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egislature Slow in ackling Big Questions There seems to be a dread fear of tackling the big questions itiat tee And yet © their prow tonment question inertia. AN in eestely jess than and even a all, th Next week, however, will fguspiciously with by the house of the eight-hour for women on ; Canne effect cided in held ip id, it would Taw, on acc er cted | not ft the remainder of ee in wh _ HILLMAN’ S ALLEGED ‘ VICTIMS IN start | t law Tuesday #1 will pay you $10 for every man you hire to work in the saw mill. Make them buy land Before beginning work. Let veh Hi them work a day or two, then that it would pn fire them and tell them to go | Nelson has t . Wve worked the same | yea. game at Pacific City.” Mra. Ama ‘This was, in substance, C. D. H a Swed man’s Instructions to C. O. Graham, | speak or ur at ® statio ¥ engines and sawmill? ‘@nguage, sa ¢ had gone to Man, according to his testime mingham in search of a “chicken ferday afternoon in the Hillman that had Yold it trial in the United States district too far woods, but that eourt. she could have something else Graham was attracted to one of| On promise that her husband wa Biliman’s agents by an advertise to get work, she s she bought Ment, announcing the free use of| tract, having din all $16 ® sawmill, 12,000 acres of § ared she received two —s and the use of a railro: pe F. A. An . Hillman demanded, he said, | 8!ring railroad) right & $20,000 bond. Graham said there | throws r prop She sald tha Was no available timber nea: she had asked Hillr mingham, and that the mill mney @hinery at Birmingham was “old|fter she had junk.” 4 jury, when Charles Nelson, an old man, living |!" ful cept $1.8 fm this city, testified to having | kept to cover exper Dought Birmi m prop tot Had “Great Future. $475. He declared that instead of} Mrs. Edith O'Meara of five acres, there was less than 1% | sald she had paid $130 on Bir fm the tract, and that on complain-|ham property, after having tng to Hillman, he was told that he id of the “city’s” great future @0uldn’t expect to get five acres for} E. B. Wood declared that he had $475. }sunk $140 In a Birmingham tract Offered to Transfer. lafter promises of steady employ Hillman offered to transfer him|ment and rising p erty values to Boston Harbor or any other place, | had been given him he said, and finding that he could; L. J. Dobrenty, a tailor, of New Rot get his money refunded, he ac-! port, Ky., testified that he had ny yes (PAID ADVERTISEMENT) WILLIAM HH. MURPHY’S FRIENDS ALL _ PREDICT REPEATED ACHIEVEMENTS HAS BEEN MEMBER OF COUNCIL FOR ELEVEN | YEARS—EIGHT FROM THE “NINTH” AND THREE “AT LARGE.” Regarded in Every Section of City As a Capable and Dependable Councilman ‘William H. Murphy, who for 11 years has been a member of the city council, eight as the represen- tative of the Ninth ward, and three as a membér-atlarge, is a candi fate for the new counell, which is to be made up of nine instead of eighteen members. Property own- ers, taxpayers and citizens gener ally, who have watched the work of Murphy in the city council, pre- flict that he will repeat his achieve ment of three years ago, when he fed the ticket by several thousand _votes. He has not only a large fol lowing in the territory north of the canal, where he lives, but ts Fegarded in every section of the city as a man who is capable, has had long experience and can be de- been lured over 2,000 miles by one} adver |” of Hillman’s “chicken ranch’ tisements, and that he had been In duced to buy at Birmingham when told of the great Industries and the but at ng notivity ¢ C. Nutt wentern manager Pacific, testified that | Western manager since |that during that period no exten |sions to Boston Harbor or Birming vice president ham had been considered, as there was nothing to bulld railroads for One Man Satisfied. W. Pullen te the fir Canning toes in Ne Louls and Sa take n 8. c cook, tes ing doug! ° in Hi Navy Yard addition, and he had r ved two of the blind A. Ande t He was not cros-ex od alleged jars Clise President of Orthopedic Hospital | | eee Re ee! . * *% REGISTRATION GROWING. mid just before lone at Selling Price. butter. 