The Seattle Star Newspaper, February 6, 1908, Page 1

VOL.9. NO ton as Significant. (By United Pre: WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 —What Is qonsidered by even the most com garvative observers of hn'« e as & most ominous px Eide continuance the peacef existing at present -" qween the United St and ts the mount : x admiralty the rece eany fa Brith cle od there here 1 Be doubt in the « the stmiraty that a blood United States ery ertala to come the t * do fi at cruiser, & squadron consisting Cressy, Burylus, Hogue, Brit Indefatixa nd six ‘eruisera of the first class. will be added to the fleet now operating out of Exquimalt Esquimalt ts being hor pre pared for the sudden de 1 upon Washington special to the Call mys; Documents of the createst ; Which fostify stronger 7 for the Pacific coast and ‘upon which the president based his : Order directing the Atlantic fleet @ make the trip around the Horn i ip the possession of ¢ ne chief executive. This vale faformation, the nature of bands of the president tong the Atlantic squadron was Ordered around the | Hf congress had quest : mgaed Of sending the fle to + the Pacific, the president would Rave been compelled to produce this information. Fortunately he has been able to withhold it / oad pete, although the substan or) ce +} Employment. Despite the fact that 4,000 men M0 out of work in Seattle in the building trades alone, W Wad Gagham, president of the Master re’ association, is seeking to Bonunion w kmen from ther cities effort to break t Waddingham | p from Lor Angeles, » F @ secure men, wit! Whom he induced tv ation aeted, berwever omfort LAST EDITTON STARTLING FACTS KNOWN BY THE and oe and meals that these 198. THE SEATTLE STAR SEATTLE, WASH.,, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1908. eoee eee THE SENATE PASSES EXPOSITION APPROPRIATION BILL WASHINGTON, feb. 6. -(Bulltetin)- O00 to aid the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition at Seattle in 1909. eeecceee ee ENGLAND LOOKS FOR WARFARE ON PACIFIC Mobilization of the North British Pacific Squadron, and Activity at Esquimalt, Considered by Washing- & naval base Preparations to accommodate number of it as caliber of the first are being & greatly en troops at that made larged point So sinister t# this move regard at Washington that a spectal ference Was held today between President Roosevelt and prominent democratic members of the naval mimittes from the house. The mobilization of itle squadron was ter discussion President Roosevelt, it is said, | wishes to be assured that he will have no democratic opposition to his desire to have the naval appro. priation Increased to $69,000,000, in order that a number of new battle ships may be ordered at ance. In case of @ great naval war be | tween the United States and Japan, England, both in the licht of @ pow | sible ally of Japan and as the next most Interested nation with the| nearest coast line in the war zone, | feols that it should be prepared for any eventuatity North subject the The reasons for making adequate provision for ‘eventualities in the Pacifie are overwhelming, and the president bas ample justification for concentrating the navel strength of the country in those waters and for making provision to Increase the strength of the const defense companies by draw ing upon the militia of the coast tates If necessary. This Information did not relate to the immigration question, but the settioment of that difficulty with Japan would render the other mat ter less important Further publicity of ject is barred, but it is asserted that if congress had sought to wk the president's military and naval operations the country would have learned something startling thie «ub IMPORT WORKMEN TO FIGHT LABOR J) Master Builders’ Association Bringing in Skilled Men . in Spite of Fact That Thousands Are Out of jers. eee got together and called a halt. For years it has been impossible for a non-union man to get work in Se attle. A card was absolutely neces sary before any man could put upon a job and the employer was allowed no voice In the matter Charges Extreme Conditions. Affairs had reached such a stage that even the better class of uni laborers becoming disgusted. The workingmen were not respon sible for the conditions. in so far as they were bla for surrendering to the crooked out-| fit at the head During the y were past the