The Seattle Star Newspaper, June 14, 1907, Page 1

WEATHER FORECAS —FAIR TONIGHT, “SEATTLE, WASH., MAYOR WHITE’S MIDNIGHT RESIGNATION STOPPED THE SPREAD OF SCANDAL TALE MEASLES CLOSE SCHOOLS VANCOUVER B. Smith Tells of Events Leading to Change in Mayoralty~Riplinger Enters. the Office of Will H. Parry, City Comptroller-—-Attempt to Defeat Plans for Owing to lan Municipal Water System. f gided to. ch ©. June b school board all eoks yo~two usnal eariier a large number of cases schools after than BATURDAY, FAIR; WARMER; FRIDAY, JUNE 14, 1907. Oe ee ee ee * ® PACIFIC COAL BHORTAGE, * WABSITINGTON, June 14 ager of a coal famine wifle coast has caus od venident Roosevelt t wuntborice the navy depart | @ meant to charter foreign ships @ to carry coal there for the © squadren in those waters. ee “gam PARTY ON EXCURSION TO EUROPE IS HEARD FROM The party of 60 Beattie reside | seat to Burope by C. J, Nilson | representative of the Cunard | has been heard from. James Trhvy, one of the excursioniats has wri a letter to his brother, proprietor ot the Bagle Brass Foundry, that the trip across the pond on the Campania was a thoroughly enjoy able one and the big steamer is a dandy The party is now touring a ed and Sweden eee eeeeeeeeee line, this installment of his of John Riplinger county politics Mr. the entry of Mr city politics nistration of ¢ Com roller Will H. Par Mr. Parry had been legis into the comptroller’s of- me over the head of Robert who had been elected, | th the operation of a pro- fn the new city charter, for Mr city politics un- the Burleigh-Grant-Heil- regime of 1890-95, Smith tells of the effort Moran, as mayor, to the construction of the River water system, and fe delay of that effort through he intervention of unfriendly ts seeking the establish- of a private water sys- instead. Mr. Smith also how the machine, with of a story about Mayor supplied by Chief of Baldy Rogers, forced OCAL eb SAAN ST < FARRER ES Barone ate ee CONFIDENCE IN CITY WATER PLANT BY TAKING THE ENTIRE $2.250,000 BOND a the ity light depart the tty hae failed east. will be bought ke of Seattle Mr has already obtained from i ks for almost be entire ine, a many banke Bot been canvassed Appreciating that the t fitable in exhibited great Rar plant in a » the banks have PAirictism in buying up the, | and have relieved the Qoverement erious Also they advertise to Rive eas? that Seattle have ample faith in Soat featits:) dow Attion a str Advocates of consider the nk endorsement rd _hiunicipally owned water " The money paid for the eds will Zo to do sete ns tn assiating Oiilbers. of Rossell was Mr ve Scandinavian NOW LETS SE, Parry's bene-| 0,09 Mayor White to resign be-| tween two days. Tomorrow's installment will deal with the “Talk with Par- ry” regime in municipal his- tory and another desperate ef- fort to cheat the city out of the Cedar River water system, BY JOE SMITH Fitted by temperament. tion, clerical ability and a course of training im public and private grafting to be the willing and use ful toot of selfish tnteresta, “Hon ext™ John Riptinger returned from Rossland, B. C. to Seattle early tn 1898, After a brief period of em ployment as a bookkeeper in the educe BUY BONDS | ROBINSON CLAIMS FRATER ES Sow CME aN THE SEATTLE STAR LIGHT WEST WINDS. v One Cent OL. 9. NO, 94, PRICE 25¢ PER MONTH, DEMAND GRAND JURY PROBING Enough Evidence to to Convict Highest Officials in Fy LOSE THEIR-STRIKE RETURN TO WORK WAS PARTY TO THE FRAUD |Atterney for Marie Carran Appears Before Sepretie: Court This SMersing ix Effer to Re-open Case Closed by Ruling of King County Judge. office of one of the street m.‘iway (Star Special Service.) companies, he procured employ-| OLYMPIA, June 14.—J. W. Rob ment In the office of the city comp |!naon, attorney for Marie Carrau troller under Comptroiior Will H.