The Seattle Star Newspaper, October 5, 1909, Page 8

8 QIES ON Ei OF WELCOME TO) PRESIDENT Two Hours Rifore He Was| to Greet Taft Professor of University Is Stricken in Death. | The passengers BERKELEY, Cal, Oct. 5— Prof. Irving Stringham, acting | head of the University of Cali fornia, who was to have pre sided at the Taft meeting in the Greek theatre this morn: ing, died just two hours before the president arrived at the university grounds. RERKELEY train bearing Cal, Oct, 5.—The President Taft and| hie party arrived here at § o'clock this morning from Sacramento. The president addressed the stud-/ ents but a decided gloom was cast} ever the occasion by the death of} Prof. Stringham, though every effort was made to postpone the} announcement of the university's | Dereavement until after the pres! dent had left the city. At the conclusion of his address Taft was hurried to Oakland. | Taft in Frisco. SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 5.—When President Taft arrived here at 12:30) p. m. he had completed one third | of his great swing around the na tional circle in potnt of time and} had covered considerably more than | thirty-three and one-third per cent of the distance he ts to travel To be exact, he completed miles when he arrived on the from Oakland. His entire trip is} to cover 12,750 miles. Up to last) night and including the addresses he made at Sacramento, he had spoken 112 times in public since Yeaving Beverly, Mass, on Septem ber 14. At this rate, if his voice holds out, he will make about 300 speeches before he returns to Washington on November 10, Pickpockets Follow Taft, A gang of pickpockets is follow- fmg the presidential train. The! Members of the gang start to work in the crowds surrounding Mr. Taft Just as soon as he appears, and to the excitement that always attends his arrival on the grandstand or | in his automobile, the Mght fingered gentlemen reap their harvest of “leathers.” Last night at Sacra-/ mento the pocket picking went |" merrily on, and it is safe to say that a good deal of money changed hands in this unlawful manner. THOMSON OPPOSES DUWAMISH ORDINANCE A bill introduced in the counct! | last night by City Engineer Thom- | son asks for the repeal of the orddi- Rance authorizing the board of pub- Ne works to spend $1,000 {n cre ating the Duwamish river improve- ment district. He holds that it will be better to pay for all neces- sary engineering work by ordinance &s the improvements are made. Seat! Paris.—-According to reports; reaching this city, revolutionists are manufacturing bombs in Barcelona, and the police are scouring the city in an effort to locate the secret places where the plotters are stor- ing the explosives. | ‘GAIPMAN CUT jranning N ACCIDENT YESLER WAY CAR JAMMED CROSS RAIL PASSENGERS HURT, STRIKES NO Lovelett was slightly jolt Gripman J hurt and a car of people ed up and given a bad scare this morning when a Yesler way cable car strack a slot in the rail at Sec ond ay, and came to an abrupt stop. floor, but none of them were hurt | Lovelett was thrown agatnat the front windows and sustained sever al bad cuts, Dr for him, and when the jhe was able to take charge of it The jerk of the car- broke the cable, and it was several hours be fore the and traf fie resumed BAD WEATHER FOR car started repair Was made OHIO OY AT FAIR Those Ohloans who could leave their pressing duties at Washington | the country to make the trip to Seattle were the A.