untons| on eet , to work, having | became so arrogant that they were ee hero, true condl-| 4 serious menace to the future Ta an inter: ia growth of the city. Then we deter 3 eaten » the 108 AD- | mined to have done with them, and| am de! 1 am pleased to say that all of the} flog cent) bankers, and the great majority of | , t ttle had! the business men and property| maintain an! noiders applauded the stand which | had put up bond’) we took and promised support | 5 sen. tie die) “The unions have set rumors = follows | afloat to the effect that Seattle ie Contractors Determined. filled with unemployed, This is ab: “The |aolutely untrue. At this season of Mie we, attle ar€l tne year there are always many files from now ne ‘hel own bust: | ‘tioaters’ who drift in from Alaska to pa We do not ob-| Owing to the labor conditions in m by th wage scale #¢t) Alaska, the number of these ser at we do Ob | vagabonds may be larger this year rev dictated but they cannot be con representing connection with the ac ° plat ynditions of the Seattle labor ‘ where in| market | t yng Need Men in Seattle.” ling was twice We need good men In Seattle; | OF e¥en thrice what it should be,|1 mean good mechanics. The ‘card’ | alu ‘ was the re| sy@em has resulted in the flooding Men w money were un-| of the field with inferior workmen. | Pilling to be und, therefore, | Many of these men have worked au tated to 1 trades in a desultory manner, and “We real aerial January 3, hady have then gone to new pl on he leading costractors| mechanics’ wages when they were drinking. es and | ve drawn | work in prosp | two eesee See ererecoreoesocsesesereseee Out near Lake lives a family the down town manufacturing Tt was the custom of this man for many years to spend his Sundays in a down town saloom playing cards “for the drinks.” Some times he reached home for Sunday dinner with his family, Other times it wae latp at night before be re bao Ac turned, Early or late, however, he came home always more <Page oe or less under the influence of Haqudry I, oe eee ee ee ee He wasn't a bad man, but he had failen into evil ways and * * had become possessed of the b lef that only in the saloon with * INDEPENDENCE oF * his companions, the card game and the liquor could he find i THE PHILIPPINES. « his Sunday enjoyment * * This man didn't allow bis amily to want for food and cloth a (By United Pr ) * ing, but they had litt wf the luxuries of life These couldo't ® WASHINGTON, Feb. 6— # be afforded and the Sunday games kept up *# In a resolution offered Wed- And #0 {t went, week after week and month after month # nesday upon which he intends # watil one Sunday morning when this mechanic made his way * iver & speech, Senator * to his favorite saloon he found the door locked, the curtains es of Missourl, sets forth # raised and the saloon empty of people. ea intte program for the din Some one who had read the Sunday morning paper told ® ponition of the Philippine tal # him that Mayor Moore had sent oyt word that hereafter while ® ands by the United States, # he was mayor every saloon in Sexte should remain closed from * and names December 10, 1913, # Saturday night at midnight until Monday morning ® as the date upon which the # There was no place to go them but how and thither he ® government shall give the isl ® went, vowlhg vengeance upon Maydr Moore. So cross and dis ® ands complete independence. & agreeable was he during that Sunday afternoon and evening . * that his wife and children would have chosen to open the sa Seether eee eee loons, rather than have him home in such condition. vious Sunday as the day advanced until and children, he blurted out “lh de I hired a boat and took row and we'll row down the lake. take a chance.” thelr Sundays on the nies were indulged tn. children played, and the mother all were happy. This is = true story. Star by the man himself. lake continued, and next moath I'm (By United Press.) WASHINGTON, Feb. 6—After an exhaustive canvass lasting over two weeks, the Washington Post| ment in the republican party/ | throughout the country is setting | in strongly for Hughes, In the thweat the Post splits the (Oy United Press) jof it is known to congressional yah delegation tour eo tor | SAN FRANCISCO, Fed. 6—A | leaders Hughes and Taft. Washington four! for Hughes and six for Taft six for Taft The Post states that Hughes wit} be 125 bebind