The Seattle Star Newspaper, December 5, 1907, Page 1

VOL. 9 LAST EDITION NO 145, DECLARATIONS H om R sh | | ty charter with the exception of Lewis vy Heads Rus! into omptro er’ $ ce; word counciimen from the Seventh » cohorts’ of Levy were the ~ Humphries a Close Second--All Republican Candi- >", 'o, ‘she str pincer a’ i of the ‘couaptrofiar # office on Tues ‘ day morning, remaining faithfully at their post of duty until the dec — ae laration of thetr candidate had been DATES ANNOUNCED TO. 2. B. Rawson, attorney, 401 Bvan. filed. At 8:46 thin morning one of DAY vin his watchers gave way his position | Tenth Ward. in line to Mr. Levy himself who (Republican.) 1 see. henibda eoenetenins tt thereupon assumed the conimand i FOR MAYOR. Mth av NB eee bis filtag in person, ( - Sao eit Gidseieh Wace | Carried Eight Declarations Lewis ‘ ‘ Karly yesterday Mr Levy's ev. er, laundryman, 6522 | warep Humphries, attorney al Nh vate hers were joined by ¢ D. Annie deen Wei pekan, tee’ inten, who came with eight dec ' larattons of candidacy safely st ed TREASURER Kenwood place. ton city E uR Twelfth Ward. in hin inside pocket, being EL. Reber, real estate, 923 Mad: | . of Counciimen Willlam iH ; 4 Fay M. Heinze, Prospect av, and | Murphy, J. E. Crichton, R. T. Rey PORATION COUNSEL. hy nolda Arnold Zbinden James FOR COR: een thine, Oe Thirteenth Ward Conway, Frederick Sawyer and of : oS ou! attor W. C. Kean, real estate, S715 30th | Chris Ro Frasch and Bernard W ‘Third av. av. N. W Murray, for filing which at the head FOR COMPTROLLER T. Armstrong, councilman, of the list Mr. Clinton recelved § Te eeeveit, ecesumtany, bat |? W. 60th jeach from his clients, a total ¢ Marry Deusiienth Were, “ for the night's work FOR COUNC!LMAN-AT-LARGE Benjamin D. Boles, 2827 20th av Pi _ — the first three ar a ersons on watch were joined by | Wittlam H. Murpny, butcher, 3634 | | five others, and this morning the ¢ av . number began early # a aii te City Party.) . © increase, ‘toes W. Murray, 1603 B, Jet (Seattic City y he being some 20 in line when No filings. the offt © Opened at 9 o'clock ONE CENT THE WEATHER NIGHT AND FRIDAY HOW BLETHEN HOLDS i THE CORPORATIONS THIRTY-ONE FILE OC CAGIONAL RAIN TO- LIGHT WINDS USES CITY PRINTING CONTRACT TO BRING THEM INTO LINE | ded dede dete de tee es - * BANK CLEARINGS, * + * . Seattle . ® Clearings today ¢,$1,116,128.06 * Halances 89,614.48 & 7 * * Tacoma, * * Clearings today $714,007 w # Balances +e 20,010 & - * * Portland * T. ! ® Clearings today $662,948 *| Listen, Mr, Taxpayer! * Halances os 34,8148) * *) - HOLD-UP MAN GETS NOTHIN David Wilkinson, night wateh man at the Woodlawn and Hotey | mills, at Ballard, was held up CMa} morning shortly before 7 o'clock! by an unknown man. Wilkinson} That's right, isn’t it? had no money upon his person at) the time, and the holdup man Kol nothing jcil no option in the matter, 4 eee ee we Oe Yi jhim. This is what Mr, tell him that the city’s legal adviser, Calhoun told The Star this. morning including the lowest, are many times higher than they should be | ptiva matters, recently asked for bids for your city printing during the year 1908. Seek he ke eae ee Awe More than you knew the building could be erected for and a good profit allowed, what would you do? With the Aid of the City Comptroller, All Corporations Ap- |. plying for Franchises Are Made to Pay Big Tribute to the Publisher of the Seattle Times and Bulletin. If you were going to erect a building and you advertised for bids, and every bid you got named a price many times You'd throw all the bids out and ask for new ones or build the building yourself, wouldn't you? Well, your hired men, the men you have chosen to conduct the affairs of your city, while you are busy with your And because of a combine between the Times and the Post-Intelligencer the bids that your councilmen received, Therefore, it is up to you to instruct your hired men, the councilmen, to reject these bids. If your councilman tells you that the municipal code provides for the acceptance of the lowest bid and gives the coun- Corporation Counsel Scott Calhoun, doesn’t agree with Gilbert, liquor dealer, S88 ty.) Ne ‘ oF | 7" wanen ¢’ . 