The Seattle Star Newspaper, September 13, 1907, Page 1

“Gael Sentiment. rks in the fe of tle os appliance w Pe tas of the car is in ty A es atiously vee a is an danger rather than af ce who get in front stances stirround {JA \'e ay, Wednesday ‘ attent f the | s t ers on Seattle ca fo the useless 1 . oye te protests are be ed A fender which up a man lying direc tror fa car, as West “f is worse than useless; an added ace to { 0 tion of the fenc lers in use on Seattle street cars will Cumbersome, sco se anyone of their use les aifairs, chained to the fron to twelve inches above the + scrambling for safety ia front of a & up one who falls in front of a car Fenders Bent and Twisted. of the fenders are bent a sted. Sx ® were a foot higher over ail a man fall in or 1 would foll out and fa fenders were put @ city ordinance sy complied with the was made to sec The name would answer the company provided the fender. of the cars, they hang from high enough to trip any car and too high to me noticed than over the opposite the chances are great wheels of the car ie street cars in ce sibly tosafeguard life Apparently fend Anything ordinance and the the Sad ee & the least expensive and least fender is a farce | lence of com; ¢ with a safety ordinance saves a life istens by Some four feet the chances of anyone trying an oncoming car | . No Excuse for Poor Fenders. excuse exists for th e of h fenders. There are years which Imost in n use ins e cities the United M hey h ec. Tom rhe fuse in Gre ritain isomething about the il slaughter treet sheen introduced of S ¢ ans at hand to secure these id cour the power to prescribe the use Which is d 1 in judgment The city council has the power to prescribe what fender | on the street le Commercial club vig any partic the council to which hav ppec ries wherever they most safe ars, said George Revelle, president oday. “The present ordinance} within the ar fender, but it is fully 1 the rdinance $0 as to specify Pwhich will act: protect life fenders are worse than useless, They are a ¢ to life and limb. I believe that if anyone fell he would roll out Shame that these death-traps should be allowed in ty and i it is a matter which ought to be taken up and mediately by ordinance strictly enforced.” Real Estate Men to Act. a proper Question was discussed by the executive com fthe Seattle Real Es Men's club at the Rathskell ‘and the question wi taken up at the next meet to be held er 24, The Estate ass iso be asked to take action before the Sea ercial 'y mee. NCOUVER BUSY WITH HINDUS be matter will be at their meeting fs being Hindus w nt that a sig Tndia will « he Ch have returned they are t sitheir dor * STILL THE TRAINS COME IN BEHIND TIME: PER Ree a x TRAINS DELAYED September eit Union « lo. S due & Hn p 1 due at 9 1. 3 due 7 a io Minutes eeee eee ee eee ee ee Botte enn sy * #, to & . a that blame + ‘ oop tome c Weary seit « ld ha te a Mother of 1). 10:20, and the b ho wa tre cused meet thern at 2:30, found thal be bad thane te @or to the ball ome tor hie trale wee five boon and 65 minutes twtm The waret the Great Chnid dy wi Paw tie a Well terrier iw amd at th ), Gein Puraiug win a Utter aver three Awuse be | bad thew. Greet Norther Mo, 277 re od Ms ernaveys mmtietind wie aap onde elena These’ So Ce aes) Heloae ohich w, “ Renrmmasc.cmtare oe & THE SEATTLE STAR WEATHER FORECAST—FAIR TONIGHT; CATURENY FAIR AND WARMER; “ie ae &, WINDS, A. Westberg Awakening the People to a Full Appreciation of the of Alleged Safety Appliances on Seattle Cars -- - Council Has to Compel Use of Proper Fenders - - - Attorney Revelle Expresses HEARS RATE CHARGES Interstate Commerce Commis sioner Franklin K. Lane sat in the federal court today hear the case of the Be ager Netlleson Lumber Co. of Seattle against the Northern Pacific Railway. The