Taft on the first) ballot, but that Taft will lack 150 votes of nomination on first ballot The Hughes vote wilt increase steadily trom the first ballot antit/ . he is nominated, states the Post. | With & dramatic, grand-stand| King County Cannon will lose votes the fast-| play denouncing the Clancy HE'S GOING TO VOTE FOR “BILLY” MOORE Washington, 1h a humble little hom head of which is a mechanic emplo: Inatitution The following Sunday he showkd from the house, was slightly better hume but Was very restions. to the great astonishment of his wife t suppose this man Moore would raise any holler if you kids and your Get your things en and bring something w And that was how one family jn Seattle Every week The father jearned the it was And b And, weather permitting, thoad picnics are going to joing to vote for Milly Moore.” The republican party didn't have anything to do with the happiness that has found its way toto this man's house wba Badne Bcc sabia lB Radlhwesithe: y debact: rtethledh edad eat, declare the Post's informants. | F, Miller and his advisers deliber: | They will co to Hughes. Foraker’s!| ately affronted t we delegates will craw! on the band ately affronted the Russell Agnew faction of the republican party last : COP eee eee ee ee there dina no signe of departing ed than on the pre This restlessness grew for a along bat TH mother out to eat may be pinched, began to spend thereafter these pic games = the résted from her labors and id to the editor of The @loned with this assertion be POTCT TTT OTIC CTC CCT CTE LLL Republican club, the Jobn | Piret ward had two candidates for the position of ward member of the eiecutive committee—G. H. Clark end 1. M. Newman. Clark belongs to the Russell. Agnew faction, and agon shortly after and then the Fairbanks and La Fotletie men) sight In order to provide a place | News a % ees ah 4 ag vie | will come in wit ” ‘i a | corporation faction in the First I come in with @ rash jon thelr executive committee tor! Sim which has been. trying for The Massachusetts society wit}/* Delitical minion of the Pacific | severs! years to organize the ward hold « meeting this evening at Coast company jae t the Clancys. room 2360 Y. M. C. A. building. The Frank Claney, against whom Mr. | Clark had the votes of five of club will be enlarged in scope to take in all the New England states Milter directed ‘bis re committee, is still a member that having been duly elect ed in his adopted precinct, move was made on the part of the | Miller nization towards unseat tug hi The row arose over the ratifica by the Kepublican City Cen commitiee of the election of |G. H. Clark as the First ward mem ber of the executive committee Clark, who ts « follower of the Ag new-Russeli faction of the party, is an employe of the county a» sensor's office ties with business to some extent of body, tion tral nothing more than unskilled work men 1 am here for the purpose hiring bricklayers, structural tron workers, ornamental tron workers. | powever, and in the recent primary wire workers and sheet metal work: | Jiection was a supporter of George | At present we are paying good | 5 wages in Seattic, and are willing to do so, provided we recetve full vaine in work done. Carpenters re- | ceive from #4 to 85 a day, brick layers from $5 to $6, plasterers from $6 to $6, painters from $3.50 to $4, and sheet metal men from $3.50 to $4. “There is now a large amount of ct. During the past months contracts have been let for $700,000 worth of work on the exposition buildings, and more is in prospect, and bids have been Fought During Primary. During the primary contest, Miller and the Russell men en gaged in a bitter and recriminatory wrangle, each trying to unload upon the other the support of the | Clancy element of the party. Thus disowned in public in both factions the Clancys were compelled to de pend upon private negotiations for the purpose of establishing thetr position in the party Hetablish it they did, however, called for. We need good mochan-| 444 Frank Clancy, who Is a resi fes, and we are going to get them. | gone of the Third ward, showed up 1 am here for that purpose. 10#| Hient and smiling, after the pri Angeles is known as @ city where| mary election, with a certificate of independent workmen can be found, | fin own ca asa peur ae and we are willing to pay wages » city central committee from the _ Will attract them." urth precinct of the First When the committee convened last night at the rooms of the CONFESS (By United Pr Russell. 