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eo an vote on thé bonds for a city owned street car line from )and nail to keep the olfy from building @ ear lHne own p polls on mds he 5 70 Heth ¥ r mornt houne of King opposed Supedted to win thouss of votes ot ¢ working people, whom they |the bill. ¥ su n, Wright and Ze ¢ e rescue of : Wired most, would n able to e@ befor he measure and anne #8 to Fo ‘ | when the lower house passed a bill, already passed by the George VF. Cotterill, FX. MH Mf Rainier valley, and others, } Governor He , end ‘ n that “ sien le Bk Co, who have been fighting tooth | fixing the hours for voting on the bonds from 8 a, m, to & p, m. Worked for the passage of thé Last w ed the senate e bill t ning till 8 at night tomorrow | Rainier Beach to Ballard, got a setback in the legislature this a To n comedy stuff—that is what Oagar und ‘Adelt are giving the folks who read The Cent for The Star a day—and amusement, in Star regularly every day. Just glimpse ‘em struction and entertairiment for every member on page 3 today of the family. ¢ istho paper in Seattle that ONLY INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER IN SEATTLE approaches The Star for popular features VOL. 13, NO- 10 SEATTLE, WASH.,, MONDAY, MARCH 6, 1911. ONE CENT. i074, A NEWS STANDS be NG DESPERATE ATTA ON JOE SMT TRY WOMAN | W®"_THE CONFESSION OF A STRAP| AFRAID PEOPLE'S a valet CANDIDATE WILL FOR MURDER 2s — WIN COUNCIL SEAT (My Unhed Press.) . Mareb wl be t r whe have done ALBANY NY darch on Furth 4 eS oe Prats iy yo cet tlt Every political crook, every chronic old line politician, every big ee oe MED. PD Senet, Sr. ee at t , 7 \\ special interest, has been called to the front murder of her fiveyearold so pay t ae g ones, And | pay regularly 7 | \ Desperate over the mariner in which the people are flocking to whom she killed by giving car 7 ¢ red it up CT entimate, and Til bet that Star \ VS Joe Smith, the Big Interests have marshalled their full fighting and that T earn between $5,000 z VOTING force. ) Ween ir. acid some month alleged she w ¥ $10 eve « acob b and u “1 Boston bond At \ r They waited, as crooked fighters usually do, until the eleventh hour, then, like cowards, THEY ATTACKED JOE SMITH FROM id no who did no JAMBUSH here this afternc ¥ look « n n't ember the long how Owing to the fact that popular ave tolle Y ‘ t They have scattered unsigned circulars over the city attacking feeling is against her and citizen ‘ ‘ in en orking men and f= Joe Smith's record as a volunteer soldier in the Philippines. are still much wrought up on women can depend u me to support them a urs sway and i HERE'S THE TRUTH account of her act, she is be I around the on a over the hi | Joe Smith enrolled as a private April 26, 1898, and was honorably heavily guarded in the court room. | ‘ Hh From 5 o'clock in the morning until the last tired working girt| | 5 discharged as a second lieutenant September 2, 1899. His discharge Two deputies are stat a 3 has reached her home at night | am there, ready and willing to assist | Papers given to him when he was mustered out of service are in The aide of the prisoner's « nd é | her in standing in the car Star office today. These papers show that Joe Smith participated im several m are se red among mn) kes “ i 1 want to tell you peo more that | have done for you. | | the expedition to the Philippines and took part in 14 battles, engage- the spectators. The prosecution Sl ie " ak old women who 1 hardly stand have clung t ments and skirmishes; that he was wounded in action at Santa Ana announced that it demands the H * . ¢ the ¢ and sho and the peop moped ther . February 5, 1899; that his services were honest and faithful, his char- death senten The defer wilt | 7 | y your her or mother b held to me in one acter excellent, and that he was recommended by the colonel of plead insanity, as an excuse for e cars, Thin : 4 criticise me, Think of th | regiment for a commission in the regular army. the murder | before you vote | : But what does the old plundering gang care for the truth on the Her attorneys assert that Mrs. j I've had old men hanging to me—veterans of the Grand Army of 4 |eve of an election, when it fears