The Seattle Star Newspaper, September 29, 1909, Page 1

ie THE SEATTLE STAF 11, NO. 188. SEATTLE, WASHINGTON, DENT TAFT WILL ARRIVE IN CITY WRIGHT IN S EVENING RIGHT ON SCHEDULE = CREAT FEAT LS WN THE ALR Afternoon Only One ‘in Trip to Seattle. Sails in aruplesia Around the Statue of Goddess of Liberty While He Is Watched by Throngs. PROGRAM FOR TAFT’S VISIT Starting today the program. arranged by the various commit tees for the entertainment of President Taft Is as follows 8:15 p. m--The presidential train will arrive at the King at depot, whence the president will'be escorted to the Rainier club $:45 p,m The president will be pre: t at a reception at the Rainier club, given by Mra. Richard A, Ballinger, at which time he will meet the Yale club. will arrive in Se Bgelock tonight. He p will be met at King a committee com ne | n . 4 i 9:15 a m RB May, Mayor obra A tion grounds, crew, oy . 9:45 a. m.—Arrival at the exposition 10 a. m.—Review of the parade by the president from the Kerry, © Ra Auditorium yo 10:30 a m—The Government butlding will be inspected - agg egy 10:45 a m-—A visit will be paid to the Philippine butiding ose Pome 1} a. m—-The Hawaiian building will be Inspected. Hee =— 11:16 a m-—The Alaska: building jempnr 11:30 a. m.—The Japanese building eae, Se e. 11:45 a. m~—The Canadian building THURSDAY, The presidential party will leave for the exposl (iy United Pree.) | | NEW YORK, Sept. 29.—-Darting | |through the alr at terrific speed, | with the ease and grace of & see | gull, Wilbur Wright today gave the | throngs of bis countrymen assem bled here a rare display of aviation and, for the firet time, New York | : A J. Blethen, ? m—In the New York State building luncheon will be T)saw this man, whose conquest of served 5 r th the seclaim of | Bean, oo 2:30 p. m.—The president will deliver an address in. the fh Ag My elles gh all the crowns of the world, sail the craft that has led the way in aerial navigation The fact that this was a public |flight and not a governmental jtest, such as was held at Wash ington, gave the exhibition today effect of the first Might of | great American alrahipa before | the Amertoan public. Salle Around Statue. To make {t all the more a na- FRIDAY. : tional and patriotic display, the 9:15 a m-—The President Taft down-town parade wil) start Goddens of Liberty, standing high from the Washington hotel and will pass down First av. and up ry the great pedestal on Bedloe Second ay. Regular troops will escort the president in the parade, ane, was the objective point of which will afford the general public an excellent opportunity of the flight, and in honor of her, seeing the nation's chief executive. ithe aviator made a wide, beautiful Subsequently the president will review the live stock in the || circle, passing completely around Stadium at the fair \the big statue. Judge Thomas Peters, Rear Aduiral | Brig. Gen. Mari Commis Hajime Ota. Tonight. party will be} "i ely to the Ral-/ reception arranged i Mra. R.A. Ballin: | Natural Amphitheatre. 4:15 p. m—An honorary degree will be conferred on the president by the Arctic Brotherhood im their building 4:4 p. m. ‘mal presentation of the Masonic building to the regents of the ate university by the president 4:45 p. m.—-President Taft will leave the exposition grounds in an automobile by the 29rd ay. gates for a drive about the city 8:45 p. m-—Return to the Washington hotel. 7 p. m—Return to the Washington State building on the fair grounds, escorted by Gov. Hay, where a banquet will be served 7:30 p. m.—Banquet, and return to hote, accompanied by Jacob Furth. readiness at the ends for giving Pres: pbig day at the fair. | made preparations biggest day of the) 10:30 a, m.—Visit to the Country club, where the president || Wright rose from Governors is y railroad enter-|] will play a round of golf on the nine-hole course with H. C. }/ land, which Mes fust south of Bat al will run five or six) Henry. jj tery park in the upper bay re passenger train 12:30 p. m.