returned night after an all day's search for the bandite who heid up the North SAD BAPERIENCE. Pat Quinn, who days ago from Ban Franciaco, vited « stranger who | fellow passenger to sleep with him ® Alaska Commercial hotel arrived a few Their search and chase WIFE HAS NOT HEARD. LOB ANGELES, May & John Kiplinger, living at 723 Eleventh st efty, has not yet been tsform ed of her husband's alleged de faleations. Efforts to Gnd her made by « Star representative developed the fact that she ts from home for the day taking in some of the sumer ous events of the big Shrin ers’ convention. Late last night two euspects were > BELL HAS PETITION AND COMMISSIONERS WANT IT: setion of Judge Betl te ar- by some as giving color to the 3s see am friend gone, $99 and & gold watch jem also tolesing. JAP FALLS FROM THE INTERURBAN - T. Tanaka, o Japanese, fel! from 8 fast moving Interurban train near Argo this morning and recetved im juries which made It necessary to rymove him to Providence hospital, jounce-| where he was given medical care. If the train had been going {te a0| suade Judae Mell ¢ customed speed it ts more that the Jap commissioners much disturbed Seeseeaseseean sesesegeeese DOROTHY RUSSELL TO MARRY ONCE AGAIN Anmint Prosecuting Attorney nor They now ciatm that the petition sbtained by Ju attorney for the Youn dealers Who want to Incorporate to 1 prosecutions for : ommissionere thie mornir NeW YORK, May — nt te made of thy ann ke | ine Ne Rethetetn would have been tan Huseeil eon of Milion BW manufacturer of woolen goods | No ¢ate for the ceremony bas beon BELIEVE VALENTINE WILL WIN FOR LICENSmD TO WED, Guy MoApel, = N. Mikalson, Lee ¥. Flynn, lio, 18, both of Beattle. Wm. B. ell, 240, and Chico Hrouvernior, 20, both of Seattle Francis MeKay, 22, and Jennie McMillan, 22, both of Beattie, } Peter Pe ond Emme ioe her Port Binkeley Henry H. LAndie, 26, and Johanna Lordal, 21, both of Beattie Frank Mrigiot, 26, Franklin, An- ne Roy, 14, Wilkeson, Waah, Chas. J. H. Weinker and May ¥. | Kilithorpe, both legal age, and of Beatie Cleveland Hinmane, and Min nie Kinney. both Baller i, and th of Beattie. John Rod Bhroties, 31, ¥red B. Potevin, 37, and Ethel M Track, 27, both of Beattie SHRINERS ARE (Beripps daeniea Bervice,) LOB ANGELES, C€ (Bertpps Telegraph Service) SAN FRANCISCO, May §.—Four hundred linemen employed by tha | Pacific Btate Telephone & Tele graph company walked out }morning in sympathy with striking telephone operators. This now demoralises the system senT “CONNOR RELEASED. Bert Conno: , 1331 2nd @ ‘OIL PRESIDENT UNDER ARREST, (Sertppe Telegraph Service) was the wife of Ab stein, but recentiy secured | t Sten Mies Kussett MOULDERS yjthat he induced at grant the new eohedule When Informed Gentile Joa” ed Rothetel shope there to fren moulders 2 eaid today that Pree entine wae expected tr * and that of thie today an ACCIDENT OF STUTCEDR, © Bemttle Foundrymen’s Plorce, president Pleree Gil company, was arrested today on & Warrant from Texas. NEW TORK, May §—Lew ana bis wife Mary were found dead from asphysiation not meet with the success here that | charges are He was forced has been tery TO ARBITRATE rict Judg@ Adama and in the super chief of police was applied for JOINS WIEDEMANN FAMILY OLD CHINK FINED. SHOOTING CASE 60 years old, a Chinese, | nised as & result of « rence between the m atives of the ox (Serippe Telegrar this morning © Gordon for conducting a in Chinatown. against the o child are t. ae Mother and Mr. Wiedemann ts woll known the represen and the strikers Mayor Schmitz The witness aman was John | who had purchased several tickets and failed to make | in newspaper and literary eircies, fe connected with tee anys whe tried t laims O'Brien * PREDICTS END OF LIQUOR TRAFFIC BODY 1 FOUND. The body of wan drowned was found ing is assured the foot of Howard av id at the time of bh ast time he was seen ¢, crossing and on etre over the canal right-of-way that the nad oD ew Inepection tn- individual safes. the shoemak WANTS $10,000 Think for Yourself much better off you RATHY "~~ Dexter Horton & Company, Sankers New York Block Seattle TAILORING 18 AN ART West Seattle mu go to him for that new Drammers’ Sample Sale (Mighty Ww Tailored Outer 180 Latest Spring Suits, hand Largest tam pin, ing Stik Petts k ruffle allored Skirt Under * and Unter toxtra salesp The | Novelty Skirt Mfg. id tl lored ple wanted i Cloaks HOFY MAN, Ma 1316 Second Ave. Beattie, ond Ena nad Allee Met- 4 of Boat 22, and Leura A [Informed of his death. May 6 The Shriners convened for the 860 | wwa of stAM TAKES ond business session this morning The principal business is the elec tlon of the next meeting place There ts a warm contest on be tween St Pau! and Seattle This afternoon all the visiting patrols will give an exhibition drill Last night 10,000 Bhriners partic’ ped at a wayside inn where some ipated sell the electrical parade. = LINEMEN WALK QUT AT FRISCO this * trusty and one of Botb By your Hat of BE. N. Brooks & eee kied from Pack Women’s Garments row $5. ,26-B0. $4.50 ee ; HB. W, Jones, an employe of the | Three Tree Point Gravel OO% wen | thrown 60 feet from @ fui site company at Three Tree Pol thts | morning, striking on his hewdaad | suffering instant death. He was thirty years Old oand leaves a widow. Mrs, Jonepeswit |neseud her husband's fall, bat wee taken away before the wna | picked up, and has not Yetr'beem | ANOTHER TRUST 18 IN FOR IT. (Scripps Telegraph Servicm F | WASHINGTON, May # Hi - ernment will begin action tn] w jaye againet the Harv npeny. The inquiry te that the wulte will as he Koos over the paper® imBre arefuly wine w — WORKMEN SAN REMO, Itaty, May &=The king of Siam, who ts visiting here, is attracting attention by his dem- ceratic manners. During Auto, mobile ride the other day he stop- |rocialiet workmen were gathere@, He invited the men to take wine § with him, and seemed interested im § Lthetr talk It is a most mild de light; but it is a delight good tea, fine tea. s'ocer returns yout money Your " like Sehilling’s Best; we RL SORT MAT! © and vol for ae % too cook for her, ‘They are the proper new styles for epring weaz 2am certate are beaution Ge we will be pleased tosh With no extra charge for’ privilege. 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