The Seattle Star Newspaper, May 25, 1909, Page 1

HE SEATTLE NO. 79. TEN PAGES ATE IN POWER SNEERS = /yOL. 1h LAYS BARE pT FOR PEOPLE. DON'T WASTE WATER ifs a Cherished Rule Because, of the fact that the water supply in the vari © tp Flout any Sign of is depleted Representation. tt ee ser ih Dea has become so greatly becamie necessary this afternoon to turn into Health C sioner Crichton advises that, until it is found unnece ie city ins water from Lake Washington sary » use Lake Washington water, all water for drinking purposes be boiled, The water was taken from a point 600 feet from the shore of the lake and at a depth of @ feet. According to Dr. Crichton, this Lake Washington water is st ior to the water used by the majority of cities in the United States. Seattle is today facing a crisis in the matter of its water supply. This morning there was but five feet of water in the Lincoln park reservoir, which supplies the down town district, when there should be 19 feet. For 16 hours on Sunday no water came into Seattle. It was hoped that when the big mains were again opened, the reservoirs would show an increase. But they have not. stead, in every reservoir in the city, the water is hourly getting lower, and unless the people of Se- attle use the greatest economy in the household WILLIAM E. BORAH. — GILSON GARDNER. at OM. D. C.. May 2 fast come from having a re it thing in my mind, it. the senate Benator Bo Ahete, having gone ; ° and the pree He ts fresh from j Had seems clear vighted spared Dy aay legisiative Whey have treated ithe senate, He was not In- use of water, and refrain entirely from irrigating lawns and gardens, the supply will soon have be- come entirely exhausted. It is an extremely se- rious situation. The city water department has avout the| &8ked The Star to impress this fact upon its read- Sout public ventimen|1 ers, ‘This strict economy must continue through- peen eee oct, Se | out the month of June, unless there should be a ; rainy spell. By the first of July the new supply pipe from the headwaters of the Cedar river will be completed, and after that time the supply will be sufficient for all needs. But until then it is the duty of every householder in Seattle to see that not a drop of water more than is absolutely needed shall be used. and white, It a ‘ ur that way than Bttered It, because, r, he Rot making any to hie constit )mining camp. He an inidrview to We simply—the ng as man to p the senate a dispo- pat anything pur- a jar course TRAIN ROBBERS GOT $125,00 WISHES OF THE PUBLIC EDITI SEATTLE, WASHINGTON, TUESDAY, MAY 25, 1909, IS HOT ON WAITIN THE TRAIL | OF GRAFT GEORGETOWN WILL FURNISH BIG SENSATION, Slisasiotebes Road House Owner Has! Told of Paying } Offici EVERY YW READY « Our WP Can’) OPEN FOR PEK cy et _— - | Prossouting Attorney } Perry went to Georgetown | | 4 Deputy John H this afternoon to complete an ie} harges of wholesale | vestigation of ¢ graft in connection with the hand} ling of rondhowses tn that suburb. | TiRED | BBAOF WAIN men paying the graft are substan} |ttated by proofs whieh the one! making the charge sald today pr Perry afternoon doubt be filed at once against ab most every city offietal of George town, from Mayor Muéllor and Chief of Potice Johneon down One of the who olaime to have forced to pay over the If the charges made by one of 0 he! this no could nee, stated that charges would men been graft money appeared at the prose offive offered to turn state's evidence aud tell the whole graft story If promis ed immunity, This it Is understood the prosecuting attorney's office | will agree to cuting attorney's and has with the result that} one of the most sensational scan dala that has ever been sprung in Seaitio will be out within the next few days According to the story the prosecuting attorney's ant, a regular stipoiated amount graft has cntlectod m the roadhouses nonthe past and that this has b cut up between n city officinis of the suburb. it waa claimed that every trick known to arefter'es art wae practiced to bleed the roadhouse owners. The roadhouses were cloned com- pletely by the city officials of Georgetown about ten days ago, TEREST LT ee told br inform of PRESIDENT GROUNDS CLOSED. Thareday morning