7 . . -_ ov Dy nag emer re lar the aan cen ooo. hist | i oo i “THE MERE CALLING FOR BIDS BY A MUNICIPALITY DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A CONTRACT. THE 5 ‘omptro! ler z . : ao bib - @& E. Hallock, real estate, 1615 - | Carroll mounted a chair at the door |* * CITY UNDOUBTEDLY HAS THE GENERAL RIGHT TO ACCEPT OR REJECT ANY OR ALL BIDS OFFERED ar Carrying everything before them,/and delivered an address to the * (By United - me rete merebant, 410 the cohorts of Lewts Levy, the am | waiting candid, in which he|* ROME, Dec. 5 meriea’s @ FOR PUBLIC WORK.” ay. N bitious politician and pawnbroker,| promised them all fair play in the |\* 8°*t new cardinal will be ®| i ‘ ‘ ‘ WARD COUNCILMEN, broke into the city comptroller's of- | office and tohed thom te tl * Archbishop Riordan of San @ This was Mr. Calhoun’s unbiased opinion. After expressing it to The Star he was called upon by Daniel Kelleher, 4 fice this morning at the head of @/ line and in the order of their * Preneiaco according * c cone Ee. nak Ware long Mat of aspirants tor epablican arrival, mh-eneures thane that * stated at ot 4 man oi @ttorney for the Times, and at the conclusion of his conference with Mr. Kelleher, called The Star by telephone. Es goo POminations for city offices and declarations woul: oe a apal Secretary of Stat » “ » as Cs “ nn conn horse dealer, 909 |B ~-y atin A oy pag Roms fread age - Bus me 81> ry Del Val ) ¢ I have been looking up the matter of the bids,” said Mr. Calhoun, “and find that the council must award the contract entae Ward. for the name of thelr com a Pay Different Fags . pie Mn # to the lowest bidder unless fraud or error is apparent.’ n in chief @ gallan r t deve At ere eome wae WH. Vincent, real estate, 1416 Levy Pye rush . person, carry: | difference of on thon . 2 to os . The Star knows that Mr. Calhoun’s first expressed opinion is correct, and that the council has a right to reject all ay. _ whe ‘ ing . day with a triumphant ait am ant of th fling f a to be paid SAYS HUSBAND HAD bids whether or not fraud has been committed or error is apparent. ' nd a im | in oe cases, some of the cand! Jeffrey, attorney, T12 16th wat whieh pay his fies re datee one and come an ANOTHER WIFE And your common sense, Mr. Taxpayer, tells you that this view is the proper one. thus ending successfull e other oy inetanee, M Levy i Fourth Ward. hour vigil at the door of the office. | paid the fee of $30, as te wnid ribe | | According to Mr, Cathoun’s “revised” opinion, if the lowest bid named was $5 an inch the council would be forced to Frederick te Ouse Mr. Levy was vot alone to hi*iby Comptrotier Carre } the Rataler —*" wire to head the ticket, for close [Judge Humphries. ‘eM Aa a rewalt of alleged fraud ang /@ccept it. ; ; 4 at his heels was Judge John FF. | interpretation of ¢ later desertion, Mary Wagner todag * . oN FS pam Were. : Hamphries, . represented in the |a fee of $40, which was s uted a suit in the supertart And that's absurd. ; ; : eve Fraech, city sacitary t- ling py Seward Parks, bis law clerk, | So of the counct court wsk a dive from her * your councilman that if Col. Blethen was foolish enough to start a morning newspaper upon which he lost $76, 1202 Sixth av ; ‘ nm for |é huet Ww Y & 4 pap iP "a 4 yo and a string o a oe OF la on paid t ‘ene husba liam Wagner a Bree &. Bancroft, merchant P| councilmanic positions. Corporation |and others 4 The ecites in her comp /Q00 that you can’t be expected to make good this loss ane av oo wl Sowtt lhor ae ‘oO » 15, whie h wae 0 od fb : : F. m,. real estate, |Co a Copeee sae Comp. 18 ates Franeiads, tar furs, 407 cal Ge Tell him, too, that there would be an immense profit in this city printing at half the price bid by Col. Blethen. coyet deckaon, troller Harry W. Ca F — in July, 1897, and thet at F yp g sor & somewhat * nthe | ae ae ene weet Sy Fae Also tell him that you believe there are men in Seattle ready to start such