a friend of the people is going tol eller has developed quick con the Republic who fo Grant and Sherman, Grizzied and scarred | be elected to office? gumption and that she bas not long | old hands they had—it really pathetio—and at times | thought | 4 The city has been flooded with unsigned false dodgers, paid for te live, no ma what the verdict hey would collapse, but | helped them and kept them on thelr feet \ | with special interest money, in an effort to deceive the voters. The @f the ury will t r fy. Of the till they got to their destinations. \ whole idea of the gang and the only hope of the gang is to fool thé She May Be Dying. she has denied that she pl I've hi » with bables {6 their arms hanging to me—s J | voters. That the woman is a victim of | kill her child as the st the little fellows would look up at me. and amile just as cheerful. H | __ But the issue tomorrow is the rights of the people as against special some disease was easily seen wh ; * she made him low | knew I was all right--that I kept his mother on her feet when other i |privileges for the selfish few. she was brought into the the poison when her mind was de-| wise she could not stand foom. She was pale, emacia ranged by « and hunger whe had | 1am the special friend of young mothers, Often have | seen and could hardly walk to the bar. | them come into the car pushing through the great crowd that The woman has been deserted by She killed th »y of the out-| like to ride on Uncle Jake's cars, whitefaced and weak looking ail her relatives, save a sister rts of Albany, where iste body as if ahe had been very sick, and awfully tired and worn. She a 1s not known whether Mrs s found several days later would look around a minute, then catch hold of me, and I'd help her get down town or to her home. Bt if there ever was a time when the decent citizenship of Seattle | T are facts. Everybody except auto owners in Seattle know r . st had an opportunity to move forward, that time is tomorrow. A united 1 am telling the truth. Remember these things tomorrow when you i | vote of Star readers tomorrow will elect nine men to the council, every vote on the issue of seats instead of straps. - itd z jone of whom is pledged to work and fight for the people's rights, Star i ye ee with The Star and with this man Joe Smith; if you + = | readers have read the platform to which these men have attached thelr | preter a seat rather than me, your old and faithful friend, then | have ‘ |names. They will carry out those pledges. Here ar th mn for whom HILLMAN CASE nothing more to say. | Th Star urges Its readers to vote solidly tomorro: | have done my duty an | saw it tt ie for you readers of The Star to say tomorrow whether | ant ee 1. OLIVER T. ERICKSON. 5. A. J. GODDARD. }20 be kicked out of Seattic; whether you choose seats for your nickele € ROBERT B. HESKETH. ‘The defense in. the case against; buyer is found. If a onstomer 4s! instead of me, your good, your true, your greasy, your micvobe-covered ——- | 2 AGeriN a enuriee 9 3 D ae LS C. D. Hillman will rest thie after-|one day in arrears with his pey-| Street Car Strap. i j SAMED Vi 6. KELLOGG, MAX WARDALL. neen. and District Attorney Todd | ment his property will be sold if a/ P. 83.—My picture is printed alongside this article I hope that = Gaet 4. Wo HW. WEAVER €. L. BLAINE. will begin intraducing testimony im | buyer tv found regardless of any | you, kind readers, who know me so well personally, will recognize my | e rebuttal. } bromises made by Hillman or any | likeness. The district attorney feels so of his salesmen. | A. 8T. C, STRAP. confident that only a couple of! “The ‘forfeiture’ marks placed in P. P. S.+-Don't forget 1 am the pe « friend. hours will be used. Judge Don- the ledger by Hillman mean abso worth annéunted today that no lutely nothing, explained later - . ‘ Right sessicn will be held tonight | “The office force is governed by its | . 