6 adie. tom | Retied “cate mined and | Carley Vegrtanien netting | pro | Retail Prices at Public Markets pound « made pork 4 aliced ham Artichoke import grapes, 2 pounds cents pound nklat oranges ents dozen. The pended upon at all times to work W. H. MURPHY. ‘and vote for every single bill that will help in the upbulilding of Greater Seattle and give improve- Ments to every section of Me city where they are needed. Murphy's # as a matter of course have been fn the Ninth, Tenth, Eleventh and Thirteenth wards, all situated north of Lake Union, but no other sec- ton of the city has suffered as a yesult of his efforts in behalf of the country to the north. He has slways shown by his work in the counct! that he i# heartily in fa of local improvements, so long they benefit the people at larg but on « number of occasions has opposed improvements tending to Denefit the few and result in a hardship to the majority amounting to $94,000, but donated | $40,000 toward the condemnation | of Leary avenue, also ninety feet | wide, which practically parallels | the Northern Pacific tracks be tween Lake Union and Ballard, | cate any number of factories and with railroad facili in the rear and a wide street in front. This amount Was paid to the city yesterday. Another improvement which Murphy fathered at a time when he received but scant consideration in the council, is that of Westinke avenue, by which a permanent| roadway will be constructed from| Wentlake avenue and Mercer street | to Fremont at an evation suf-| When Murphy took up the ques-| ficient to cross the canal. Natural-| tion several years ago of con-|ly, euch an undertaking, which Gemning 4 right-of-way for Ewing| means the elimination of an un- Street, ninety feet wide, between|sightly and dangerous trostle| Fremont and Ballard, he ran|around the west side of Lake Union inet obstacles, the most formid-|and the construction of a perma-| le of which was a desire on the|/nent roadway, required consider. wt of the Northern Pacific for)able time, but Murphy did not give city to abandon the improve-|up his project, and when work Ment in order that it might obtain| was finally ordered, less than a the property for its connections be-|year ago, he had succeeded in tween Ballard and Lake Union.| starting an improvement for which| Murphy opposed this plan, and re-|the property owners will pay far| fused to vote to abandon the Ew-| less than one-half of the cost. The) ing street project, with the result| balance was made up in several, that the condemnation was carried| ways, showing the versatility o through at a cost of $94,000. Failing| Murphy in driving a good bargain | have the project abandoned, the|for the city and for the property lorthern Pacific then made appli-/owners. First be had $50,000 in ation for a franchise on Ewing) cluded in a municipal bond issue street, with the result that the and then an item of $56,000 placed company was required to deal to in the tax budget. The Northern & considerable extent with Murphy, | Pacific, as a part of the Lake Union the originator of the Ewing street grant, paid $20,000 in addition to -condemnation, When the smoke $44,266.48, representing one-fifth cleared away the Northern Pacific| of the cost of improvement along bad a franchise on Ewing street, its grant. The Seattle Blectric Jeaving thirty feet for other rail-| company added $10,862 to the fund, Toad companies or for traffic of|so that the property owners will character, and the company |be assessed but $127,966.60 for an pot only paid the entire con-|improvement that will cost $319, cost on Hwing street, | 196.08, levery paper every |fails to come subscriber gets his or her night. If your paper by 6 o'clock kindly notify the circulation department lof The Star and a paper will be [sent you by sp Main 9400 or Ind. 441 pei gene Poraible to le ITHE SEATTLE STAR| ppEDLERIN ets once aad dat again | ? ie take 0 A chan on the add: ine By y in advanc |$3.70 By’ mail, 30 up to six months |year, $3.26 ents per six months, $4.10; Classified want ads, etc, one cont pe word, minimum charge for any ad, 10 conta. Telephone ad in and we will kond follector for payment Main $460, Ind SPECIAL NOTICES. famuel Watson Church of ualinm, Inc., meets secon ademy, Fourth. ne ate, Sunday 1 o'clock, genera a lecture Rev Cameron, — #ub “What Greatest and Most Needed Thi This World. for the Upliftm manity?” 4:16, forn by Dr. Anna Wild Brown, Bi medium) Rev. A'S and Why the Spiritualiate Pray.” After evening lecture, i by Rev..C. J. Blovenson, mt of ata | Should yistform Holos Ida Michaels and D. Wealuster “admission ‘tree. tree & MYL, 416 Twoltthy Promptly At ;, Omrpent Weather stripp yectaity. Main 1170 and Star is anxious to see that | messenger. | eigar taotory haw moved to 600 Third av 4 Prot. Stevens, New Method 7 ing ns De | always free wourth and P' THE STAR- A FUNERAL DIRECTOR’ and of the Northern he had been| 1907, and] ACQUAIN These STYLISH MAK Hate trimmed. dyed, bioeke . OVER SHOP. cleaned and and MARRIAGE CEREMONIES PERFORMED. PHONY MAIN 4 LADIES’ REMOD# alr and” Cares EMALE HELP WANTED—MAL! Heutare NATIONAL BARBER COLLEGE, bird AY 68 Was Hasement ROOM, 1418 Th: cy 1011 Pike et. Main 6393 CRAWFORD FLOOR Fioot surfacing and r done AGENTS WANTED. 