complaint charges that the shingles potnts in thy are excensive The specific charge is that the railway company per caf for trans er from Minot, N. D, tine to the Sioux Members of the Washington state allroad commission are to confer with Mr. Lane tn regard to the advance of transportation rates on forest products. Mr. Lane will be in the northwest several wooks Investigating transportation difficulties and Will endeavor to find # remedy for the congested traffic WELLMAN GIVES UP (By United Pre TRONDHJEM Norway, Sept Walter Wellman has arriv here from Tromaee. He anpounces definitely that his trial try to the north pole in a balloon has been FRUIT FROM EASTERN WASHINGTON IS FOR SALE ON PUBLIC MARKET Wenatchee | jattio has been chosen ax the loca The Western ay. combine was to stung again in @ fail of the and the ranchers have the second stage in the fight Two carloads of fruit w ceived last night from the Wenat chee and Yakima valleys, which the Western av. merchants made a futile attempt to contre This morning the fruit as placed on sale and rapidly disposed Me carloads are now en route ite effort to public day mar won ket e re ena = SEATTLE, WASH., URDEROUS CONTRIVANCES “INSTEAD OF SAFEGUARDS DRYDOCK FOR BREMERTON y United Press.) WASHINGTON furnish congrene will the money will at drydock #t the navy department once at Dremerton a 1,000 feet long and of propor keeping ® otherwise in TAFT SAILING WAS ELAYED the stoamship Minne sailing of the boat satil & o'clock vat finally Trouble with electric steer ng gear of the sota delayed the from noon yesterda this miorning when th toamed out with Secretary of War Taft and hie party full pa list The » was of wuch charac tor that the steamship could make no definite ment of the probable time of sal) img and up to the time the Star Went to press yeste: Bopt, 13,—If} | FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 1907. NOTHING MORE THAN CORONE OF day, is unnecessary. Dr, of safety appliances, Dr, Carroll, however, hi ing that the fender was a me together with a/ that every company | Moore that there will be any repe BREAK THE RECORD announce | tidon im Beattie of the ccenes that y afiernoon, | over i¢ ° - r VOL. 9, NO. 73. PRICE 25¢ PER ws trcbalich io -ENDERS ON SEATTLE STREET CARS EATH TRAPS CARROLL RUSHES TO AlD ATTLE ELECTRIC COMPARY ith of J. A. Westberg, who wa his case.” decided that this evidence is o mace rather than a safeguard. said Mr, Rushing to the aid Of the Seattle Electric company and its death trap fenders, Coroner F. M. Carroll has decided that an inquest into the cause of the d 8 struck and killed by a Lake Union car, on Second av., Wednes- Carroll stated this morning that, after consulting with Prosecuting Attorney Mackintosh and talk- ing with witnesses to the accident, he had decided not to hold an inquest. The only question in this case seems to be the fender,” the company because of the quality of fenders used and no action has ever been taken as a result of such findings, I can see nothing to be gained in holding an inquest in Admitting that there is a question in regard to the fender, Coroner Carroll by his action has placed a bar on an investiga- tion that might result in blame being attached to the Seattle Electric company for the use of death-traps under the guise Carroll, “and as several coroner's juries have censured Numerous witnesses to the accident have stated to The Star that the fender of the car passed completely over the body of Mr, Westberg, instead of picking him up as it should have done. f no value and there is no good to be accomplished by establish- Conservative business and professional men of the city, who were also witnesses to the accident, have stated that the car was rinning at a high rate of speed and that the motorman did not ring his gong in