5 3 as he wished to investigate the law rules. Payments are accepted from For the information and guidan { its vast and growing army, in preparation for instructing the|two or more persons at the same - y of readers, The Star has carefu investigated the merits of the jury. | time on the same property, and this ‘ various propositions that will be -upon next Tuesday. The Star James Jepson, Hiliman's assistant | fs doubtless the reason for part of | . be realizes that a solid vote of its ers can defeat or win for any cashier, this morving continued his | the ‘doubles’ at least | measure with this in mind wspaper has given the most testimony as to the practice in the Hoping for a square deal tomorrow, | am faithfully your good, your | “Aref! consideration to the questions st Issue office as to options, contracts and | DIVORCE true, your greasy, your microbe-covered, | Realizing its responsibility tc eadefe, and aiming only to world forfeitures. Under the heavy cross (By Staff Special.) ‘A. STREET CAR STRAP. | for the public good, The Star make following recommendations: | that his criticisms are true and for rter 1.—Giving council power fire of District Attorney Todd he) fiver since thelr marriage in 1908 OLYMPIA, March 6-—After a) justifiable ends, he shall go free: — Cha bye Pm yy a aa ng council power to fire chief of police explained the general wethod 4%) 5; Rowe claims his wife, Oulda| long delay, the house rules commit At present any judge who thinks r On the t e follows 1 has conducted a series of de [tee this morning placed the anti-|himeelf criticised can haul ai edt ~ Man “Aid Hel less ‘Old Cou *% Le Hee ee eee erent ta: Kcchnceeine hee tna se When deposit is made on prop-| n : rontempt bill on calendar for|tor or speaker into court, try him | dum act. The best friends of these measures are satistied with th erty a receipt is given which states mn After considerable coax-| today. As there is a long list abend | without a jury, disregard altogether! gMany generous-hearted readers ¢ ualey kept the little house-| Smendment. VOTE FOR IT. _ i 53 nothing as to duration of option. | | would return; he adds. of it, it may not come up till to-| the matter of whether the criticism Star, touched by the. story of hold t pesther. bg taking in waiting, | Sm tetnee bill ting installing of electrical equipment. . Eat The rule of the office i# to consider | After she left in November, last,| morrow morning in true or false, justifiable or not any nado se ; ith n dof complaint, appeal: | gucea ty labor wen See next parasaph al! options one-day options unless er, he states he and his| The bill provides that case|find him guilty and send him to tate that has overiaken old Mrs ead . eat ae items came a 10 per cent is deposited, in which r ed letters frow her}anyone is brought into court for! jail | ley and her crippled husband he Serbhand Ordinance 26,016.—Covering same ground as preceding, sndiae case the payment is considered a hich she told of her admira-|criticiaing court actions, he shall| The new bill was introduced by| fate exproesed 1 help th mon due. The | *Atisfactory to the m pared sigaeryh Ni peg oe cnet ther aw + day option. If a person has paid! tion for othe n. She also/have a jury trial and be tried by| Representatives Wray and Zednick | aid couple in their t 1 ye i epresented |.) Referencum on gees Gf gr ied id beet ne $40 on @ $500 piece of property | the mght her husband ought to get| an impartial judge, and if he proves |of King story of the i pe 5h este taba Telegraph Co., a branch of the Western Union, a fire protection f same is sold two days later if a! it sla divorce. He thinks #0, too A ; eee oan ee ee ee chise. Passed by council over protests of fire department official SSS STE j@, and who find themnelves in/ living in four seanty rooms at 6220 | Mayor Miller and thousands of good citizens, : 5S The Tangle ii a Vanderbilt Scion; Fp, Pecenniy through no twat of ighth ax. N. Wear the end of | MOAN tte of $800000 to build municipal streat car Une, THIS 4 , Alfred Can’t Have Both--Which? “ * * 7 * a * * * * * + * * * * * * * * * * * * * * THIS MASSACHUSETTS WOMAN DRESSES ON $10 A YEAR, AND TELLS HOW SHE MANAGES BOSTON, March 6.