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mena: ot : ¥ ~The Seattle Sta INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER _SEATTLE, WASH., TUESDAY, JULY 18, 1911. ONLY VoL. 13, NO. 125. DR, WILEY WONT BE REMOVED And Secretary of Agriculture | Wilson May Resign—Taft Will Reprimand Pure Food Expert. (My United Press Leased Wire.) WASHINGTON, July 18 — That President Taft will pub- licly reprimand Dr, Harvey W. Wiley, chief chemist of the department of agriculture, for Irregularities he is sald to have condoned, but that Dr. Wiley’s job is sa ie reported on re- Hable authority here today as the way the chief executive will get out of the dilemma which threatens to disrupt his cab- Inet. Whey is expected to receive the reprimand gracefully Attorney General Wickersham's @ecision against the “pure food man” being thus approved, only Secretary of Agriculture Jas. Wil soa will be left to bear the brunt of public protests. In view of his thus being made “the goat” of the affair, it is believed that Wilson probably will resign. Wiley today finished his reply to the charges that he had overpaid | Dr. H. H. Rusby, a New York spe elalist, and Secretary Wilson took the document to a cabinet mec ing, which is considering the af- fair. NEW YORK, July 18.—That greed of ice companies is hold- Ing large supplies of the com- modity and trying to choke high prices from the community is responsible for great distress, is stated here today by Police Commissioner Waldo, after a long investigation. Waldo declares that of 430 charged by the trust, which, in one district raised the price from $2.25 to $5 per ton. Waldo declared the ice companies have 300,000 tons stored. “DELIBERATELY (By Krewe Leased Wire.) LOS ANGELES, July 18.—To cor roborate his charge that the steam ship Santa Rosa was beached by design, Robert Hewson of Santa Monica, father of Second Officer Edward E. Hewson, who, with three | the} seamen, was drowned when vessel went to pieces, today an. nounced that he would ask F. M Rudolph of Lompoc to come to Los Angeles and testify before the court of inquiry. “Rudolph tokt my son, E. W. Hewson of Pasadena, that the Sant Rosa was deliberately put ashor said Hewson. “Rudolph declares was remonstrating with Captain | Faria about the Santa Rosa's course shortly before the struck. Rudolph said that a deck hand told him of an attempt to beach the Santa Rosa the last trip down, but that Captain Alexander | bad frustrated the plan.” gteke nn ene hanes BULLDOG “FALL SAN FRANCISCO, Say. eed —Poorer by $736, taken from him by two bighwaymen, Geo. Harlow will never again put bis faith in bulldogs. Bar. low’s prize bull, Jaspar, whined good naturedly and wagged his tail during the hold up process. be eR shee eeeee eee eee eee eee eS | Whistled on Its Way ted Press Leased Wire.) HONOLU LU, "Suly 18.— Whistling merrily as it traveled, a whistling buoy, which had broken .oose from its mooring off Noopday Rock Cal., has been pick coast of the island of Maul, more than 2,000 miles from its starting point, and brought to this port. The buoy accomplished its long eruise in three months and, ex- cept for an accumulation of rust, is in good trim, PREFERRED DEATH TO GOSSIP. CHICAGO, July 18.—Preferring death to gossip, M. L, Peters took his own life because mongers in his home town, Cam den, Ohio, persisted in talking ever since Peters testified in a divorce case three ¥ aoe S ago. vessel | up off the| seandal- | SEATTLE ROYAL ONES AT KINQ’S RECEPTION right is The Duke of Nome (Clyde L. Morris), president of the Arctic Club, The women in the picture are, first, Queen Daphne (Daphne Pollard). the king's mother. Thousands of Visitors Swell Crowds Who Are Witnessing Today’s Potlatch Features—Entry of King and Queen Scheduled for Tomorrow Afternoon. na jover Seattle's wonderful boulevard railroad agents say that|system yesterday, visiting autoists than 10,000 visitors to the/ escorted to the home of Ed iden Potlatch came into the car-|gar L. Webster, the King being in nival town yesterday; and cognito until tomorrow, where a than 18,000 are coming today, ac-|lawn fete and reception furnished cording to the advance ticket sale |entertainment to more than 3,500 |report of agents throughout the | visitors, King Edgar and Queen | whole Northwest [Daphne received their loyal sub | Tacoma alone will send 10,000! fects and the out-oftown folks in visitors. to Seattle tomorrow to|the beautiful garden of the Web- witness the landing of the good|ster home, at Harvard av. N. and King of Gold and his court from | Edgar st, The