making the crossing Despite these statements, Coroner Carroll has decided the case without a public inquest, taking the statements of one side without giving a jury an opportunity to weigh all of the evidence. LUSITANIA FAILS TO to protect the Japanese colony tn this city. WI! Prevent Trouble. Theme wilt be no riots in Seat- and the pollee will pee to it iim le Conducted order y and lawfully.” No fegr ts entertained by Mayor! tle. have oceurred at Ban Francisco, Bellingham and Vancouver, BR. ¢ the Japanese Chinese Hindoo it was expected that the Minnesota |immigration situation. would be able to sail at any minute. | declared off for thie year, His alr ship made an ascension on Sep tember 2, but the bigh winds drove him on land, and the balloon bad to be from the other part of the airship to @ave her from com plete destruction. Should anything of the kind take, | pis however, the executive ts | prepared to grasp it with an fron |hamd awd deat with it _necordingly Mayor Moore said to The Star to- day that he would not tolerate any- (hing tending to lawlessness or disorder over the immigration or any other question The mayor admitted that he thought ff prohable the immigra tion Sod Consequent labor ques tons on thie coast would get more crite? tham they are, but he does not believe that the conservative labor @lément will countenance or permit, if they can help it, anything | jaavoriig of lawlessness SEATTLE CHOSEN {Star Special Service.) PORTLAND, Ore, Sept. 15 de tion of the new naturalization bu reau, which will soon be establish ed tn the Pacific northwest Aivord W. Cooley, assistant at general of the United and Richard K. Campbeil, chief of the naturaiiaation bureaa, are In Portland today aod made the | | announcement, The arrival of the | peaches, which are in great de Mand, upset the combine’s fondest Hope. They were sold at one dol} lar a s conte cheaper thar ay. price. A car load of wa « from the Yak-| ima va very searee, and for whieh there is a heavy demand, | were also on the market | Western av. had attempted to control the Wenatchee and Yakima 4d thas keep the produce market, alleys, ar from the public — — GEN. BOOTH IS ENROUTE TO THE UNITED STATES FOUNDER OF THE SALVATION ARMY, ASTONIGHINGLY VIG OROUS AT FOURSCORE, IM PARTS TO THE WORLD HI6 NINE SIMPLE RULES FOR HAPPINESS AND LONG LIFE (By United Press.) LO R« tan hea al vatic conduct a great cam general was given a (Seattle Star's Exclusive Service LONDON, & Ge Wu Booth, head of t t nh army who is now in bis and who expects to Ul ears o come has at th w to if ) you ng thi whic wi . f youth in an old per Kat only as m equired wholesome 4 and not poison Bleep reg : ' ber night by he » up the AUTHORITIES GEN. WM. BOOTH Take recreation. By recreation I t mean sueh thi as golfing 1 k per somothing WILL NOT ALLOW DEMONSTRATION =. ‘ Hisamidzu, loc « ! t night cal upon juring the course of an interview with that offictal, protested against the Seattlh authorities permitting the anti Oriwnial advecates ta hold any mass meetings or demonstra Th the Ianguage of MpRewacy, ihe mikado's geeresente | eM. tk ot _ threaten ® rege. (hh reweRT Var: | “a eoyoh bt i é on ameedede miduooleg ‘that Paditos "mation |Som toamuo hones ess he sani be oo emo ne are cadeeteanst?s ait stistoenatetinsiis die. ml rea VANCOUVER dd between the Japane nd white dent { Seattie in th past M. EB. Hobbla, a di the In return Chief Wappenstein in-| Vancouver Athletic arrived formed Consul Hisamidgu that so|in the éity this afternoon with the | far ax the police partment was|cups won by & A. C. athletes at coneerned, the situation waa well). the recent Brithhh Columbla track te hend, and no trouble need be, meet “le states that the follow eared }ine men: Steed, Lopes, Murdock ‘Under wo oireumatances will wel Hood, Pigkett, Harrington