-Y.P. EB. today--Ohlo day President J. W. Brown of the Ohio club estimated the number of Buck eyes and ex-Buckeyes at 5,000 There was a luncheon at 12:30 in the New York bullding. Quite a speaking and musical program is | scheduled for the afternoon at the |J Natural Amphitheatre, There will be a reception and ball at the Washington building this evening Despite the unfortunate weather conditions, the Ohtoans enjoyed | © the msclves 1 to the limit. HOTEL PEARY LOATH TO PART WITH BAR In an application Thea with the city council last night the Perry hotel asks that its hotel liquor license be renewed. Although the Perry is not located within the hotel liquor license dis trict, It has retained its license be cause it was granted before the new Umit was established by the char ter amendment. The council re fused in the case of the Hotel Sor rento, which is also outside of the Heense district, to grant # license. although Councilman Gill, while he was ~— mayor, spereved | it. DELAY ACTION ON THE 1910 1910 BUDGET The counet] will not take any ae Hs the tax levy or the city lor 1910 for at least two When the matter was brought up jat last night's meeting of the coun- cil no taxpayers appeared to make any protest, so the two questions were referred back to the finance committee, which will discuss them again next Frida That the city’s financial report may be published twice a year in- stead of annually, Comptroiler H. W. Carroll will bring a proposed amendment of the city charter be fore the charter revision authori ties. The action will be taken as a result of the agitation of the Cham- ber of Commerce, BOSTON PHYSICIAN CALLS OPERATION FOR APPENDICITIS CRIMINAL. : Gy United Frew.) | BOSTON, Oct. 6.—-Dr. Charles E. | Page, one of Boston's leading | physicians, has declared that an} operation for appendicitis should be | called a criminal operation, and as such should be prohibited by law. In this eounpetien, Dr. Page | sald: | “Ever since the craze for | appendicitis operation started, 1 have been following the rec ords for appendicitis opera- tions, and | confidently believe that the day Is coming when | the people will finally realize | that appendictomy—cutting of pendix—is a criminal op- |The ‘As for the wide prociaimed benefits and saving life by opera- tions te cut the appendix, It seems hardly necessary to cite the long lists of death following the opera. tions, “The deaths of Governor John- json and of Clyde Fitch, the great |playwright, are two of the recent Striking instances we have had surgeons cut off Governor Johnson's appendix a year or so ago; they operated on him a sec ond time, and on the third he fell a victim to mistaken modern theories “I have kept track of the deaths |from appendicitis operations for 20 rs, and the list is appalling. to the new VICTOR RECORDS. were thrown to the/ Park Willie cared | long enough | ¢ MANY AsoloT UNFORTUNATE Star Readers Rush to A | sistance of Woman in Green Lake Who Had a Run of Hard Luck. Since the publication in last Thursday's Star about Mrs. Waters | the woman who was found sick in a with five children, the Star office has been flooded with [telephone calla from sympathetic citizens anxious to send clothing to ithe needy woman, The calle have heen referred to Menere. John Mark ley, Benjamin and Deer, who kindly volunteered to collect clothing and provisions for the family A representative of the Pactfte | Telephone employes brought #14 to The Star office thie morning to be given to Mrs, Waters, The money was rained by 60 cents and $1 sub-| seriptions from the telephone em ployes, whose names follow K. Randall... $1.00 Vogel weepenvecs 1.00 A. Hutchins veanences hae A. French ‘ bo B. Ware Oscar Vogel.. . A. MeTarnahan.. Ralph Crippen | Mise Magor Bright B. Wilkes Chas. Minsen... L. Phillips Thos. L. Procunier Bellinger Jolly : Nicholes Hi tell Mendenhall J. Knago.. Wishart Bateman ‘ . D. Roach.. eeeceepe 1 4 Jemall tent E. 5 I c ©. iC. H Total BUILD WARSHIPS HERE That more American menof-war may be constructed on the Pacific jeoast, the committee on national jaffairs of the Chamber of Com jmerce has recommended Senator |Ptles be requested to urge at the next congress the restoration of jthe differential of 4 per cent. |which was allowed in the case of jibe battleshtp Nebraska PTreTTTTTeerr Terry * * NOT TO WED GOELET. ® PARIS, Oct. 5.The Herald ® le authorized to deny the re |® ported engagement of Miss ® Mary Harriman, daughter of ® the late EH Harriman, and ® Robert W. Goelet. * * * * * * * * * * . * SPCR eee NO BOOZE ‘TO INDIANS. Judge Mitchell Gilliam yesterday upheld the state law forbidding the sale of liquor to an Indian, The de fense was raised that an Indian who had left his tribal relations and who was a regularly qualified citi zen of the United States could law- fully purchase the liquor. This de- murrer was dentod. New York.