—Launcheon, to be followed by a foursome The craft, as it Hfted itself into al edule. Portland, | president and ©. J, Smith va, W. A. Peters and A. 8. Kerry and a bundred 4p. m—The president will leave the Colman dock by steamer from ali of down town Manhattan, ahead that they for Tacoma. : where the windows of the towering d by buge delega- | loffice bulldings were crowded. It ople will turn out | could be seen from Jersey City and lurned out before. | _j along the Jersey shore from the sands and thou) | Brooklyn side it was equally well air like a great bird, was visible way) = MEETS PRESIDENT ee | it 9:30 o'clock av. entrance, tain Wetherill It waa the second fight of the| morning for Wright, and bis ma-/ chine was in perfect trim. He was the firat of the avintors here to attempt to circle the!| | Statue of Liberty, as had been/ | announced y The weather today wav perfect for aertal navigation, and shortly | BY ROBERT H. HAZARD, in review Staff Correspondent United Press, With President Taft. pend officials of | NORTH YAKIMA, Sept. 29.—An old sweetheart of President head of the| Taft's called upon him at the train today and afterwards was given la pretty compliment by the chief executive from the epeaker'’s stand Wisit the’ The lady was Mrs. Hodges, a prosperous farmer of North Yak. is ima, who formerly was Mi ity Evans of Cincinnati. Iricidentaily, Mrs. Hodges’ visit to the presidential car delayed lthe official North Yakima program 20 minutes. the In the course of his speech the president said: =) _ “t found an old sweetheart here, You do not know who she is De ee eee -|and I'll not tell you, but she will be one of the most successful farm | i.+ aid not encircle her, aa he Alaska, Cana-|ere in this section. | know that if she cultivates the good will of the |) hetae Gemareh tak eheerves| buildings. There‘ fruit as she did that of the men in my neighborhood she will be most oe ees } | ; tions before making the main at- —— tempt 7 " = When he before 9 o'clock Wright made hin} firet fight, taking the aeroplane turned back and ReRRRRRARRHEA RE eee DTOURKt the machine to the’ start-| =m ANDERS TAKEN . w} ing polut on Governor's island, | * BANK CLEARINGS. a {there was disappointment through sable & te | * - @ out the crowd and most everyone | to Sec.| 10 COUNTY JAIL * Seattie. w delieved that be had been unable to the # Clearings today ..$2,164.191.49 #/ to accomplish the feat —_—— ® Balances . 185,429.49 & . The Great Flight. * Tacoma. * A joy-riding party, was pleked up es At 10:18 o'clock, however, the : & Clearings te O44 Al by Deputy. Sheritts Rogers ana| 5 Cleartees today ..$1.044411.00 © asropiane arose again. This time| and play Klein at Georgetown this morning # Portland rr Beng aoe eeyie: saver, DB m., when he and was held at the county jail for # Clearings today . .$1.457,198.00 | ne handoof the man aboard the| tity and embark s¢Veral hours in an effort to secure, & Balances 152,746.00 © coos, bead Wee machine under per-| m dock for Tacoma evidence against Georgetown se i) goat ERE Wan ouae tnatantty a loonkeepers for violations of the exe eee yey eee Oe HES that thin lie be b aenes tia: | é law prohibiting the sale his secre-|to women or to minors ‘ Beattle today| Someone telephoned to the sher preside iff's office at 6 a. m. and stated bim here. that a téyenrold girl was drink of lquor . With EPR Ee increasing speed, until a) velocity was,attained that held the! spectators breathless and in awe, the aeroplane darted in the aires | tion of the statue AeY-P. ATTENDANCE, xk tee eRe | eX eeeete E dissatisfaction | ing and carousing with a party of Yesterday ..... 19, The water underneath the aint Portiand com-|joy-riders. The «ir! had been Total Fakiene 3,193, ship was filled with craft, and up Maving invited before the arrival of the of ~ Prominent men! ticers and had gone Trrrrrrrrrrrr st (Continued on Page Seven.) | POP the state to join >| ‘analy the president at Rot become Bourne un fa completed be Saturday ever WHITNEY BELIEVES THAT BOTH REACHED THE POLE Peary’s men bad shown the Kes kimos papers and maps, but the Eskimos declared they did not un derstand these papers. . j | So far as Whitney i# aware,! -| Cook's Eskimos never admitted that | while with the doctor they had only | progressed “two sleeps” from land. | The day the Roosevelt was leay ¢ Etah for home Whitney inform Peary that Cook had Intrusted to him certain belongings to bring e, Peary declined to permit longings to be put aboard |the Roosevelt, and he put Whitney jon his honor not to inelude any thing belonging to Dr.,Cook in his own luggenge. Does Not Doubt Assertion of Peary or Cook—He ar toca net Is a Good Witness for the Of the presitne, |,| Doctor, However. posible of th. Tepublieans of the president quietly o (fy mew SAY) One ®, FRANK” 29.