| today filed in the supreme court Parry, There he resumed, as wilt /@ffidavite charging that the mye appear in later installments, bis|terious transcript In the Sullivan y of “addition, division and) Will case deliberately stolen ce” to his own dixgrwace and | from the King county clerk's of city’s financial loss flee, am effect that Superior City Comptrotier Will H. Parry Judge Frater, of Seattle, is a was at that thme enjoying the die-| party to a conspiracy with Piles, tinetion of having been legisiated| Mowe @ Farrell to prevent the nto the office over the head of | Certifying of testimony taken Robert Stewart had been at the original heartug os to the elected. It the | Validity of the nuncupative will of — - John Sullivan. The purpose of this cotmptr is > charged by Rob c ing te keep Mins Carrau out of the sta supren it federal t of these T the cane in the absence of a properly certified | transeript Hobinsen applied to |the supreme court for five orders First, te Judge Fraver to certity to the testimony takes an to the alleged filing of the tran seript fecond, that If the evidence does not show that the famous tran seript was fled, further search be ——-——-- i of the King county clerk's} TAmerican bank, who declared his, for the same bank would take $500,000 worth of| Third. in the event the tran bonds, becanse he believed it was ipt has been lost or stolen; the @ good investment eupreme cou that 8 eons Following Mr. Chilbers, N. H./ filed at Seattle June Latimer of the Dexte Horton y son, de sabatituted for Panking Co. said bis bank would! the alleged original filing take $500 900 Fourth, to compel Jadge Frater Other banks that have aubserib-|to settle and certify the statement Washi on Trust com) of facta. 0,000; American Savings| Fifth, for an order to comp . Trost company, $150,000,| King county ¢lerk to forward. te Union Savings and Trust Co, $100, | ut the mysterious package 006; Northern Bank and Trust Co 1 by Judge Albertson, to Northwest Trust and Safe with its wrappings, for in Co., $50,000 spection by this court Slate Hank is expected to The supreme court took the mat subscribe $100,000 ¢ ter under advisement after hearing The banks buying the bonds wi! arguments of Robinson, and of keep the money on deposit rt H. Farreit tn reply the city calle for it The income of the city water d * Judge Frater, who fn the aff ment, amounting to $600,000, w neon in the supreme be partially devoted to a nd ged with @ comspiracy which will.be kept to buy up the Marfe Carrag, this after bonds when they come due. The ned the famous Carraw banks will draw 6 per cent Inter which appeared Wed est for the bonds neaday the mail of Judge Albert | son, be 1c the filing stamp of the CHICAGO, Juen 14—The offi.| county clerk dated March 7, 1906 cers of the Comme and Rail * for Mise Carrau and way Telegraphers anion tontay mts are this « pledged ir support, In a tele gram to at Small York, in « a atri le elared there agai rn | ready Union and Postal ‘om: | his dex never panies —-—-- ABE ORCHARD SAYS STEVE R/IPLINGER BUMPED OFF FHE SULLIVAN ESTATE AND THAT MAYOR MS PARLAND RECEIVED 50000 DOLLARS FROM BUNCE ,HAYW000 ANDO PILES. DETECTIVE SCHIMTZ CONFESSED TO MAK/NG A "BUMNB" FOR MARIE CARRAU BUT STEUNENBER.G SAW JUOGE PETTIBONE EATING A SHEEP WITH MOVER ,.RUEF AND W000 «~~ ANO~- THE ~- THAT 77.2 a INSTORMS AND WHY WE HAVE THEM | amine the transcript, aa {t myvtert!ous appeal which was dleclosed ously reappeared. Judge Frater today is the aise ry on the min sald today ute book of the probate clerk of 1 do not believe. that I have the following entry under February any jurtediction In the matter, an 8, 1906 lows it in referred to me by| PProposent exeepte to the find the supreme cour will hear | ings hustone « the parties, however. A gross | dee aceytions are fraud has been 4, or is) Pr gives notice attempted to be ted, by peal [8 open court to the supreme one, and the matte snbt | coprt wughly investigated and) ft had previously been stated parties ought to be pun-|uatler oath by Mies Carrau’e at tofeeys that no record of the Another feature of the now fam-| papi appeared in the minute book BAIL IS REFUSED MAYOR SCHMITZ - Prosecution Fights eee mare to Secure Release Pending Appeal for New Trial and Con- victed Man Is Remanded lito Custody’ (Gerippe Telegraph Service.) r SAN PRANCISCO, omy, to wit idge Dun porminy denied fay Heh a soatinaten fog | i Wee indict his release on ball, and remanded After being out one hour and him to the custody ef the sheriff | Si Sstnutes the jury in the Schm until tomorrow, when the pri i cam) returned at § o'clock ta pcr afte or aagy Bloaey ye . a nigat with the above verdict he bai The verdict of guilty, while ox Schmite claimed that, as ho