1 and no| | paign. He mingles poll-| the} BOULER, Mont. Fe his case was ready to go to the jury George Hastings, one of the trio _ me pyunere tat: kites. Maas Henry Duffee, 63 years old of Clow, of the Northern Pacific in an} @51 Northlake av., was knocked attempted hold-up last May, con-|off the Latona trestie Inst night |fessed this morning. The court] »y & University car and died soon promised him that he would not be | @fterwards sentenced to prison for life Duffee was hurled 20 feet into Henry Gruber, one of the alleged|the air and when picked up his robber who confessed yester¢ kull was found to have been will be sentenced to 10 years’ im-|crashed and his legs: broken prisonment The car was in charge of Con ames Towers, the third man, has | ductor Gildersleeve and Motorman alr iy been sentenced for life | Deery Deer says the ma wa lerawling on his hands and knees LOVELL MISSING. |when he first saw him. Why | Duffee should try to cross on the Jack Lovell, a longshoreman, street car bridge instead of an-| years old, is missing from his he other for foot passenge arallel Western av., according to| With it, no one can explain his wife. It is believed he has been| Dut left the home of O. N Huntash. with whom he resided, those of three. One of Clark's five supporters was Frank Clancy Denounces Clancys. Thie situation afforded John F. Miller the cue for his dramatic dis play of indignation. Called upon to address the committee, he an neuneed that he did not desire the support of the Clancys in this cam This declaration was then made use of by the adherents Newman to procure the rejection Clark as & member of the exec tive committee and the confirma tion of Newman, who had by de feated in his ward caucus. The ward committee selected consists of I. M. Newman, First ward; B. Tonkin, Second ward H. B. Hoyt, Third ward; Waiter 8. Fulton, Fourth ward; Walter P. Miller, Fifth ward; Benjamin FE Berry, Sixth ward; John R. Wilson Seventh ward; E. Newton, Eighth ward; R. A. Bennett, Ninth ward; Guy Putnam, Tenth ward; James BR. Wood, Eleventh ward; R. W Dofge, Twelfth ward; C, A Sehneider, Thirteenth ward; C. G Poland, Fourteenth ward The central committee was ganized by the election of Walter MeClure ae ¢hairman and Howard who represented Mr the Civic union ‘commit Waterman Milier on tee recently, an « tary Chairman McClure appointed the following campatgn committee: F Wy Baker, chairman, D. C. Conover James Blackistone, Clark M, Net tieton, James A. Wood, R. R. Fox aod Dr. J. H. Lyons ANOTHER VICTIM on! OF FENDER the ward's precinct committeemen, | | Newman POSER ROSES OE EEEEEO SESE EEO EEE | found eeeee TONIGHT ONE CENT WEATHER The senate this afternoon passed the bill appropriating OCCASIONAL RAIN AND FRIDAY; 8. W. WINDS, MAY MULCT COUNTY OF MANY THOUSANDS KY FROZEN T0 Attorney Holds Strange Ce Cosinas Repudiated by the County Commissioners, But Declared to be Valid DEATH (By United Press.) NEW YORK, Feb. 6.—Two wom found dead in the kitchen 261 West Seventy were Mra. M 70 years old, and Kelly, 40 years old little coal in a bin and 17 cents were cupboard. The police women were frozen to en were house at The Hertle, Margaret of a first wt waret Meek Mrs. There in the was a ee in a think the death Pawn tickets for dress and jewelry were 18 articles of found. el * * BANK CLEARINGS. . \* * * Seatt! 7 * Clearings today . .$1,01 o* # Balances gp ie \* - - * * Tacoma. + *# Clearings today $597,046 & lw Balances 38,694 ® o * * Portland. * # Clearings today $919.2 ® Balances . 98,159 . ix | eee eeeeeeeee | HOT FIGHT OVER COMMITTEEMAN ‘ea Miller Men Turn Down Russell-Agnew Faction to Make Grand-Stand Slap at the Clancys. Ree * GRIGSBY FOR ALASKA. *® United Press.) wast INGTON, Feb. 6.—* President Rooee velit today * nominated Geo, B. Grigsby to ®| be federal district attorney of Alanka, vice Henry Hoyt, re # aig * * WHARRRANATAARKE APPEAL CASE Graft Prosecution to Take Schmitz Decision to Highest Court. (By United Pres SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 6.