-—Har Dr. Cook found the and Command North Pole. In essing this be-| Taft reaches gu. lief today, before leaving for New | Man in Seattle | York, Mr, Whitney sald he knows} 10 see, and that 0 reason for doubting Cook more b chief medic than Peary To the pon Dr. Cook's story, he sald fs aways “Frank ema to be truthful and probab| Gre in Seattic Nothing else could explain his 12 ¥ of yoars| months’ absence, between Presi. | Mr Whlinéy—said Cook M4 Frank Bourns When him photographs of drift lee which + Waa in Seattle eo | landed him In a region far remote Femarked tha m where he expected to go. He Secretary of Could not speak with authority as Charges Against Cook. BAR HARTIOR, Maine, Se President Habbard, of the Peary Arctic club, announced today that Commander Robert E. Peary's charges against Dr. Frederick “A |Cook were ready for submission to —j|the officers of the club, and after howed : “ they had been thoroughly gone very chi whethe Cook and tWO} not to tell Commande Me B' to mmmy. They hether Dr. Cook sat = not to tell Commander who! over, would be given to the public, Slay each other on soa could carry on thefr th was to be given inf monty |? Codes peaking of the report resident Hubbard sald | “It t# possible that Anton Raven, | Henry Parleh, Herbert Bridgman and Zenas Crane, the officers who Feeail old experi: enough food for their Jour |inat Cgok had gone farther north » the pole, as he himself {8 lian Peary’s previous record, 87 Were Tentmates, novice In Arctic traveling degrees six minute ue teason for jt | He declared he knew nothing of} Continuing, Mr. Whitney lab-American|the controversy beyond vague de|iget month, wh said that on board are to Inspect the report, may Howard ‘vatt tail Mr. Whitney dented that alt hed Etat ym Taft }tai y the Roosevel hed Etah from | 4° rs ae En a Silo. Were tentmates in | Commander Peary tad removed |ine north after his winter's work iok that eine Of yA ta re + Benrns was | Dr. Cook's stores from he (Whitney) informed him|™ents 4 @ Wo Herc n uch an event, the explorer will be f Otis, then b. What Beaty really did Wasiog Dr, Cook's arrival in April, add Nobmtecrs. to lto transfor a fey thitige aud Fling that Dr. Cook had told him to | asked 2 oe arse sg wees rotn b he house te, Daaey tha onk bad gone be-| ¥24 put as as the ets 0, Rae sid the DqeR ap ApEn er toll "y ah A ag ce Sb oa be-| jothing will be done to detract from President Kons Facts From Peary. yone ‘ea ny its force and nothing will be added became {1 f was questioned re-| Peary Bulidozed Eskimos. to it, The report will be just as ; 1 ments made to him| Peary made no comment, and)much Peary's statement of the Cook in Greenland. He said} Whitney said he was not asked_any | case as if the members of the club arrived at Annatook in April|more questions by Pea But the had not made minor suggestions and declared that he|next day Cook's Eskimos came to|I believe that all of the statements land cond had reached the North Pole a year|Whitney and” asked him what/made by Peary in his arraignment before. Peary's men were trying to get\of Dr. Cook are true, and that they He pledged Whitney, however, them to say. iwill be so accepted by the publie,”| Beheral of c by D Placed grey Cook rns, beca of this year 2¢ |settled matters with the electric companies, but Roney did this | board |ness men and permits from the board of public works. | there is something wrong. |noon as the republican candidate to| amount to soothe the injured feel THE SEATTL STAFF — ‘ WEDNESDAY, SEPT. ; 29, '09. ONE CEN) BOUILLON REFUSES TO TURN OVER OFFICE TO HIS ASSISTANT TOD MAYOR AND HACKDRIVER ANDERSON’ MAYOR