was! pitied, was given in a compara we witha utive of . rei tively short time. a8 absolutely neorsaa itm conduct the business that comes |# Uelay wae given to allow May before him @ebailta, hie attorneys a He will appear for sente om | tofmeye of (he prosecut ein June 27. the rt room With the opening of ot At} As the verdict was «i a nhort torney Campbell made a f ot ro | Silence Milled the room Then quest to Attorney Langdon to agree | frém ny sides came expression with him that Schmitz be admit-|of(“Ah" and “Good, good ted to bail, pending an appeal for} Mayor Schmita seemed to appear 4 new trial aa if struck by a severe blow Langdon, however, was pot of| Hite head was resting on h the same turn of mind as Camp | 2atds on the table beil Revers! seconds after the He sald the atate would reset Het had tee anr need b d fact of the may ffictal | hig attorney what it wns \ n did not alter Langdon’é| told he could not comprehend Judge Dunne after excusing : juryinen ret led Mayor Schmitz ety into! the hands of the sheriff { bot with that officer Mr. Schmitz to bie home and the nigh | there A abort interview was given by + my MP. Schmitz in which ~ he stated of & Gey ed ‘ander were and it i the night tigit he wil he m the afl 1 the sherift | nigtieat court . ~ iid spend AGorney Langdon wa plea : : ed that | t@ sald “That erd © night at BS) everybody connected " araft cases will bear Sentence will be ed Tut AN FRANCISCO, June 14 when the court wi We r fendant, | plea YOUNG SEATTLE HUSBAND JAILED AT CHICAGO (Star Speetal Service.) AGO ¥ to withds Mra. fee lanbe « r Rw | taneda: Jat} Jom: t the & the Barnes ir HEAVY TAXES FOR CORPORAT Plaines! format maiden ne petied the bride he t her of Barne ma gr TIONS A of assewsing th bonds are Hated by tl and fix erty of publi € r ing thelr assessed valuation at 60 has } ad 1 the county er cont of that figure “ f which compels these| The stocks and bonds of the Se corporations to pay their just share | attle Bleotric Co, are listed at $14 f taxe to the public treasury, | 160,000, Staty per cent of this f while at the same time it takes | $8,490,000, the figure at which their own figures as to the value)easessmont on the property r ot thelr property as the baste of company has been fiked value. | The total assessment of the com | ‘The system consists ip taking the | pany's property In 1906 was " figure at which the stocks and|787, an inorease in the Is Claimed~Courts and Mackintosh Asked to A NEW YORK, J ‘The to ohinw rome Jue cme eoe.| Outside Prosecutor Is Wanted. weeks. | The Renton Hill Impr ent club took the following act last night ing itl ed the a uiment of a committee ¢ ays and w 1 by Re means of conductin h ar n in ¥ 1 be. t home Mt vastiake | ate with other clubs in ass« a public ma av ue co ' ufficient to send al shortage and urged the neces tt ext offictale in the cit of a grand jury to probe info the onbhed oe the various combinations in the me Bigs 2 saneonaiing exsitien of life which exist In Bee ‘ ement of a/| attle and break them up by indiete ker at th { the ging abers Hilt tmpr eld ‘ wan the @p bt, ¢ d to ¢ er the f wh red that he was ready ” nd willing to give evide which t the iid put some of the highest of- hat or als in Beattie in th penitem- " " y a ry He also advocated securing a i ch @ prosecutor as Heney and . eA himeelf to give hundreds —_—_—_——OO { dollars to the movement, if euch CONCRNT SINGER DROPS DEAD jan’ elgg fe eae a, ee ee ae oof " te reynolds jo u (Seripps Telegraph Servier.) | Hdition n Seat he necessity of securing a prose. NEW YOR Mrs, Gre srged ty an tor from some other city to come . ‘ rt sing cation re jon wae pe uct such an investigation known in ¢ wae ee ee a iret thing to do ‘# to come oad in the nt tel of osecuting attorney be included in Mackintosh,” ‘kaid Mr. Reye ee eee i vs aapeedce Tae org ing | 2% It ip idle k to inves * grand" jary , the | a aid of the pubti ecuter, pete pal discussion belug over the Ty. calling of pres J | of such an tnvestigation and |” Se 2 ee ee BURNED 10 DEATH © plans to be followed to secure | **rve to prevent in Seattic what Rae ral speakers aeet the |t#ken place in San Francisco. t has been known that county Jielief that such an investigation | evnid prove a faree uniess it met | Officials have