reception lasted two | |the treasure ship Portland. This|hours. Refreshments appropriate momentous event will occur at 1/to the occasion and thé weather Channing Ellery’s concert band o'clock. Fifty noble Dukes, decked | were served about the grounds, and gave the first concert of the week in frock coats and high hats, and|everybody had a good chance to/at 3 o'clock In Volunteer park wearing their imperial jewels, will|glimpse the royal couple. Among | About 4,000 enjoyed the capital pro- m the Portland | the Visitors at the reception were| gram. The band gave a concert Heent historical |40 from Vancouver, B. C.,\again last evening In Potlateh immediately | who came down for the automobile | square, in back of the New Wash | parade. ington hotel, where more than 9,000 Mrs. Webster assisted people were crowded on the Pot trip and Queen im recelving, latch grandstand and street corners [WHERE THE FUN 18 TODAY. | THE FUN 18 TODAY Big auto trip over boulevards. Concert by Ellery'’s band at Volunteer park, 3 p. m. Concert by Eliery’s band in rear of Washington hotel at 8 p.m. Concert by Wagner's band at Leschi park pavilion for merchants. Smoker and reception for merchants at Leschi park pa- villon, 8 p. m. Entertainment at Aretic club for visiting women, 8 p. m. Shooting tournament on Har. bor Island. The turn was aided by 30 ladies, \greet the King wh | docks, pageant ‘after, the King and in The Court Receiv: Following the sightseeing His Sweetheart Will Find Him Dead as he entered the water. Hanson was 22 years old and had been in thix country only a couple of years, His only other relative in the United States, a brother, Is now on his way to thelr old ho Norway, while Hanson's sweet is en route h marry William La Rocque, chet or dining car on the O-W. R & running between Seattle and F land, died this morning at the hospital, following a mix-up the second cook and the cook on the same Earl Davidson, second cook Full of the joy of anticipating his early marriage to the sweetheart that he left In Norway a couple of years ago, and filled with the ex uberance of youth, Louis Hanson, | who was employed at the brickyard at Oxbow, near the Dawamish river, | in t Into the river yesterday after-| heart noon for a holiday swim her lover. The brother returned | & few minutes later he had gone from Alaska a short time ago and to the bettom, drowned. No one|started.on his way home, where it knows just how it happen It {s|{s said’ the parents are wealthy thonght he was attacked by cramps | people. with / to we stomach because he was jealous of the latter's good cooking. Adolph Sankson, pastry cook, is keeping Davidson egmpany in the city Jail. REGULATE MARKET No one but actual farmers, ducers of edith! will he elk be permitted to run stalls in the Pike st, public market, if the recom: mendations of the council commit tee on harbors and public groundi are adopted. The committee this morning went over @ proposed bill making new regulations for the con- duct of the market. All corporations will be prevented from running stalls and only indivi- dual producers will be allowed. The stalls will be Mmited in width to five feet. BLOODY SHI SHIR (By United WASHINGTON, D. me July 18.— Waving the “bloody shirt’ in the senate today, Heyburn of Idaho in dulged freely in his specialty while | speaking in opposition to a bill by ESTACADA, Or., July 18— | Senator Williams of Mississippi, Dorothy Denny, three years | which provided for the erection of old, is dead today as a result (a Confederate monument in the of the accidental discharge of a Vicksburg national park. While shot gun in the hands of her | Heyburn roasted the Confederacy brother George, aged 9. The [and accused the newspaper re- children were piaying in a bed- | porters of having misrepresented room of the Denny home. his speeches, Senator Williams left George climbed up to take the (the senate chamber, refusing to gun from a peg on the wall, | listen to the Idaho senator's tirade when in some manner it was “It is a shame,” said Heyburn in discharged, the contents strik- | his peroration, “that those who tried ing the little girl in the ab- |to overthrow the government should domen, killing her almost in- now be depicted as heroes at gov- stantly. ernment expense.” sania ieubeinmmnbieniti ee +: (OOLER WEATHER I [FIGHTING CHOLERA | NEW YORK, July 18.