—-Dr. David Jayne Hill, the American ambassador to Ger- many, who in this elty today, declared that the talk of war be- tween Germany and England ts without foundation. Tacoma.James Ashton will be &® candidate to the United States senate to succeed Senator 8. H. | Piles. THE MARKETS The totter Roosters, live, Ib. live, Ib live, tb. ‘urk Greased Ducks. dressed, }2e ka, live, | Qeeee wabs, Gozen . eons, dozen .. | Belgian hate, Ib Meats, Live Weight. 44@. 04% 103% 108 | Common steers, Ib. . Cows, ib e Heifers, Ib... Hows, Ib. 6%O fo steers, ib Dressed Mea Veal, large 06@ MAo, WATERS 10% | THE STAR 1909, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 5, J, PIERPONT MORGKA I) BALKED FOR ONCE VENICE, forgan has Oct, bd PRajont been balked in BF aire to purchase the Rok | Mantua, formerly known a al one of the residences offered for this magnificent | atruocture considered a fabulous fortune in this country-—the gov roment holds that the Reggia ts one of the Kingdom's monuments and relies, and It turned down the American's reputed of } THOUSANDS OIE. OF GHOLERA IN RUSSIA 8T. PETERSDURG, Oct, 5.—-Rue sian authorities, becoming alarmed | at the threat of other European na tons to quarantine the czar's do main, today are considering ures for nbating che ia increasing In the Russ! jand the larger cities of Buropean | Runaia, Six thousand deaths from) more than 15,000 cases of cholera) failed to etir Russian officials into) action. | MARRIED IN A MORGUE, de at the fw ot | Corte Réale mous royal Burope Although $5,000,000 me in the financter ag oe BAN FRANCIG6CO, Oct. 6.— KS ae a Rudolph Schwelter of thie city > 7 mm and Loulse Huber of San Ma- teo were married in the morgue, thereby setting a new record for freak weddings in this city. They arrived at the morgue In search of Justice Treadwell, who wae sitting on a suicide case in the piace of the coro ner, Treadwell was called from the Inquest room and, upon the earnest solicitation of the groom, he performed the cere mony. The chief deputy coro ner acted as one of the wit nesses. This strong, substantial back ed golden; posts tries by hea seat er, with high back; regularly IS MISSING WITH CASH for $2.25, Otto H. Jensen, Pacey and |} cashier for the J. EB. Stubbs Con-/ tracting company, a branch of a| al Ss Leavenworth, Kas, contracting con: | Basement Snaps ps cern, is misaing, and ts alleged to have taken the contents of the tom pany’s safe, to which he had the) combination, consisting of $292 In| cash and pay checks and other se-| curitios, totaling perhapa 9500, | Jensen had been in the emplay ot | the local house two years, apd, was) trusted implicitly. A member of| the concern believes Jenson. has | headed for Milwaukee. . / Our Basement ts crowded with all sorts of pleces of furniture at very low prices, You should keep a close watch on this department now, for we cannot tell what each day will bring forth. If you find the article you want in our ex change department the price will please you ——SHAFER BROS.—— enheimer aincoats For Men, Special $18.00 Now that the rainy season has be- gun in earnest every business man will want a raincoat, and we offer the famous Kuppenheimer line at an at- tractive price—eighteen dollars. Every coat is shower proof, thor- oughly cravenetted, finely “eee and all are in the new style, at Ku Men’s Suits ;, Special special price. On sale to- morrow at . heralded for tomorrow. at $15.00 The values are by long odds the best in town. Sewing Rocker is made of hard wood, finish secur y y T bolt to solid wood A very neat, attractive Rock sold In the First Av. Store, Arcee Annex, Men’s Suits | also showing a strong line of Office Chairs | of all styles, Offered in the golden or wea red, t holstered in new number lor tomorrow Also, tion Spanish lea lish oak ume ot I green, only, at