the gates of the A-Y-P, exposition will not open to the public and no more visitors will be admitted until June 1, Meanwhile, the grounds and buildings will © @ complete cleanup, and brooms, paint broshes and sprinklers will be kept busy putting on the finishing touches, vexeseneeuyesslTalt and His Party Are Pounced on by a Watchman. IN A RAD CAUGHT RED-HANDED STEALING POSIES FROM GARDEN. eeeeeeeeee eens Seeeeeeeeeeeee \* IS CAUGHT | MOYHING Te De Now t £75 TAKE WHAT we! WAITING (say. —\{ 1A ALT DOWN ig HA aad AR * on 6kT id Aint wl LARRINES So wail, iF) S=—4 é ete |rHead awn ‘vas if rar sean ae, LMET ON RD % 7 as ees “% Teata yar i y SK of BANGING} AROUND WITH | 11s WUC H | if . ‘ ov SI y MALONEY CHAMPION : CAUSE OF DELINQUENTS \CONTRACTORS GIVEN MORE TIME FOR WORK. Bouillon Fights Extensions, and Thomson Is Nasty About It. Superintendent of Streets M. T. Maloney broke into the open today as « champion for dilatory contrac tors. He took the bit between hie teeth when A, V. Boullion, superintendent of public utilities, reported adversely upon a large number of extensions of time asked} for, and moved that they be grant ed, All were recommended by the district ongineer and the city engt neer, Clty Engineer Thomson and Supt. of Buildings Grant sided with Maloney. SACRIFICES HIS CAREER FOR BOOZE SERGEANT DAVISON ARRESTED FOR THEFT. U. S. for Nine- ears, Had Worked Faithfully for ONE CENT TOTS DIE INHOUR OF JOY Fatal Results Attend the | Graduating Exercises of Childre | ‘Sparks Set Dresses Afire and Panic Starts a Great Stampede (Ry United Preas.) TRAL CITY, Ky,, May 25. Geary, 8 died and four other children will not survive their injuries sus tained in a fire and panic at the [Gosh opera house last night during lcommencement exercises of Mra, Boyd's class of girls Litule tote, dressed in gauze and | tinsel, carrying lighted wands, were | executing pretty fairy drill, when the sparkler carried by Dom othy Clay ignited her gown. aged rs, early today a Human Ball of Fire. | The flimey material flamed up and the child became a human ball of fire. Pante-strickon, she dashed into the midst of her companions, in an instant half a dozen lit dresses were blazing. with pain and terror, children jumped o the footlights |into the auditorium and rushed to thelr parents, Scenes caught fire and the audience was thrown into the wildest confusion. The house was crowded to its at- most capacity and the stampede which followed was terrible, Trampled Under Foot. Women and children were trampled under foot, fires started in a doren places, and but for the adequate provision of fire escapes |and exits, the death list would prob ably have been enormous. Examination of the injuries sus tained by the ebildren tn the driril - revealed the fact that at least five of them had Httle chance for re covery, Little Nelle Geary made a hard fight for life throughout the night, but suceumbed this morning. Four of her companions have been given up by physiclans, and it is feared that others may not be saved. RAILROAD HAVE DISAPPEARED AND NO| While it is Impossible accurate: | ARRESTS MADE—OFFICERS ly to eatimate the amount of money | MUM ABO Incidentally City Engineer Thom- son delivered himeelf up of a sting ing attack upon Mr. Bouillon per sonally. fan't new, of course. that all of ws had or lems true. We Petiate thought it- rt than we, the Is startling to have fell us in #0 fad as though it wae (My United Pres) WASHINGTON, May 26.—Canght raiding flower beds on the capitol te ident Taft narrowly escaped arrest Saturday night, ac cording to a story which he told on himeoif today. The president, accompanied by After nineteen yoars of faithful service in the army, and with only six more years to serve before be- ing eligible for retirement, Chas. W, Davison, sergeant in the signal corps, stationed at Fart Lawton, was Arrested yesterday for stealing FORGETS PROMISES secured by the bandits, it te be-| yee |Meved that at least $125,000 wns | | stolen. That the plans for the holdup were laid in Re in a the ory that has been accepted by the secret service men. When the rob} bers entered the mail car, they ly demanded the Reno . Thomson Talks. “It seems that you are getting ugly about this thing, Mr, Bouillon,” he said, “and if you maintain that attitude you will lose whatever f fane4 Frew.) omMAHA” say 6.