and * yemes wid pny mere acting: a1 dem ieuaie Omatreltoms wRie® youd P| er rod siner We are @n route for Seattle,” said Cooley, “where the new na turalization au will be entab- lished. Seattle is the most import ant point of the Pacific northwest |the stomach that he went to his at present, and for that reasou the | corner sick and a few more rounds | burean will be located there. The might have finished him burean will have jurtediction over | Mootana, Idaho, ngton. Oregon and Wash B. G. Hupperts b from the Kenr x House, at Fifth ay, and Yesler Way for the past two days and as he had quite 4 sum of money on his person fears are entertained for the man's safet Hupperts is years of s been missing jenry 1 onard of 602 Maynard av. reports that his wife, Mre. Mary Leonard, bas been missing from | home sine pt. 3 The police trying to locate Henry Hale Greer, aged 35, w lmother fn on her death bed in Cleveland, ©., at 45 Howa Greer was in Seattle two ye _ Efforts are being made Cloudy ed 20, missing from 1910 Wednesday 1 at locate who has Fifth ay BiGGY IS CHIEF (By United Press.) SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 13 |W. J. Rigmy. elieor Abe Ruef, has been appointed chief of | of this elty SEATTLE BOY iS LOST PORT TOV D, Sept. 1 A dispateh’ fre ctive Tennant of Seattio requested the local au | thorities to locate Karl Fahy, 10 ears olf, who ran away from bi | home in le two days ago, A Hiligent search of ¢ incomir teamera by the officials has failed to locaté the | Fah nothe is almost distracted | HALL TO BE DISCUSSED At the meetin { the finance t neil t taken up on request of ian Revell hrs CUPS FROM peaceful | (captain) will compose the which expects to carry off! fee and swimming honors at Sere ewnival being held at aet owe oo Hate. , | BANK WRECKER ‘TWO G. A. R. VETERANS Cunard Liner Does Not Lower Lower the Record Across the DEAD AFTER MARCH (By United Press.) SARATOGA, Sept. 13.—Two G A. R. veterans have died as a result of the march yesterday afternoon, the strain being too great for them ROGERS ISILL (By United Press.) BOSTON, Sept. 13-—-When the sult of C. M. Raymond against the Standard O11 Co. for $56,000,000 was brought up for trial, a con tingance was taken owing to th ness of H. H. Rogers NEW YORK, Sept. 13,—1t te stat ed here that H. H. Rogers ts vory ill, im fact he not having been able to transact any business since bir sudden attack last July ‘PRIZE FIGHT (By Unw Press) INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., Sept. 13.— Abe Attell demonstrated hi au periority over Jimmy Walsh of Boston last night after ten rounde of clever and at times fast fight ing. Altell’s victory was decisive though net by the knockout route However, in the tenth round Walsh Was 80 bear the finish from a wal lop on the jaw and a stiff poke in PACERS eUesewe | TO ORGANIZE NATIONAL # EMPLOYMENT AGENCY * * * * WASHINGTON Sept 1 * ® Secretary Straus of the de® ® partment of commerce di # labor, announ ho pur: ® nat . ith r.* * * 7 ee PROMINENT CHINAMAN | VICTIM OF PLAGUE (By United Pre SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 13 Two additional deaths bu bonic plague were reported to the board of health this morning, ma ing a total of 13 deaths out of 24 known ¢ day's vic }the Chi was found |‘ hinatown. NO PARDON FOR One of to pre ese apanie He dead in his re time ident CHICAGO, Sept. 13.—The state WILL HOLD INQUEST ‘DISCUSS POLITICS A meeting of the, city comr ot the Mupicipal OWnership league has been called for tomorrow night to duscuss the question of candi dates for city offices at the aout elty election, Owing to the direct primary a long campaign is ew» | pected and the Municipal @we jalip ldague plans to get ®ame early, ne 200 aome ove © 99%? wed Atlantic Now Held by the Deutschland--England Is Sad. (By United Press.) e aparison fs Impossible, the start- NEW YORK, Sept. 13.