been in the habit of ph Service.) with the hearty co-operation o' using pablie money in petty lage © 1 be public prosecutor. Doubt |Ceny ways, We were told ing a ® nad Mr « expressed ax to the willing-|the last campaign thet this abuse axed, inf ", we { the present prone ould be taken up by the prose t tne ney join in the movemen e ed attorney after election but i Seen Soe eande 06 aie on has been done. 5 two weeks to give @ committe Definite, positive proofs of elec P , . wre to com-/tion frauds im the First wang or w M wer enented after the last éleg= ne nell » nd an information was filed. on was defeated and the ta t any one heard of l-onferring with Mr. Mackintosh ts ution? abipagiger’ tiie | tert ways and means comm: We must take the control of the | od by a subsequent 10 | prosecuting attorney's office out of | the hands of Billy Sutherland and j yerty | Walter Fulton and put it In the . ‘ hen hands of people who will accomp- eoting order) lish results. So long as it is com ght v '| trolled by those we with investigat eae ne . the resol " >Y | ed, nothing will be done. Ppa aR ng what was all. about. | We all know that if we h ‘s anion ns + magne he y whe _anawered at! man of Mr. Heney’s calibre om be oy pemge Bog F t M. Jeffery at: duct such an Investigation wis ” < clar st , de ne —_ = : ©) might unearth rondi(‘ons »imiler b> = ase sated ortag nd Ai those in San Franciace De you i c ; cP Be mie DD | know that when seve indlet ; of ~ Bring | county ments were returned by the Feder mies Mine ge nce gta oe inv grand jury the other day and the ¢ expired he was Wants Special Deputy, by bis I believe thi if we should go wa rtial ut ap in local pe ave a man | willing subscribe Jeffery’s speech sou { the meeting and owed others in the train tage as & pro! subje investigation and i the ne of a grand jary to protect from such extortior “None but rogues will fear ao, inventions mn, and a L 1 not oppose it,” declared The al destruction by f estigation of the causes of » 1 ' ay. north wa estiga ht oming nitel < ed that the 2 on both Mr. Mackintosh and ask nim t® appoint a deputy, as Mr. Heney wad appointed In San Francisco, to cai ry on the investigation, he w consent It would pay us to down in our pockets and pay f $ X00 to $100,000 for such a mi 1 if necessary * Councitman T. P. Revetle sal said that he is heartily in favor 2 1 grand jury to investigate the WS combines that are holding up the ame people of Seattle but cep tendency of some of the s 04! accuse public officials of for doing im advance of such an Iie es vestigation. He defended the action the of the counell comm which turned over the Investigat h Riplinger shortage (» the enh committ t Mr. which action was attacke f the speaker 1. D. “9 sto ’ aK ‘ tion th ' util a com ¢ had consulted Mr. Mackintosh. The motion voted dow = * ENDEAVORERS ACCEPT OFFER OF Bis EXCURSION , abor t 2 “Wiebe the Big Steamer Queen ‘fos Affair " a 1 International Christian Endeav ees of the ¢ Eendeav onvention yesterday voted to a 1 the local « About ept with thanks the offer of H 1 en et wh will oan r Hartman, Henry C ng and n the stea Queen, Saturday, t MIAN Jul ; he vat wi i s and off! cers of the convention eo Sa Juan excursion up Puget Sound on The contract f ection of the steame Queen. The date w two big. t¢ ise of the f 1 be July 13. Vice-President Fair an = Endeave convention G banks will be a guest on the ex in July was let ye ay the court the tel Butle uraion ontrary to malicious! act going to the Puget ‘bund false reports printed in an obs ; A wg Pag The bid Gt the Ho-| morning sheet, the committee did , e ¢ ent. b t ‘“ 8 but epted it with a vote of og * ‘ and thanks building of t Christian : o eavor bridge will bea a sped a \ . + RcuIAr part of the IGANTIC RUSSIAN PLOT UNEARTHE (Scripps Telegraph Service.) fr. PRTPRSKRURG, June b J Plots to overthrow the governm . " te tt “7 F an , ar and © | ys tablish a democratic . . reeal morni by Prem - Ing assasal m of Ce r . laroff, deputy cor of c tla tf was 1 t oO beca i i the for Al The assassin wa aptured, b his accomplices escaped Premier Stolypin appeared inthe | go a: lower house and demanded the im A e arrest of 16 membe ! the ar, Dehata wor hous ed lo SKA LANDS OPENED t A EARTHQUAKE VALPARAISO, Ch June 14 y of Va 1