—That $10 a year is enough for a woman to. dress well on is the seemingly absurd axsertion of Mrs. Mary W. Shattuck, 76 years old, of Groton, Mass. She says she has dres Non $10 a year for years, Moreover Mrs, Shattuck has long been admitted to be an exceedingly well attired, neatly gowned woman Mrs. Shattuck furnishes this detailed account of her wards robe and how she has managed to live for 53 years, since the day she became a bride, on an average sum of $10 a year. Black satin muff and stole, three bonnets, two shawls, black broad. cloth coat, lined with black satin; thin every-day coat for sum mer and winter wear, one best black corded dress, two white waists, four wrapper palr white kid and one pair black silk lisle gloves, two rubbers, three pairs hand-knitted stockings, four pairs of summer stockings and other necessary clothing. Those interested in the welfare |MOST IMPORTANT, VOTE FOR IT. fi Bon* sone Gualey, a hardy tabor-| of thie aged couple can send their |. Three other bond tssues, two for brary bonds and one for @ iflg man, became helpless five years contributions to The St&r or direct | $40,000 bridge on Fifteenth av. The bridge should be paid for a& bal won a tree fel him, how/ to the little Qualey hom least partly by assessments, as it will benefit only 2 per cent of the wople of Seattle. No recommendation WINETY KILLED Pt fer nar JOE SMITH TO THE — IN HOLOGAUST: csvcwnric STAR READERS of John Fe the bandit Pere reeee eee eee ee eee : olman Ju T. Davis Seattle, March 6, 19 to succeed in Seattle polities Indies pie amyangint Hacer : js de ath on the night of Feb ¥ “S/o the Readers of The Star fighting, without compromise, hoty persons, mostly children,| was carted to the potter's fleld Z c-battles of All the peaples wate burned and trampled ‘ath| On his deathbed Ford had a 5 8 endeav« s your fight, not mine. If yow them fire yesterday in a moving|&t the city hospital write sto deser mnfidence of my , & city counell dominated by. re theatre at Beloge. Forty | mother in Cleveland, O, There was arraying against —m¢ ttle Blectric company, thett What Poindexter Thinks of Him | seriously injured. answer every crooked politicians of my a not to be a member of the Five hundred, were in the theatre | quaintance and every selfish spé council. But no city counell of Spokane, October 1, 1910. whipn it caughi fire from an ex A ee @| “lal Interest which looks to pote — t am a mentee wit be doms Mr. Joe Smith, Seattle, Wash—Dear Joe: | take this first oppor-|PkdRion of ® moving picture * | to enhance power or its di ated. by special - — , tunity to tell you how keenly | appreciate your staunch good will and|M@line, The audience became VOLUNTEER WORKERS # | dends : i a sire to win. 1 deaire to wim effective support. | think your work with the newspapers was one of |Pable stricken and in. their WANTED AT JOE SMITH #|_ | believe I have succeeded ms belleve Ft cee the materially important factors in the success of our common cau: rugh for the exits clogged HEADQUARTERS. #| best proof that I have is fe nd 0 he Davee o! eg e im 1 trust | will be able to keep in touch with you in the future, and |@@0re nd passageways, Men In 330-331 Lumber Exchange #/| the malicious nth hour at ve city noua il Piss out a tae to have the benefit of your suggestions in the political regponsibilit their frenzy of terror beat down Juilding # jon me, inspired by € roe s I have tw i eer se n oF nthe and great issues which | believe are impending. women and children and trampled We want a worker for each %|¢xposed. I welco: these evi: | Ic o fight will ao on, tt wi BO Very truly yours, m under foot | precinct in the city to*ald Joe # | dences that they recognize in me t intil it wins. hether I win o@ MILES POINDEXTER Fow of the bodies of the victims] % Smith's election and watch the * fe enemy to all forms of | whether I lose tomorrow, I shall go — —— were recognizable. | count. We will be open until #/staft and corruption on fighting as I have fought in the “FATHER SPANKS HIS J3-YEAROLD DAUGHTER |* 10 o'clock tontght TDi aes Sipe ap de ye ge JOE SMITH. WHEN SHE STAYED DOWN TOWN BIT TOO LATE. HOW TO BE PRESIDENT ® If any crooked work is at- «| strate whether it is possible for a TACOMA, March 6.