—Despite the fatlare of the authorities to appre hend the bandits who robbed the overland HMmited Saturday’ night, | Chief Canady, of the Union Pacific | !mmediate fetective service, ie confident the | Pouch fugitives will be captured. “We will land them In the pent-| the belief that an employ tentiary or in the cemetery,” sald postal service was among the plot Canady today. “We will follow ting gang them around the world If neces-| employes, however, is suspected. sary, and the world jan't big enough Tho authorities entertain the pow for them to escape the army of | sibility that a discharged employe, men we will put on thelr trail. They can't get away.” CAN CHIEF EXPLAIN? Can Chiet of Police Ward explain that that was ‘ the Millionaires’ iWe eitot thinks of us Other things—be- The tariff, for Borah said his with the members emaking @ fight for a re- Mi with the ‘roguinre’ for re 7m suggested. al: ‘And Pil tell you a on Page Seven. ven, Ter eteeey) * RATHER FORECAST. »* were tonight; Wednes #| Hight west winds, ° Ftd hake rand nished the necessary !nformation RESORT ONCE CLOSED BY HIM IS ALLOWED TO REOPEN IN SAME OLD WAY: ::: HLL AT SCENE charge. This fact has given weight to of the None of the present or a clerk in another locality, fur- they reported it to the sergeant in| truth of the stories of the former Archibald Butt and another man,!/ whose name has not beeh made MAYORALTY REFUSES TO DISCUSS |iribing. wien he won suidenly tr| POLITICAL CASE OF ronned with the beauty of the! NEW YORK. jowers “Let's got out and pick a fow of —— those flowers,” suggested the pres) idept, and in a moment the throe| Reticent About His Name! men were #* busy a8 small boys) robbing the flower beds Being Used in Con- Butt, true to his name, was . caught by a watchman, who, not) nection. recognizing him, threatened him with arrest. Taft heard the die) ecampion, and, joining the pair, add-) of bis censure to that of the watch. map, at the samo time carefully lootpealing a large bunch of flow: ore behind his broad back. eo captain wae astounded for a moment at his chiefs action, but quiekiy saw the joke and played the part of a real culprit. The sport went on for several minutes before the watchman got a) | BY WARRINGTON DAWSON, Staff Correspondent of the United Pross. | NAIROBI, B, BE. A, | After spending Sunday and Mon day with Col. Roosevelt and his |party at thelr camp, on Heatly| }ranch, I am able to vouch for the ay 26.- | prealdent's popularity with the na why the “Imperial Hotel,” on lower The chief says no such report has | tives who are accompanying him good look at the president's face, | respect or welght you may have with this board and the people.” Mr. Boutllon made no reply per onally, but in each case he gave his reasons for opposing extensions on the ground that the applications “ald not show any valid, business like reasons for ending the con- tract time; that in some Instances it was known that the contractors had men working on other jobs and neglected the particular jobs on which they now asked more time.” Gives His Reason. Mr, Bouillon at first stated his objections, making & motion that the extensions be dented, No one would cond the motion, and finally Mr. Maloney exerted him | self to get shead of Mr. Bouillon’s | anticipated motion with @ motion | that the extensions be granted. ‘STREETS WIL money order blanks from the gov- ernment, Davison was employed in the postoffice at the fort, and, while jon a three-days spree, issued, and, | according to the charges filed in the federal court, he cashed several money orders, amounting in all to | $252.03, Davison had been appointed clerk in charge of the fort postoffice but three weeks previous to his arrest, This was done in recognition of his faithful service while in the army, If the charges are proven, he must now pay the penalty of his three. days debauch, and face a blasted Jent record will not be of any bene- fit He ts beld in the county jaf! in default of the $1,000 bond asked for |by U, 8. Commissioner Armstrong. [xR R RRR ey future, in which his former excel-| BOUILLON IS TRYING TO FIND OUT WHY. For three