—Realizing in the crowded Italian sections on It's a bit cooler today, andthe line upper east side of Manbattan weather man promises to keep | inat it will be a herculean labor to it cooler, though he has re | check ite spread, officials of the scinded his previous order fora | city health department, aided by little rain. It will be fair today experts from the public health and| and tomorrow. At 5 o'clock this | marine are ean puttier tite ok morning it was 62 degrees. At [foc the most stringent quarantine noon the mercury crept up to | regulations. A desperate fight will 75. This is four degrees cooler | he made to prevent the entrance of than at noon yesterday. So it still looks fine for perfect Pot- the plague, which, if uncontrolled, mighf depopulate a large part of latch weather throughout the | week. the city. INFORMATION HIGHBOY. Conducted by Cynthyso Gay. OLD, SAD STORY 0.) “Oh, please M ate Ann, “How can I tell a nice man?” My answer is: “Now, It don’t matter how, But what you would Miss Ann.” tell him, pastry | car last night. | is sald} to have stabbed La Roeque in the| The woman in white is Mre, Webster. | This photograph, taken at the Webster home yesterday by The Star Staff Photographer shows from left to right, The Duke of Royal Highways (Judge Ronald), beside him, The Duke of Puget Sound (Mayor Dilling), His Majesty The King (Edgar L. Webster. To the extreme Next is Mrs. Noah Webster, KING EDGAR COMES TOMORROW: _ | CARNIVAL SPIRIT SWEEPS CITY BY ICE COMBINE, to hear the muste. Today's Program. Here is the program for today: 9 mo—Reception to visiting merchants and business men at the Aretic club, Third av., near Yesier m.—Embark for boat trip to Brenierton. Includes visit to fa mous battleship Oregon, reception by Bremerton Commercial Ciub and luncheon, 2:30 p. m.—Start on automobile trip ove attie’s boulevard sye tem. 3 p. m.—Concert by Ellery’s band in Volunteer park. 8 p. m—Concert by Eliery’s band in Potlatch grandstand. Also con- cert by Wagner's band at Leschi park pavilion for merchants. 8 p. m—Smoker and reception for visiting merchants at the Leschi park pavilion. 8 p. m—Entertainment for visit- ing ladies, who meet at the Arctic club, and will be escorted to the Or. phewn Seutre. KNIFE VICTIM: DIES ETHEL BARRYMORE ON WAY EAST (By Dnlied Freee Leased Wire) SACRAMENTO, Cal., July 18-—In spite of ati nts by her manager that she would not cance! her dates but that She refused to see newspaper reporter, it was learned here to- day that Etn. rymore ie on her way east. She will join her husband and baby in New York, FAMOUS SCOTTISH CHAIN IS HERE NEW YORK, July 18—The chain of office presented to St. John’s Masonic lodge of Gias- gow by Malcolm Canmore, king of the Scots, in 1057, ie in this city, having been brought he by Andrew Brown, owner of the gow Evening Times. On the backs of forty star Shaped links are engraved the ames of men who have been and masters of the lodge. The chain, which is insured for $2,500, has never before been taken 1 from Scotland, HIT BY ROCK While sitting on the seat of his wagon, waiting to have the big steam shovel load him up on the excavating job at Third and Seneca, shortly before noon today, William Bttlick, teamster, was struck on the shoulder and back by a big rock dropped from the steam shovel. He was taken to the city hospital. Et- tlick in 22 years old. PORTLAND, Or,, July 18.—Ex- coasive rates of interest are re. sponsible in a great extent for the high price of living on the Coast, according to Percival Roberts, Jr. a director of the Pennsylvania railway and the United States Steel company, who is in Portland today su te abt GLAS AE wl IN SEATTLE : ONE CENT. YOUTHS HELD | FOR MURDER Four Children Held in Connection With Mysterious Death of | Colorado Rancher—Charged With Being Responsible for| His Death. and Sensational Story. reas Leased Wire.) € JON, Colo., July 18.—Charged with responsibility for the death of Clark A, Wolfkill, a ranchman who was supposediy| drowned in the Grand river near Clifton, Colo, Wednesday, four) children, who on Saturday were ar- rested as witnesses, today were ac cused on Coroner's warrants with murder, The four ON TRAINS AND NEWS BANDE fe All de money from they admitted after they laimed | cartridges [tell widely’ different are they took Wolfkill, though they searched his boc found him drowned. Th they found only som and a pair of shears Wolfkill’s shoes, filled with sand, were found near the body, and one} jot the boys has admitted throwing | them there. Both girls deny hav-| mming with Wolfkill| y declare they had improper relations with the ranchman, although admitting that on the day of the ‘tragedy he paid) |@ large bill they owed at a local restaurant and that he had fre quently paid other bills they had incurred