ASKS BOUILLON AND RONEY cron orice POSSESSION BY THE FACTS. IMMEDIATELY Anion Roney Has the Bouillon Holds on Until Documents to Show That, Successor Is Approved | From the inception of Mr. Bouillon’s investigating activities | the attitude of Mayor Miller has passed ordinary understanding When the charge made by Mr. Bouillon came to a climax Mr. Miller did his official duty by discharging Mr. Bouillon from the _— 7. and making threats against Mr. Roney. . Bouillon uncovered the moving permit scandal, Mr. ied Madplahed the evidence, and it is against these two men that the official and personal wrath of the mayor is directed, Defense in Graft Charge and Is Sworn in — He The conduct of Mayor Miller has decidedly not been such Is False. |. Discharges Assistant. as to inspire confidence in the honesty of his intentions or his ie official capabilities the duties of his office to have warmly received the accusations With evidence in his possession,| After he had read aloud an opine Attorney Ned Roney, who paid $150! {on from Scott Calhoun, corpora to ©. J, Anderson, a cab dri tion counsel, advising him to retain of Mr. Bouillon and to have heartily thanked Mr. Roney for his|to secure from the board ot public | the office from which Mayor Miller works a permit to move a house | ousted him on Monday, A. V. Boull- valuable information : owned by hitn and his brother, to-|jon, superintendent of public utill- Insfead, in the heat of passion he ousts Mr. Bouillon and) day proved beyond question that ties, this morning discharged E. D. P inveighs against Mr. Roney, It would have been more in keeping with | : ‘o We in takes | Anderson's story of how he ob-|O’Brien, his first assistant, who Mayor Miller unreasonably ©“ ltained the permit does not agree | had attempted to take charge of the ne Stal a r ouillon should not have believed a reputable | with the facts. office by order of the mayor. the stand that Mr, Bouill hould not bh bel 1a reputabl ith the f y f th " te p shed Whether or not Anderson gave Directly following this action, informant and that the informant should be punishe P any part of the $150 to any one|Mayor Miller announced a special Forced to take notice of the charges of Mr. Bouillon he ap-| connected with the city administra-, session of the council tonight, to . ed party, to investi-|40n or kept the whole amount, us| confirm his appointment of A. L. points § member of the board, the suspected p: 4 he nays he did, is not known to Valentine, former county engineer, gate, afd then is angered because his action is not publicly ap-| Mr. Roney, bat he does know that to the office from which Mr. Boutl- proved, a cab driver can secure a permit lon has been removed. When Mr. P ‘ ‘ P from the board where a business Bouillon entered his office this Albot which has the. effect of increasing public confidence} man is turned down morning he found that his first as- in Mr. Bouillon, with a corresponding lowering of the prestige Ha: WWnibid ‘tn G00. atstant ‘wee, Gxtarmined to Tak the of the frayor and those officials who have “I paid the money just to learn | Boufllon'’s successor had stepped in. : if a cab driver could get e againstithe former superintendent of public utilities. ; . ee eee re Demands the Records. board, on the same argument 1 Anderson, the hack | used, something that had been de-| Mr. Bouttion had just opened his lobid: ina? onid haes- Races toend desk when Mr. O'Brien entered “When Anderson says he argued &nd announced that inasmuch as he before the board after I had been had been appointed acting superine |refused the permit and was suc-|tendent of public utilities by the | cessful because he made out a bet-|™mayor, he wot emand that all before the board and, according to himself, explain away the|ter case than I did he is telling the papers and records of the office . " something he knows to be false. be turned over to him objecti¢ms that lawyers and experts were powerless to remove {eee D sutile’ isp dea ped slg = Mir Soulllon ‘eunediaiity deckas What did Mr. Anderson do to earn that $150? largument before the board My |¢d to take orders from a subordin- Mr: Bouillon can't remember that he appeared before the | Riley, | brother, B. A. Ron and D, E, ate who first mentioned Ander i b b fi “ A LEN a ough |#0n a# the man who could get the “l my successor has been confirm- board. AMr, Roney doesn’t recall the expert's efforts, although | parindl ers groseat what the bourd ¢@. by the counet! and has taken his he was present when the permit was granted granted the permit on Feb. 19, My | th,” “gr oni aren apn ta ast : — er ore ° ntil then I shall retain a eo Just when did Anderson bring forth his conviction that the | brother told me there was no argu 4 building could be moved? ment made by Anderson, and that | "cords of this office.” Anderson, so tar as he knew, was| 4 lengthy argument — ensued. N@ one seems to know. 4 ‘ Anderson himself is rather vague about it. He joined with him now comes forth the defense, C. J driver who received $150 for securing a moving permit that the board had once refused perience was acquired on the driver's seat of a hack, can go Anderson, whose house moving ex I shall remain in this office un- not present at all O’Brien stood his ground, repeating his request for the records, O'Brien Is Determined. I wish you would return to your desk and do your work,” said Mr. Bouillon, addressing O'Brien. { am acting superintendent of public utilities,” was the reply, and as such I am in charge of this office.” You are not in charge of this office,” snapped Mr. Bouillon. “You are still my assistant. | appointed you. Your conduct in this office has been very offensive. Mr. Bouillon then reached for his watch. Holding it fo bis hand, he said to Miss Carstens, his sten- Maloney Made the Motion. Maloney, a member of the nounced that the applica: the permit was up again for reconsideration. He moved that What were |!t be granted, R. H. Thomson, city engineer, seconded St, and that’s all | there was to the board's motion on Anderson would have an/| this matter.” | To further disprove Anderson's story that it was because he se On his own word he knows | cured from the Great Northern and | Northern Pacific railroads permis jsion to cross their tracks with the | house, and permission from the Se attle Electric company to interfere with its wires, Mr. Roney produced & receipt for $8.68 he paid workmen | °SaPher : ; Jemployed by the latter concern to|., Make & note of the fact that against Roney, and Ander-| cut wires ie 10 17 o'clock I discharged Mr. | “Before I ever asked Supt. of haere: | Streets Maloney for a permit I had Calls in Bagley. |eec ured written permission from the’ “J forbid you from making any The public has a two railroads to cross their tracks,” note of this matter. spoke up | continued Mr. Roney O’Brien, turning to Miss Carstens. “Those written permits are on | “I am your superior now.” file with the two railroads and can O'Brien refused to be |be seen at any time. When I first from his position. H appeared before the board to ask manded the records. Failing to it to grant the moving permit I get them, he called in Secretary overcame their objections one by | Bagley of the board of public works one by showing that I had made and explained the situation to him. satisfactory arrangements with the After O’Brien had finished his two raiiroads and the Seattle Elec. story, Mr. Bagley asked tric company. The board knew this Is that all? because I personally explained {t.| O'Brien said {t was, and Bagley TDETIE FAA JURY AGREES THAT than I the office without uttering another | did that he was given the permit word “Anderson did not make out any Mr. Bouillon was attaching his ty United Freee.) jease In the open. He may have signature to the minutes of a meet- OLYMPIA, Sept. 29 on Page Seven.) W. MeCredie; of Vancouver, will un doubtedly be nominated this after CAN THEY DO IT? Can the voters of says he} «5 before Anderson appeared on the scene wanted $50 for his fee and $100 for expenses these To whom were they paid? It was to be expected that Mr “explanation.” Naturally he position to be tried for bribery. nothing of house moving and yet he can talk $150 out of busi- Roney says Anderson} “expenses”? himself in a would not