—The will be asked to which g0 before it Before the restaurant cases is settled the ht tribu supreme court define the tion may extent to extor becomes a crime law in the French in Ca alifornia est in the commonwealth will pass on the facts involved. Not content with abiding by the decision of the appellate court, the famous ruling which was 80 pro lifie of comment, the ¢ cution has decided to the propostti of Jast reso for This program h b i) ke office Not a word of t move was allowed to when preliminary action in the at tempt to obtain a hearing on ap peal was taken Neither Ruef nor Schmitz had the ghtest inkling that the dis trict attorney's office would regard the is as settled by th decision of the appellate court During the day District Attorney Langdon forwarded to Attorney General U. 8. Webb the draft of a proposed petition to the Jcourt for a review of the appellate —-- | decision | The petition and the brief yesterday morning to go to Ta-| which accompany it have been pre coma, saying he wanted to con-|pared by Francis J. Heney and sult a physician there, promising | Charles W. Cobb. that he would return home last} The papers will be submitted a night soon as possible to Attorney n Returning last night, he had/eral Webb, but cannot be filed with gone as far as the Latana trestle, | the supreme court until Feb. 9 but left the car on the south in-| Langdon, officially confirming of the north si of the/ the report that the review was to Discovering his mistake, | be asked, said this morning it is Welleved he attempted to cross ‘The papers asking for a review ) foot and on the north stde re-| by the supreme court of the appel ne hi journey, crawling on) late court decision are being pre hands and knees fo prevent fall! pared, As soon as completed they ing will be submitted to Attorney Gen Motorman Deery says he saw the}eral Webb. He will represent the man when within a few feet of| district attorney's office before the him, He applied the brakes, but| supreme court. Members of this lthe fender struck him and knocked! office will appear only by cour ihimi off the trestle. tesy. | | cenvannndttancssimapteesmasenns The county treasury be | but lawyers familiar with the situa mulcted of thousands o as | don ard it as highly doubtful if a result of the contract which the |t@@ Dixher tribunal will change its county commissioners made with | Dev uley Sxpres ed attitude om H. H. Baton on Oct soe08,. vy |" See virtue of which Eaton was to be Signed by Commissioners. given half of the value of all es | , tates eachented through the pro |, 2° comtract which seoms to args: have caused the trouble was signed, nlone onference with | A. gg, HE Sle egal tgs = repo eat | fee berg yee bop Charles Baker and L. C. Smith, Prigmore this morning discovered | f. 4;, Smith, the third member of the fact that the contract was not | Up" ton thar day. The contemet only binding in all respects, but | ap wii “ by W aaa z was 80 | y drawn that the coun , Poy ‘ t ght be compelled to pay Eaton | Sttorney. and recomment Pall the value nf all ottute cscheat.| nim as @ good measure. Later, 1 r p Aaa estates escheat | will be remembered, the public ex- ot, whether the y went to the Coun’! essed such antagonism towards It wae the expressed opinion of that action that the board repealed the contract pore hay pong adviser also that! Many lawyers contend that the state legislature, it was most like agp aces hae} sean eget Sn vane 4 ly the supreme court would hold | 5 oo hee “ perheutiy valid that estates left without heirs | °**' » Bain should go to the state school fund AS Une ast OG ene _ the board will not pay Eaton one This would place the county in the | {16 DOArd Men net.” declared embarrassing position of being com ng save . ‘ pelled to pay Eaton half the value ty Commissioner Beckingham y Mr. Prigmore practically of all estates now fal privile; the whole estates over to th Means Large Loss. Just what amount of loss this | would represent to the county is/ a question. Some place the valne jot p= estates under escheatment at $260,000. Mr. Prigmore today jeaid the total figure would be Jabout $50,000. Disinterested par ties insist that the amount will not | On the basis | be less than $150,000 pending under ONE H YH HHH © ¥ ¥) escheatment process, for the doubt of seeing Eaton turn state of the smallest estimate the county will be out fully $25,000. | The supreme court has already the But opinion also is held by cuting attorney's office probable disastrous @ held the Eaton contract valid. This prose. the results to the county fimancially by reason of the) ized until