a paper as the Bulletin, get within a week Sixth Ward. ing present ballot was indicated t of Charles Dr mond. Ie Zhinden, liquor dealer, the forme ing at the office of wife says she was desert? as big a circulation as the Bulletin, which has less than 800, and take the city printing at a fair price : " af tors, chiefly cle on investicution claims ‘ gape n° Ware. first on and about the city b 4d that her husband's | We want you to believe that The Star is not interested in any way in this city printing matter beyond a desire to f abi r hota, phere name Was William Wa t None. maine Fae phetegraphers wer he aw a tea oo i nave our money. We have exposed this combine just as we have exposed food combines, and for the same reason. saya Long Line Waiting take flash light phote . ¢ had a wife and two ehib | y P — Eighth Ward Thirty-one candidates wer oom srouy bat inaction the of the seq } We have told you how you may aid in this good work. richton, physician, 1005 ve a : ; : pega Sogh 1 Bray ene mr ‘pat “igh? You must get after your councilman. Tell him you won't vote for him if he doesn't prevent this attempted robbery ee anette, real esta’ candidacy a i cartiest ‘ KNOX BOOM nities played a © to tie of the city treasury. - tunity, all of them aspirants for re game esterday afternoon on the W. Bi groceryman, 909 | Lubtican nominations ad = when smiveradty cameus ey" It’s up to you, Mr. Taxpayer, to act at once N h Ware the filings had been accepted and i = int ‘ard. Jed and the smoke and din _—-—_—__—— ¢ McKinnon, deputy » contest had cleared away tt LA With the aid of ‘ € to see him lose money upon Kilbourn d that the republican party : M. Howe, 2925 California rd candidates for ever troller’s office, Col. Alden J. Blethen | the publication of the aforesaid no elective office in the gift of the conenearemeniioes succeeded, during the past few! UC¢ 8nd resolution, and hands him (By United Press.) a {a bil such publication at a rate TER FOR JURY TRIAL WASHINGTON, D MANAGERS ASK The hearing of the 12 cases; remittitur comes back from the theatrical managers came | highest court, the right to ‘ mp Before Justice John B. Gordén atrical performance is in doubt PE 8:30 o'clock this afternoon after and we Intemd to proceed on the OTHER ROADS ARE from this morning, theory that we are not violath law until that law is declared con has beer Haterests of tb id was made for the cases. will throw he week will be t Weal Ventre will be Of gathering a there was some Banding a change stated this me Weald not be ee, fnten 1 ti the Prlton toda W of the ta Peseecutions « Ml an open q Mtl the ca» court ts fina fe the and case it is & then ed for t talk f ven ning | Because )), it P Mt Lydia Hox it & HL. 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Ful gaged to look after e defendants a Jory and ‘WAN CHARGED WITH ATTEMPTED MURDER Mite of a . bi ENJOINED Hanfo 1 esterda th wt Be and trial opened usual niet Wappen te as next Tacoma Kastern inh ¢ gai 4 over jonbtfal A ape he pur- | uo ally @ of de me, M tha will hand: pots, and w be @ « hin when th down f ee AOKI'S SUCCESSOR (By United HINGTE Press. * * * * + - 7 * * * ° . ee eteee tetas dia He ee ee ee | h ay TO DISMISS CHARGES over to Constable MeKnigh AGAINST ADAMS °: ed at the with of- er ily t and ou Adame in diam turned, aceompanie and rh , the door ta ing @ n coming faces, neeker d th result last trial had the | Tyler in th our ed in wa the amped vident A fle own office tried for the murder of I in isoner Page tele the wu |« intention of disagreer held against sent. The Rathdrum Adama the murder of Kd ont he announced it never remaining In hi for ch | phongd the th minions of rive on the theim- his t pr at Anothe an hour police, t the charge before |county is fe Boule. The erved and it | | will be law could a wart never Holzheimer had disappeared nebman : SCHOOL ELECTION - : Ten Candidates in Field eld: Representing Five Orga | tions—Activity of Some Candidates Arouses Interest | in Otherwise Dull Election. On secount of the multiplicity e the point » | candida t and the maga) /Mahed. It ts sug certalr tude a t of the interest, }@f the business inte a the v tt mae annug) candida selected from time to schoc ection for School Distridt | Hime nelected with a view 1, which be held on Satur) Meeting the approval of those in of thin week wen to be] teres the @ ox held in this die Against the continuath f thi et for severa 2 polte f { both th The e 10 # already | Indepe w vig he feld of five tek | ous otesti ) { tw ach f © twp | tht lanue Me filled—& ss men’s | Yoters in the northern the eity that that fet to representation on the the district being represented among the candidates this year by both Carl H. Reeves and Prof. J. Allen Smith What Factions Claim t ainiog * * cpl ‘ i F, T wo A engi ‘ , wud Dow “ H : . : “ OMMTY | should have < . , amee. of ja th 1 7 G..B. 0 m Kidd é 5 Ww ikiv a cy t Issues Involved. Grade tae est sonra bi rh edb mina | retar ‘ He 4 tek. ie ar i a I the eague jie, thougt ’ tin th vith | busine The vs t 0 ed a we viing bedy./ should nted , ‘ lege from)of this issue ‘ ated ar to year of welex he guc-| Prof. Smit Ae claimed 1 ere " CLERKS HAVE BEEN VIOLATING | LAWIN PENSION PAYMENTS odge that heir pensions ye ny were com-| sewed pension papers. Recent! pelled t duce iy original | thi 1 to the arrest of a clerk of pen af efore the clerk of the Spokane superior court and an the perlor court would properly |investigation developed the fact receipt the necessa suchers. that the everywhere had Fear of inviting prosecution I¢4}been continually violating the law the county cle and hi ixtante! This violation was innocent of who handled the pénsioners toleriminal intent, but in order t adopt tht ecaution, which, has | fully insure thelr sty in the mat not been insisted upon in the past, /ter the clerks have opted a rigid Heretofore it has been the cis. |rule that all pensioners must pro: tom of many clerks to sign the|duce their papers hereafter when vouchers from a personal knowl’ the payment is asked y dev in hie ene € jonal ma ht of the tb educational atters and sion of the privilege to pressing, in some recognize r, the views of ing body on e@acational matter Mar achers claim that this denied them under the man agete of the chools ee ee ee | 7 7 * RUSSIA'S BIG STRIKE * * * * By United Proes.) * * ST. PETERSHURG, De * * ¥ ery 0 lin® * and einit * a. mpath with ® * { them * . wt 1 * * tried on chages ®& * a The ‘ * * * Tee e eee eee eee GIVES UP MILLION DOLLAR JOB (By United Press A BARBAT Joseph TACO. Maurma of Tacc bed of an coma in Paved are long Atlantic Draft ¢ G MA the early streets of igh t ocean to F ‘ urrency Maurmann Dies York city | h from the Peak of money to which he was « entitle The met pursued { those 1 hers who do not pe mit their scruples to staff in the Col. Blethen has worked this wa an 3 is made the city council for authorit mines whether such franct be granted, and after such dete e of the applic th 8 in Seattle The Colonei Is Friendly The colonel a no right to char figure mamed in the city but he surance that the du Re me expre plic anywhere from 6@ cents to $1 an neh colonel usually finds time & the conversation to point out the icant, and his prospect- ve vietim, the advisability of main- & friendly relations with the Times, Generally the applicant is made to fully appreciate the weight of the colonel’s argument, and the at the advance te is forth- com These checks usually amount to a sum above $600, and metime the neighborhood of I two instances the ap plicar ’ fused the demand ade 0 of record n the Tir fice today, and is he ¢ vast, that finally man has “come through.” A f the columns of the ‘ cing the ary ap ‘ the m the Those Who Have Paid " we Seattle Electric Co. Northern Pacific Railway Co Great Northern Railway Co. Seattle, Renton & Southern Rall Union Pacific Railway Seattle-Tacoma Short Line Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Tacema Power Oo Seattle Lighting Ce ' t G. N. RESTRAINED. By United Press.) ENA, M D \ H. H ‘ as signed an injur Northern from ng the exe \ e on a new lumber