Gladys Thompson, girls under arrest, was married |when 15 years of age. Her hus today | band deserted her a few days after| and all \the aaa HERE 1S THE TRAIL OF THE GOLDEN GIRL the den Girl may the lucky The Trail of den Girl The Star at 3 o'clock this afternoon treasure auto: 3:15—Corner of Stewart st. and Second av. 3:25—Corner of Madison st. and First a 3:35—Corner Broadway and Pine. 3:45—Corner of Columbia st. and Third av. 3:50—Pioneer Square. MISS ISMAY DARRAGH 4:60-—Corner of Pike st. and Fourth av. || ‘The Star’s Golden Girl _—-— Follow the Trail FS AULED arrested are; Gladys Thompson, 17; Lillian Osborne, 14 Lee Baker, 15, and Virgil Watson They will be given a ring ow The arrest of the children fol lowed an autopsy which showed great bruises on Wolfkill’s body, and developed the fact that ther was no water in his longs. Teil Different Stories. Al the children arrested are kept in separate cells one of the Trail of the be ones Starts from the office of Here is the route of the Everybody will fol And wh of gold Golden Girl today there'll be a shower Everybody is invited low the Golden Girl THIS IS THE ONLY CONDITION: You must be at one of the six pping place ure auto and you must not speak to the Golden girl nor lay a single, hesitating finger on the treasure auto. Like the goddess of Fortune, no importunity, no amount of pleadir will bend the wheel in your direction. If fate decrees that 1 shall have gold, you'll get it. If opportunity has selected you, if luck is| with you, then you'll share in the participation of the treasure Oe eee ee eee The gold certificates, each one good for a gold coin, will be| BELLEPLAINE, Ia, July enclosed in RED ENVELOPES. These will be scattered in a|18—A daring attempt to hold j shower from the treasure auto by the Golden Girl herself hi: Some of the envelopes will contain blanks. If you draw| pasa wags &: Rocce a blank, don’t give up. Try again, for there are some gola|? 8 certificates in some of the envelopes, and you stand an equal bound, was made early today chance in getting them. | between Tama City and Belle- | plaine. If you are one of those to be lucky enough to get a golden . certificate, you need only take it to the box offic < of PAN-|, 4 lone bandit entered a sleep- ing car and ordered the brake- | THEATRE or THE STAR OFFICE and a brig TAGES TH OFFICE and a bright, |i& car and: up hic tone HE | gold coin, fresh from the United States mint in San Francisco, : . will be given you. It's free as air, remember that | stead of doing so, the trainman “ ; shot the bandit, who fell mor- WORRYING TAFT Cy Wate em Lento ey LEAVES HOSPITA CHICAGO, July 18.—Reports Pat] tuts morning, and after registering Littie Clarice Whitter, for the latest turn in the Controller bay} at the Blackstone he latest a the Contr ; ort (acestone whose welfare 10 Seattle peo- situation is causing the administra-) where Fairbanks, who 4 8 i tion considerable worry, have been|retly from Indianapolis, had pre- Bie Oe Se eee given additional color by a secret viously registered, went into imme-| Pieces of skin two weeks ago conference which took place today dia nee. During the meet-| yesterday, has gone to the | between Attorney General Wicker-| ing Wilkerson, the federal| country to get the benefit of sham and Former Vice President, trust who is slated to be| the fresh, balmy summer air. Chas. W. Fairbanks, during which,| the U. distriet attorney here,| The wound caused by the terri- it is rumored, Fairbanks gave Infor-| was called tn. ble burns eight months ago Ie {mation regarding the situation in| Neither Wickersham not heading as fast as her phy- | Alaska gained during his visit to|banks has made sicians desired. It is believed | the northern territory. tearee the day. that her blood is not in good Gecetniane condition, and that her trip to HRRWRRHRARRAED the country will hasten her * CELLULOID COLLAR KILLS completes. cure, NORTH ADAMS, Mass., July 18.—Associate Medical Ex aminer Holmes today said the death of Robert Erler was due to his high celluloid collar. The man had been drinking and fell asleep, his head dropping for- ward. Several persons in the saloon, saw him, but believed Erler was sleeping off the et- fects of liquor at the time he of the treas- Wickersham arrived here quietly James uster Fair- visible nor himself <a POPULATION GENTER (By United Press Leased Wire.) WASHINGTON, July 18. Census bureau announcements today fix the center of popula- tion of the United States four and a half miles south of Union- ville, Monroe county, Indiana, 31 miles west and seven-tenths of a mile north of where It was in 1900, Growth of the Pacific states is given as the princi- was slowly choking. || NEWS ITEMS FROM Pal reason for the shift. Cece eee eee red THE HIC WN BEE RAM MREMRERM EES GATES MAY RECOVER (By United Press Leased Wire.) PARIS, July 18.