today. Immediate steps will be taken by | Prig- | missioners immediately Deputy Prosecuting Attorney }more to have the fssue taken (By United P: YORK, Feb ) —Wall st NEW financie he the street's best and wondering how known much the which cued from wreck in recent he found entangled # {faulty agreement were never real to is indulging In much speculation to-| day regarding the whereabouts of Charles W. Morse, who was one of | res. financial | acknowledged that he did any way out of the tangle, unless the supreme court would change }its opinion that the contract is bindmg. not see Eaton Will Persist. Eaton could not be interviewed today, but the county commission- ers have received word that he in tends to go ahead with the escheat ment cases, and will present bis bills to the county, regardiess of whether the estates go to the coum ty or the state. Judge Gillia in the superior court, yesterday declared that the county treasurer would have to pay Eaton $7,000 in warrants drawn tn favor of the attorney as a result of his efforts in escheating the ew tate of Nellie Lawton to the county. | The estate was valued at $14,000, |The warrants were issued, but pay- ment had been stopped by the com after they notorious decided to cancel their the ine sarees court a second time, | 50 per cent contract with Eaton. SD F FINANCIER MORSE HAS DISAPPEARED } North America, which Morse com | solidated A judgment by defanlt for $155,- 753 in another suit was also entered against him today. , WRONG Albert T, Boardman, attorney for the fallen financle declared today | lthat Morse sailed for rope Sat urday and will remain there three weeks to regain his health. It is thought in New York that he will settle In Paris, where he is part owner of a mansion. Many think Morse saved at least $1,000,000 of his fortune. Yesterday his creditors attached al property in this city, his residence at 728 Fifth av a sult b an by Charles A Hanna, national bank examiner, as receiver of the National Bank of A. D. Cowen, who paid a fine in Justice Carroll’s court yesterday for striking a man in a quarrel over d deal, is not the Cc ented Seattle with as Was erroneous! ar yesterday Cowen nown as a gentieman who city, but f in the who 2 valuable stated in a la well and favor- business man, is presented the not the man assault case. the park to the who fig WOMEN FRIGHTENED BY “GHOSTS” pattering faces at the about windows at n 1 raps on the doors have ' many of the women in the j vicinity of Twenty-ninth av 1 Hanfe t., York station, into ject tert and forced those who had no belief in sp to regard a reality Rickley something of Van them as Patrolman portuned by im e women of the lo cality, has stood unobserved in doorways, alleys, behind lumbe piles and in every conceivable spot during the unknown agency locate them, but in the after effort more nightly prowlings of the to tha a week of silent watching has co d himself at a loss to accor the mystery, unless it emana m the eight Hindus who live squalor in a shack on Beacon Hil! Women who have to the policeman declare have repeatedly seen faces | windows, and have heard t the doors. When they nt to vestigate no one wa pre, patter of retreating all they were that t at ApS soft was the teps hear Patrolman Van Rickley he has met no one on the who might be ab factory explana on except some Ithose Hindus. and to his ouestio told the stc for able to give a sa the declares s they answered “No savvy Tuesday night he went to their shack to investigate. Elght of them e packed in on erable little room, where the bedding ts thrown haphazard on a wet floor, and the sole supply of provisions o ted of a haif filled sack of flour and a handful of potato The Hindus, he says, are on the verge of starvatio: They have had no work for a month, and their money is gone, and they will not ask for food It was about the time these men were thrown out of employment that the stealthy movements about York station homes at night began Vhen the officer entered the one of the Hindus lighted a ee and all of them crowded i him Fearing knife in ! back, Van Rickley backed t the wall and ordered them stand before him while they wered his questions “ of the men can ak a le English, but both tended » when asked their where abe t night Patrolman Van Rickley has re- 1 the condition of the shack department and ndemned and the 0 out he health Hix irive