Dar with I Ame le of enport ther frame Regular Price $28.50 This fine solid Golden Oak Standing Desk, 72 inches long, 33 inches wide, three drawers, full-length shelf for books, heavy turned legs securely braced; our regular nie eof $28.50 desk. with Call to see the new Fall models in Cutler $3.00. Office Desks. We are showing several very handsome examples in the popular sanitary type; roll and flat tops. We are pric e, Wall | golden oak, ALL THE CREDIT YOU WANT . brown t el solid French We have a large Mirrors in all Early E and weathered f moderately priced. Portieres Tapestry Portleres in so reds, greens and browns, applique borders 2 to 6 regular but they are outs, 80 we sale at— offer them $4.95 Massege and Main aed Occidental. iosiener. 'e Sellete Your Patronage. —TOURIST BATHS— 1,600 Acres on This Side of Sound at Division 6. BIG SALE OPE Wednesday and Thursday, October 6th and *% aad offering of Kuppenheimer Suits All the new fancy tweeds and plain worsteds are included. Bro- kaw Bros.’ Suits are likewise offered at this in 5-acre acre up. month stores, $20.00 houses wanted ; Ther IF to big will SALE or tracts by on terms Fine op ete, grounds at $7 gles, $1 per M. i sidewalks to be laid; 40 mam built; Lau 15 be wages be no c Wi as er, finish re well i tuted ee OUTS OMe of ough Splendid Davenport for Very Little Money} Velour or Leather Upholstered A 12x20-inch Wall Minn 1%-inch frame, finished golden; 1 heavy with beveled edge; lus $6.50 to $850 — Over 6,000 acres has sold in the others di Branch Annex only for the purpose of building up a big business on this particular corner. Plain and fancy suits in all _ 15 00 es, on sale.im the Arcade Annex, only...... .... $ . Boys’ Suits, Fine Styles, Fine Values, at Five Dollars Over four thousand suits are offered at this one price alone. All the popular styles, plain and fancy fabrics, double and _single- breasted, Norfolk, Derby, Buster Brown and Sailor Blouse styles; sizes from 21% to 8 and from 7 to 17. $5 00 ae RE WN I ais hn b's akon dn BA Awe w8can aha Boys’ Overcoats, New Fall Styles, at $3.50 to $15.00 Splendid stock of new Fall Overcoats for Boys, auto, military and reefer styles. All sizes, $3.50 to $15. VER’S SALE, but the is nearly given away. with us tomorrow on The Big Fre Excursion On the Big, New Veal, medium 10% @-11%| A of many hits the month: lew e th Poul | Oyater Clam shells, 1 | Clam shells, No. 2, ton Granulated bones, 1008 | Bone meal, 100 Scratch food, Common fen $6.00" per ton Sweetmeats T March — wo Step — Ragtime Wenrich Pryor’s Band Songs Without Words—Mendelssohn—A violin, pianoforte trio Feed—Selling Prices, Western Washington timothy 14.00@16 Kastern Washington timothy ... ++82.00 24 Alfaita 00@17 | Wheat hag. bog ven 21.00 Eas ‘double compre Oats 00@s2 Cate, ington | Bran, ton Shorts, ton’ , | Midaiings. (on'.... “Massaniello Barley, ton d wheat hop, ton | Whole corn | Cracked co! Feed corn, meal, ton ° | Rolled oats and bar- | ley, mixed , 91,00@a2 Fruit—elling Prices. | Apples, jocal . 1.00@ 1 Apples, Wonat nee 3! Uaeg 2 corn + 1,00@ cantal'pes, 1:75@ kberrles 18 40 Hot house tomato 10 Ibe Lane Local potatoes |. Home> grown Jette. Yellow onions ltallan Prunes ‘cello and Three new records by Tetrazzini: Lucia di Lammermoor Ballo in Maschera La Sonnambula the famous Vienna tenor First time his wonderful Four the recorded in records by Slezak, Tamagno America called 00@ a1 soars econd second voice Slumber Song from Cavalleria Rusticana Lohengrin Romeo and Juliet ton turn at 8 p.m. ETS NE Deen BOAT FRE 4 ‘ h eee exct ms free. = First and | ¥ : : 1 eral sale University s¢ sev eval carpenters: Street er | SPECIAL —Boys Rubber Rain Céants, all sizes, $3. 00. SHAFER BROS. Whole Block Long tons) ton 00038 46: 00@ 36 firn Pacttic Coast Digtiributers of VICTOR Talking achines, Connt Pacific tn! Dealers Second andl Uni a ly Stree Arcade and Arcade Annex leave prom maps of pr@ Hillman’ Tinhee BW + 80@ 1860 16@ 12 1 b0@ ne, | jonitle, 1406 Second Ave; Near Union Stream 8600 Werth of Merrie One Acre of T