—Because hig 33-year-old daughter remain * tempted if you will call up *| = ed down town with friends until nearly midnight Saturday, Will Gbperve this presidential wheeze, | % Main 3406 we will send an offi. * a fam Poznanski of 1511 South G st. administered paternal punish Which never fails, | cer once tc rest the ® M Im each Ballin er Vanderbilt's Problem—Mrs. George Law, at Left, and Mrs. McKim. ment with an umbrella yesterday. PF Judge J. M. Arntson na Sivays split your rry tr is {fender a p g decided that the corporal punishment amounted to third degre V Into rails, | NEW YORK, March 6,—The fash-|be happy with either, “were the! agsauit and, although Poznanski protested that he had a right to —Pittsburg Post, “ey RN RR fonables of New York-London swell peceng cg charmer away But) whip hia own child, he was taken to the city jail by City Detec = - ¥ neither ts. tives Fackler and Huckaba and held under $200 ca pa vend ‘, eee Rea ee ed dom are puzzled trying to work out |"“ry 0 aetairs that led up to the sin-| 4 hearing todays PNG eaer ee ee the Vanderbilt-Law-McKim love tan-| gular and sensational suits threat: | The daughter, Mra, Pauline Cohn, is a widow and mother of HERE’S A NEW VIEW OF IT gle. The trouble is that Alfred |ened by Dr. Hollins-McKim against| three childre Editor Seattle Star: The same interests that opposed the Gwynne Vanderbilt won't stay en-| Vanderbilt, the former Mrs. McKim | . ion sensilla bonds for our city owned light and water plants are fighting gaged to the one rumor picks out |and her father, Col, Emerson, and | ° ga gre the proposed city owned street car line. Now, what would the for bim. the large cash settlement that fol- | was recetyed int Pros people thik of a proposal to turn our light and water sys Since the scion of the Vanderbilt lowed, caused old dame rumor to No Witnesses | Murphy would not be able to con. pee back to private corporations? millions divorced in 1908 by|begin ringing wedding bells right duct the examination of witnesses | & Now, Mr. Small Home Owner, what do you want? Better “isle French, he has been a much|away, but both Mrs, McKim and B f J befor the grand jury, owing to the! ® service from all Hnes? ‘Then vote for these bonds. If they engaged man. Finally it centered | Vanderbilt denied having»any idea erore ury iIlnees of Mrs. Murphy. \% garry, the Seattle Electric Company will be pretty good after down to Mrs. George Law, who be-|of getting married. Then Alfred] oa itain* of Detectives Charles loge @, subpoenaed witnesses wore|% March 7, and EVERYBODY IN SEATTLE will get better fore her marriage in 1894 to the | Gwynne hastily sailed for Europe, * sygp allie : excused until the afternoon session.|% service. VOTE FOR THE STR [ CAR BONDS. aged millionaire, George Law, was|and, strangely, Mrs, Law took a|Tennant, Spence Thompson, a part: | No indictments were returned up tol 1 wish to commend The Star on its position on matte Miss Olga Smith, and Mrs. Margaret at two or three days later for |ner of Frank Clancy, John Sb an {1:30 o'clock this afternoon * affecting interests of the “common people,” that is, the people Emerson McKim, who a short is where Vanderbilt is now. and A] Thomas proprietors of # * who pay the bills. Respectfully yours, Ago divorced Dr. Smith Hollins-Me-| Anybody can see from t . | saloon at 50% King st., cooled their} When a mock marriage takes|* W. 8. DANNER Kim. tures what a hard job “Alfie heels in the corridors of the county | place, does the bride wear mock|® Kocicty has it that “Alfie” could |picking out THD one, court house this morning until word ‘orange blossoms? \ TORO OOOO OO Ok SF ME SEN SYED MO PERE SS Ux sete ee eee ee eee ee ee ee ons —— WASHINGTON, March 6— , the house by him or by Rep- Impeachment of Secretary Bal- | resentative Graham of Iilinois. linger at the extra session of | The resolution will be re congress is being planned here ferred to the house judiciary today by democratic leaders. | committee and if it is made by Ollie James of Kentucky is | the house the senate will have framing the resolution and it the fate of Ballinger in its probably will be introduced in hand. NEWS ITEMS FROM) J) 2209)!" RSS THE HICKTOWN BEE ws ee the : a near- ladies? miporium. tty bad place last night The Cataract has & er department. Bil Phibb is sti ta new. drink. called Checker ohampion of the fire houre Wink Bert Durns says it te The Hicktown Savings Bank has got reat stutl to make you lively, SHEESH EERE EE EE EEE Oe .