—Complet- | !na nt of the two ve different, but it is es jing her maiden trip f Queens: | the Deutschland cove same |town, the Cunarder’s Lusitania, the | distance as the Lusitania ‘a’ flve argest steamehip afoat, arrived at our and minutes, or 36 paratine at 9:44 this morning 8 os @ than the anarder. jea to break the rece: vy The ocean " wn Pe i we ea ° tly | ciantess passed Nantucket shortly 40) a4 by ty oat et Onoperg with after midnight, was sighted off “eal 7 gee "y Hy |Fire island at ¢ this morning Ae age te Boga Msings 3 croused the bar at 9:05 and at :15 tn: pobite athestien: “iy passed Sandy Hook. The ship dock ow ageing say yee lp ed at 11 - eandedhted [French liner La Provence came in ag eee By Groute port almost wnaccleimed, with Thousands of people were n/a reai record. She made the pas the do to greet the vee ge from Havre, 3,140 miles, in sel, 1,500 policemen being on hand | six 1 hour and 30 minutes, an to keep them back. Their pers | averas f 22.08 knots per hour, were added to by the ringing of | py rok previous record of bells and the blowing of whistles |¢ days, 2 hours, 23 minutes by practically « craft. in the harbor, and by dozen bands England Disappointed. The Lusitania, from the offict LONDON, Sept. 13.—All England figures, beat the Lucania’s time 4/* « yma yng) ecause the ny jhours and 18 minutes, making the | *™* * vo to Brea the record as ft trip in five days, 2 hours and 5|¥®* hoped that the Lusitania would wrest se ribbon from the Ger- | minutes Deutachiand Holds Record. neolation is found in the The Lusitania, however, failed to | statement that the Lusitania was beat the record of the German | not pressed to the limit and may steamer Deutschland. An exact |yet break the record == ee SUIT FOR BILL. wabacher Bros, inc, have ep- nit against the Seward Trad- ing Company of Chena, Alaska, for $3,836.15, an amount alleged to be 4 goods shipped to the de fendants in November, 1906. } | (By United Press.) SAN FRANC Isco, t Stee damn bare: I P ted to try Z of t r ints about peddlers di to b g of “fake” articles in he franct pre to-h e canvassing ha been re- empte hallenges b OX: | og y the police within the past ercised this morning Neels M days from numerous sections a fire in agent o y M R. C. Glass re a whi erk; Fiore ris that the people living in the u t Edwa Lake district w being Ber aw t ma . bes fr a b a man selling a car- r x r we claimed to be hiess. 1 iron ie ng 1 to the gullible "4 Rugene F L. C. Spratiin of 215 Wall Ruef, n agent $5 to and Eugene Dy 25-cent bot aA pu an The 0 two wee i her the ited t ast ht ente the ina: and ; ‘ he West Coast Advertis- Der atic. on 2 au at 4 New Arcade preside gether with t a 8. and looted the private Henry Dick is in the cit f Manager Ralph J. Foote, coe | nal Themborete. aking away With a purse contain g Mayor M ere | $ in mone The police a PE ar so ra judge Y ed and working on Dic on a © Raint : ' Fo Oe d the me ye tr Califor a te held in U. P, STOCK TRANSFER BOO CLOSE TOMORROW “ N ud (By United Press SUIT OVER “ALASKAN ' d t ! ’ \ ‘ who ‘ t . 1 $ i ch OFFICERS FOR THE oi" s'sitic! sins SEWIOR CLASS |Sicsssteitent seas The Seattle | * pa a Oe high follow DIVORCE GRANTED, ing prest gout; Fr Forge, vice-president On the ground that his wife, Melville = Monhelmior reasure Jonny Nusbaum left him somethiag ines Y. Cutter, secretary, KOm®| gyor a year ago, J. & Nusbhum ri @us named class editer is this morning granted @ Giyerce and Buth Chriatiansom was chosen | py Jato Morr soclety editor of “Whims,” the stu. # n " an | gore chosen for these positior Judge ny thie tenet lant ye having hgei® ¢rangerred | granted ® to Regus &. Cane se eoe Plecoin yohool. @ from alte ag’ <n. Z oe te emaw” ) | | |