place Anderson's years on the hack have been But it doesn’t sound good Certainly Mr. wasted. if his story is true Bouillon’s dismissal, the threa’ |son’s “explanation” all point accusingly to the suspicion tha’ It is up to someone to really explain. right to know. : THERE IS SUCH A THING AS A GRAND JURY. pe at ane Poem te PUBLIC KNOWS THAT. removed in de- Judge W. One thousand dollars is the | amount a jury in Judge Wilson R Gay's court thought to be the right} succeed the late Francis W. Cush man of the Second district The convention was called to or der this morning at 11 o'clock by W. Goiner of Tacoma, district chairman. §. C. Finch was chosen temporary chairman. For -the firet half hour of the convention riot prevatied. Coine was muspected of attempting to} steal the temporary organizaiton | bung. in the interests of Ashton, Taco-} Baring. tha act ot ejection. Welt ma’s enrididate, and the convention | ji. was hit over the head with became @ howling, frensied mob. | pe a age Bo ey pe Chairs, were broken, and in some | in, Tory sereed With’ him. Tks cancs pipuy Were exchanged railroad company has appealed the Aboet ¥¥ cclock the convention | ‘eilroad company has appealed the became orderly, and the usual com mittees were appointed, after which the convention took a recess until] ’ 2 o'clock this afternoon McCredie’s nomination {is as-| | sured, because of his selection at a caudus last night of the southern I OPENED TONIGHT delegates to the convention, The supporters of Ashton made an at tempt this morning to break the southern combine, but were unsuce SAN cessful. ings and head of C. R. Whitlock, }a man who was thrown out of the Auburn station of the Northern Pa cific with a gang of hoboes on the night of March Degpite the fact that Whitlock had purchased a ticket to Coving | ton, the station agent, August Re hel, wae no respecter of persons, poted him with a half dozen reat American community suc- cessfully combat a coalition of powerful financial and or iterests ganized vice formed for the purpose of committing crime and defeating justice? CAN THEY? Can they establish at the polls the fact that American voters have the power to maintain what is rightfully theirs —a representative government? CAN THEY DO IT? e A great battle of importance to the voters of Seattle— and to voters of every community in the country-—is being fought in San Francisco. ; ° Frangis J’ organized interests Heney is fighting this coalition of vicious All considerations local to San Fran It is a tiational matter. Heney’s fight for the district attorneyship of San Fran- (By United Press.) FRANCISCO, Sept. 29 The supreme court today reversed the ruling of the tion commis cisco are of secondary importance. cisco is the biggest thing before American voters today RRR ee ee) sion and restor » union labor ; tan for ctitha Be my @ *|nominatton to Charles M. Fickert : Heney has written for The Seattle Star two articles GAME POSTPONE®. */and the democratic and inde tell about his fight and why he hopes to win. *! pendence league nominations to ccount of heavy grounds *| Francis J, Heney in the fight for pattle-Tacoma game for *®) district atto! of San Francisco fternoon was postponed. *| count *|/® Und He believes the people CAN successfully combat these allied interests, 2 CAN THEY? * * * * * On * the § ® this * A doubleheader will be play * * * a * ” * * * er this ruling Heney will ap ed Sunday *| pear on the ballot as the candidate Read these articles by Heney, the first of which will =| of the democrats, the independence E EE RE SE oe ¢ 5 aha ale ee ne RR ee longue, — The oa government appear n. The Star tomorrow and the econd will appear % | league and the Heney league. Fick- Friday he Star believes no voyr should he 1 rmed @ WEATHER FORECAST. #/ert will appear as the candidate | 6, a seisie Lice bn alot’ the Ynion Is n this most important matter, or and republi Bhowers tonight and Thure- #| can. parties, | day; brisk southwest winds. *| Heney will open his campaign * {tonight with a rally at Dreamland | FOR III IOI tt tot rink and (he struggle will be on, Can they beat the interests? READ HENEY’S ARTICLES