years the Northern Pa- cific railroad officials have been con- tinually promising the city to build lan elevated bridge at Holgate st, | so as to carry vehicle and pedestrian |traffic across its tracks in safety and without delay. For three years these promises have been forgotten, apparently, ar often as made, and there is a deep |wettied conviction In the ininds of }some people about the city hall that the ratlroad must have some ye of an “understanding” which Is ré- | sponsible for the continued delay in | building the bridge. | Work Not Started. The same delay ie also going on |now regarding the overhead bridge MAN DIES HAPPILY, % | which the Northern Pacific promised _—— Yeuler way, was allowed to reopen Oy Cattea Press.) after it was ordered ‘closed on om “4 Qs, May 26.—Com-| May 11? " Labor Neill arrived! Did Sergt, Stuart, who has the nd will attempt to|charge of that district after 8 PS Central raiiroud and its Pocbenized him and began to apolo- The president cut off the} commended the man for and reentered his ever reached him jon bis trip. Why was the piace allowed to re-| We remained in camp all day) 8! open and what was the inducement | Sunday, and Monday went out on | Spdlopies. that permitted such a strange dis-|a buffalo hunt. We wore after | his vietlance, | regard of supposed orders from the |herd of seven buffaloes, but rode | *utpmodile head of the police department’ |for hours without getting a trace Why the Protection? |of game. The Imperial has operated out The colonel and Kermit had fine side the law in this location for|aport, however, shooting smaller #. It was there when Chief | game. Although I attempted to take! (By United Press.) FRESNO, Cal, May Since Joseph Scott was first reckoned among the old men, his great ambition was to live to be 93 years old, the age reached by one of his an- costors. A few months ago he became serfously ill, but, seem- ingly through sheer will power, he kept the spark of life burn ing until yesterday, his ninety- third birthday, Then, with his object achteved, he died peace- fully late last night * to butld across Its tracks on Lander */ st, from Whatcom ay, to Colo- % | rado st. % | On April 5 Inst the board of public *| works accepted plans submitted by * the company for this bridge, with % | certain modifications, and on the same date the records show that Secretary Bagley notified the rail- road company to this effect. To date not a single step has been taken }to start the work, Investigates the Dolay. Mr, Boulllon, superintendent of %| public utilitles, this morning asked for definite information from Secre- tary Bagley, and claims that he could get no satisfactory Informa- tion from the secretary's office, He accordingly demanded through the | board of public works today that the |secretary immediately produce all the correspondence relating to the matter, Bud Mars, official airship opera The railroad companies are obli- tor of the A-Y-P, exposition, ar-| gated, under the terms of their fran- rived in Seattle yesterday, and will | cnisox, to construct these bridges. proceed to put the new 16-foot alr) why it is the Northern Pacific has ship “A-Y.P." In shape for opera-|peen permitted to ignore Its pledge tion on June 1, The “A-Y.P." will for more than three years In regard make three ascenstons dally, Ito the Holgate st. bridge is a quea- The official airship fs owned by tion that some people would like harles A, Stroebel of Toledo,!yery much to have answered. hio, who sent it to the fair. And other people would be equally Mars also has the captive balloon interested in finding out the facta | concession on the Pay Streak. |regarding the Lander st, bridge, . 25.— “The streets leading to and In the vicinity of the A,-Y.-P, exposition | grounds will be ready and completed # on June 1, the day the blg fair) ® opens,” declared City Engineer |* Thomaon today, in discussing the de- | ® ‘REWARD FOR THOSE rd tqok office. He allowed It to| up the subject with him, the ool | tractors who have been dillatory In) ® run for fourteen months-—and then | one! absolutely refused to discuss , ysecutl the work Immediately | * ordered the place ok It {m-| politica, and was particularly ret.