1 w ekly oxp to trust thy people to travel and distribute mam ples for big wholesale house. C. Mi. Emer Resate Chicng 416 WEEKLY and expenses to (rust samples for big wholesale house. C.-M WANTED—MISCELLANEOUS WOMAN PARTN Sceguived, mani sats 900 yor month. h ming rotit. of Tot, Takevlow or Addrems Mount Pleas A-t18, Star ; but not se ALLEN SLAMBING, rn Bank Bldg, 4h ne in and Pike tage at Bal | ent walks, hicken ho Anne 1446) at ohicken Inqut siding Beach, use and yard fe rent to owner at 206 om hayse 20th 8 Mt. Naker A nice modern Bence 7-room hh 14 1917 14th ay. 8. ING PARLORS a731. | DAY, FEBRUARY, 1911, PITVE These Wants Will Change the Sign to the attention « FOR SALI RI The Star offer you opper “FOR SALE gns to “SOI The Star now has immediate ton in Se 36,000 every d a paid circul: vicinity of ne Lost (Contd.) AND FOUND. | FARMS AND ACREAGE )N REALTY & LOAN OOMS PERRY THIRD TE CLEAR ROCHESTER THE FASTEST THE STAT: OWING TOWN TODAY ka every room; tree bathe and phones + | 84 w ‘steam heat ANNEX—2004 Bighth av, near fn b ht | ake ay; new, clean, furnished. ° w; there w | m-heated bedi (for men). r aye | Rates $1.00 per per night TY & iy Apartmen a me and wi ° best and cheapert ¢ in elty; near iy LOAN CO ie market FURNISHED APARTMENTS. | rans iT GRaNp VIEW APARTMENTS, Rastiake, strictly modern, comp! 3. ¢-room. suites: ; walking distance B 434 shelving, ete ina. "105 BUSINESS CHANCES. made at 9 quick Poo! room, « tables, clear and ftand, located in Renton. A HOMESTEADS. TINNER AND real eatate DAY. “Bar ad town; $28 an acre ¢ your terms. Fr, Kipp OUT AT A BARGAIN f acreag: ight of Seal ays Fact inl min one Bastern hard views ring to work “ oul 6 he land. 1 ha OMPANY n ts or commissions. Terms MAIN. 696 T per cent. J. W Bi Main 14u1 THIRD AN FARMS AND ACREAGE. 28 POR $300 f fine, level, rich f the city above ‘price month. ON CO, MU Sy em SON ME 5 ' TEN ACKE : a acres of cholee land, facing on $300 cash tana | 4 wilt well the b tract th of the elty. Mr hat prive adjoining pro oiling for, Bost soll, will f hing, tn CHAS. E. ADAMS, Phone North ix-room Taree yal in, $14 Terry. A ent, O18, five F gan; 921 % block of Madison. Kast 6896 ___ FLAT 1460. modern houke, Call 2016 ii Neath wt part. The Bidora, $12 KE. Olive eluding celery. Part upland, pertect for ohickens oi ne the WORTH REALTY Co. " * American Hank Building A-115, The Star t= 9% acres, cleared, house, city ‘water within efty Itmits, Owner with Call 2018 Terry © tract 160 Gin Acre, on wi Haven-Schroeder, Arcade Annex, terms. Annex e phone evenings, Grant | $50: Spanaway ARMS AND ACREAGE ACH (Conta AGE NEAR i FOR BALE OF EXCHANGE CITY REA. BETATE. %-ACRE TRACTS ND OF PHINN AV IF YOU ARE PAYING R Murr pretty ON TERMS BUYS A 500 PROPERTY 8. P. DIXON &CO., TWO SROOM BUNGALOWS AT LINCOLN BEACH Park ka’ Home H. WHITE COMPANY, tlectr paid tn balance $10 be Bik End lots will win Rank Bide. WYNER nished up-te Asseasmente | 0 cash. , me lots, 100x120 DIXON & CO. 218 Marion st to Recond av. hu car; 4 $300 cash and $16 per manthe ake thur_ place, 27th and. Madin fruit Ar house, four lots, 90 trees, near Meridian car W. Barrett, 347 eh. 04 Leary Building operty ms and timbe: ur property with. him. ® home in Kastern Oregon, the shine Call or address Brown Second and Oregon. house, cheap 210 s2na 00 weekly from | ead )| CITY REAL ESTATE TLE RFAL COLLATERAL LOANS FOR SALE—WOU") AND COAL LIVESTOCK | FOR SALE — MISCELLANEOUS, per 160 tt per 109 ft $8 per M ity, # ‘ghor 1 Sixth av. N tor bat New porchai "| WANTED TO BUY—FURNITURE M293: tnd Business Directory Ani UNDER OR HAS ALLED ON PHONE Gato MAIN soe OW IND. 44h ADSTRACTERS, A nny NOT MESS WILt : MM RCE. office, Toronto, in Canada Canada (200 ete). A general allowed om SPINNING'S STOCK ACRIFICING SALI NOW GOING ON. 1310 SECOND AV: BLUE PRINTING. eS TEI ae Seattle Blue Print B14 Hinckley Bik, ANCE TERS. : Oe A an All kings pairs and alterauons Sephton & #3 Bell st. Ind. 1606 COSCR EE ~~ BRICK Coy INC Phones, Queen Anne 68; Ind. A 4it4 CONTRACTS AN Bove Gree 1003 Amer CHULOLQNITS : romero 456 ARCADE F ete wa, OR ‘Gives bie ade nenuy Pine Also gives wonderful Mine lovafer ing anda of value bought am wold. Kog: First. Ind. ee a DERFUL vice on ail actalre of st, near Sixth ‘ : Tweky charms Bldg, Seattio. “Main” i J. Ccay, Supt W448 ing anaugh, peked RITA, } cheap; ‘Owner, Annex. 368. Are go tooees Onorsnoceueaey r oa acomn