—The condition of John W. Gates, the American| | millionaire, who is {ll here at the! Hotel Morice, was unchanged to- day. Gates’ physicians now believe he has a narrow chance for re- covery. olelelaloholatohohoholalatel-1 a * THE WEATHER. 2 * Fair tonight and Wednesday; * * light winds, mostly easterly, # * Temperature at noon today, 74. ® * * SECS ER EE HESEEE EEE E EHH O! Miss Phewreenie Falter Sundayed in our midst of trade at his of Squim The trail of the Golden Girl was unavoldably delayed at noon today but it will POSE TIVELY start at 3 o'clock this afternoon, giris learn the wily ways of womans flood ‘before they have begun te use hairping, Late "Watertower rises, te remark, et ke Kk Here Are Some of the Most nteresting | Features of the Big Week in a Nutshell » dala dadindiedde daa dedadnde ik he, ob the. teat. tenis aviators is adding interest to the big Potlatch week. He is Eugene Ely, and he arrived in town yesterday. Beginning Wednesday he will make a series of spectacular flights over Elliott bay. The first flight will begin at 7 o'clock Wednesday evening. He will make a flight over the gold ship Portland, and will drop a mes ge of greeting to the king and queen SHeeeete eee eee SS SESE EE ee 0 ad ce le ad am oa keh hhh hh hhh tt k Don't miss the fleet warships in the harbor are YOUR property, remem- ber. The fleet 1s composed of * the cruisers Colorado and * West Virginia, the gunboat * Concord, the monitor Ch enne and the torpedo Farragut, Goldsborough, Hull, Hopkins, | Lawrence, | Paul Jones, Preble, Rowan, Stewart Truxton and Whipple. Th were t here especially for # the Potlatch, Bilery'’s band, giving special concerts for Potlatch week, is one of the most famous musi cal organizations in the coun try. An immense crowd heard the first concert behind the New Washington hotel last evening. Gay decorations, in numerable electric lights and the pretty summer costumes of the women made an ideal scene. The second evening concert will be given at 8 o'clock tonight. eT cs. SS. See ree. On Thursday at 11 o'clock one of the most sensational , features of the ik will oc- cur. It will be a race of motorboats for rich prizes, About 15 high-powered gas cruisers from local yacht clubs will compete, and will race twice around a six-mile course in Elliott bay. Th hand some silver cups put up by the ¢ * ment. The * are two of the favorite * SHEET SESE TEE pandedptatniatuidnipieauindpinie’ Peer re Seerewouwrr XESS SEER EEE EE EEE whhkkhhkhkhhahkik mich Rein ieee Oi le ie Me i i i i i i i of *| lw They by | ade ball Saturday night at the | :) boats te |e pie ote be pi Oi alain g ss |e Ee ee ee Preseding the big. masquer Armory, which will mark the whirlwind finish of the Golden Potiateh, 1,000 Elks will pa rade the streets, Grotesquely costumed clowns and two large bands will help the Elks make: merry. The paraders * will be dressed in purple and # white, and will wear fantastic # “aky-spleces.” The Totem pole * parade will be part of the re Wiks’ parade, aE pe phere rereerrrerrrey’ Merced Podrorte RRR KKK KEK * The big parade of the Pot |e latch will be held tomorrow, *| when the royal dukes will * meet the gold ship Portland at * the Grand Trunk vacific dock * at 2 o'clock. King d'Oro will ® step down the gangplank os- * corted by two + dukes. The & * * * * * * * A real Indian camp has been *® established on Fourth av, * tween Blanchard and Lenora * sts. A whole village of Siwash * people plan to stay the whole * week, They come from Union * City, Besides these, vam * ber of Yakimas and Nez Per * are making camp here, and so * * rN * * * At the royal ball tomorrow night at the Armory, it fs re- ported, 500 canaries will chirp their sweet mu The king and queen will arrive about 9:30, The, ball will be one of the most gorgeous affairs, both from the standpoint of costume and in the number of people participating, ever held in Seattle, It is given under the of the Arctic be- Duke ef Seattle will escort Queen Daphne to the dock, Behind the royalty, some of the * original Alaskan miners will * march with dog teams, * DR ROR RR Re pidpieiededpiaieiais Seattle's Golden Potlatch has amon 4 number of the origi x the Pot lateh ou ERSEEEEAEHED OF EEE a AHF HERA EEE HEE BAAAAAAAAAEA RARE RRR R EE RENE RH KARR ERK KARR train Ne--sweste—~