| et vase Who hee bik Wie | Sicteers dhs -aipoaltion. WAiA get (a igh eg | mediately reopened, oxactly ax be |loent in rogard to the mention of ee eee te vied hy 6! » tho gates of tho|* f fallroads at-|ing contrary to the order. ., |fore, with the same charactor pf in-\his name in connection with the) 2 this evesing is to be reward thrown open to the|® ye the freight con-| “1 ordered the place closed.” | mates, carrying on its illegal prac-| mayoralty in New York cee M apectal award from the | publi * Georgia Contra! the| yaid Chiet Ward to a reporter early | ticg without’ any particular effort! Both the colonel and Kermit are exposition A handsome diploma!’ “lam not Ina position to give aly ARAM HH be ordered not tol; “ boon In| iot tolin the week, “I have not been I | at concealment |fn excellent health, having fully 1 1 . , job,"" eo) ls ; » displayed by the |detatied report on each job," contin mae. A similiar an-| formed by the men on the beat that)” ‘The policemen on the boat have | recovered trom the slight Indisposl Pa selec rp aaa sod the elty onartt but you are Puotive: Pine | ted bene apenas Ome never “dared” to make any arrests |tion they suffered when thoy first) "Pitot of Exhibits Henry £,|perfectly safe in assuring the publi AIRSHIP MAN 1$ ON, ‘ THE WORKS | Herences between the| o'clock at night, report the facts to white the ehtef of police? firemen, The fire-| Chief Ward says he had not fo the employment of| yen informed that the place was “And the ralirond declares ronning again, It ie known that I Rot draw the color line. the patrolmen who work In that meee, be Brotherhood of| section at night reported to Sergt ny th tt Meers announced | Stuart that the house was operat | Aaining ° grounds were Fire MAND TRAFFIC. W RESUMED ‘United Pres ) ne May 25.—Over. i Pesimed by the oA F Locomotive Patrolmen Afraid. Jin this place, They have been|came to this country, Stories of seed. this enects hat thove streets will be ready on tal -b : Dosch hus offered this apectal in-|t And yet nightly the Imperial has | qutetly “wised up” by brother offl-|iliness which has attacked them Jueement to the exhibitors, and | Juno 1, a# promised,” been ocoupled by the same class Of | corg that 1t would “be worth their|aro absolutely withont foundation. |i pave been working under wp women who frequented it previous | joha” if they did. Every patrolman| Col. Roosevelt will return to (MOY TANS ful Ney Ga | IN T0 EXP to the orders tesued by Chief Ward. | who has worked in this section at | Nalrobl tomorrow to vialt Gy, Ml NEeNNIO Ait ND DIES ¢ (ty United Proms.) SAN FRANCISCO, May 25.—May to winners His remains were | elty morgue here Fallroad today, Up since Sunday tn eastern Mon Sunday night was Mince laut May, The patrolmen on the beat have | nights for years will testify to thiv| Jackson. He will remain hore as fy ig the shorty | |never dared to make any arrests | fact, Why i# this place protected |q guest of the governor until June ri pu the openiim oF ane fai | in the place or interfero with the | in {ig flagrant disregard of law and|2, when he will atart southward In| After We CREME . | business conducted there, They | order? Inearch of further hunting adven-| POSTPONE WILL CONTEST, [tard Parker, a Los Angeles must were informed by brother officers —— — | tures. } 3 clan, died of heart disease aboard that if they 4id “it would cost them) TODAY'S TREASURY REPORT, | (Hy United Press.) lithe steamship Admiral Sainpson, off thelr Joba." a GENOA, Wie—A baby was burn-| SAN FRANCISCO, May 26.—The | Santa Barbara When the place was opened up (By United Prem.) ed to death and five persons were | Claus Spreckels will contest was; brought to the | again immediately after it had been WASHINGTON, May 26.—-The|injured, probably fatally, when a| postponed today until July 19 on | today ordered closed by Chiof Ward, the| treasury report today shows: Re-| ection house was destroyed by |account of the Illness of Attorney) Parker was on his way to Seatth patrolmen did not know what to do. | cel pete!) disbursements, |fire today. All of the occupants|Morrison, representing John D,/to attend the Alaska-Yukon-Pacifio In order to clear thelr own skirts $1,080, . of the house were forelgnuers, | Spreckels, exposition,