The Seattle Star Newspaper, August 28, 1911, Page 1

A little ‘$e Pa. mee) hanees a little playmate to a tree like ‘they do in the moving picture shows,” she ex- _ ONLY VOL, 13, “NO. 160, NEWSPAPER _ IN SEATTLE WASH., MONDAY AUGUST 26 1911. The Seattle Sta INDEPENDENT SEATTLE ONE CENT. | HOME EDITION — = =a The Inglefingen, from Seiatina: Skien and Kragerse, on the Skagerak, steamed into New York harbor the other day. GOMPERS STRIKES COURTS’ DESPOTISM FISHER FAVORS _ PUBLIC CONTROL. Cordova, Alaska, Secretary ton’s Plan for Government Be the Best Idea. h jal to The Star.) VA, Alaska, Aug. 28—1| keeping my mind open to im- 1s, but | regard the Oregon ‘as distinctly the one alterna te be considered.” Im these words Walter L Fisher, of the interior, yeaterda that his visit to Alaska demonstrated to him that the presented by Washington and for the people's control of { ka coal fields, is the only | Aeaible and proper thing to do. | The plan as published in The tle Star for abaotate govern 7060, BIG Shaw Count Togo arrived in punctually at 8:10 o'clock morning and was escorted the King street railroad sta- to the New Washington hotel, ‘Duke Marmaduke had the nt J. D. Lowman, J. W. M and Judge Burke, repre- the commercial bodies of city were on hand to shake with the Admiral when he off the train and they e# him to the hotet. didn't stop to pose for the faphera but darted for an ele- wis whisked away to his 6 one going along but the Hittle aide, 16:30 o'clock the Admiral d from the hotel, the com- Fisher Declares that Washin; is Ownership of Mines Seems to) mens control of mines and railroads | and ‘steamships has been enthust Jastieally received by many Alas kans, but opposed by representa. tives of speculative and exploiting interests The Fishor party left yesterday for the interior, on the Gugge: Copper River ratiroad. Thelr ¢ amination of the Kering coal fields earlier In the week was a strenu ous performance by river boat and mountain trails, Caught in a gal | ott Katalla they went ashore at Controller Bay and tramped miles | through the foreat in the storm MAN OF JAPAN, HERE, ! and Japanese Consul Taka- meeting him, end the party red «6down to the city hall, the Admiral paid his re- to Mayor Dilling. formality concluded, the THE FIGHTING ADMIRAL. =... took Togo in hand 3 and he was the guest at © at the Rainier club. afternoon Mayor Dilling Feturn the official visit at the Washington; from 4 to 6 the Admiral will held a gemi-public reception and this starting at 7 o'clock, there be a state banquet we Neaansved TALIAN GIRL IS ROBBED “ Jasamena Lavaretta, a young & n girl, unable to speak much | Easiish, has bad some experience last two day: Yesterday morning she was in the y station In Spokane, buy a ticket to New York tryman of hers offered to help ashe was more capable of ting the language. She gave the price of her ticket to New They boarded the train to- and instead of going toward York they arrived in Seattle night. | Miss Lavaretta reported to the i this morning that they had about the streets last night and that the young man had finally faken her on a train to Argo sta ‘tlon, sonth of the city. Here they ) both left the train and he robbed | of $8 and ran down the tracks leaving Seattle he had re P tarmed $60 to her of the sum she PRad given him to buy tickets with ME ALMOST COT AWAY 100, O10 ED about ED MALONE. Fé Malone got ‘ing habit pretty bad. At the county jail they say that Who is under a long peniten- fentence for piracy on the , tried to smuggle himself out EMa garbage barrel yesterday. F And he would have gotten away » with ft, ¢ say, if Deputy Sheriff | Biration hadn't noticed that the | Btbage barre! was wobbling about. ted and there was snugly tucked away in the bar. Fel and near, oh, very near, to that om of the outside the jail a marseural Malone Dilling as speaker. Admiral Togo will sail from Seat tle tomorrow for hia native land on the Tamba Maru. The United States cruisers West Virginia and Colorado will escort the steamer down the bay. MAS. BEATTIE'S MOTHER ON i oIAND | Beattie Hides His Face in Hands—Mother Said Mur- dered Woman Had Frequent Crying Spells. (By Unit Preas tensed Wire) CHESTERFIE! COURT. HOUSE, Va., 28.—Beulah Binford, Henry Clay Beattie have killed his wife, will probably | not be called as a witness at the trial of the young banker, it was tannouneed today | Fear that her love for Beittle or her regard for his money may in- terfere with her testimony ts given jas the reason for this step on the part of the prosecution, It ta also feared that calling Miss Binford |to the stand would give the defense an opportunity to impress the jury with the sentimental |priety of convicting Beattie on his sweetheart’s tegtimony. Mrs, Beattie’s Mother. Mrs. R. V. Owen, mother of Mrs. Beattie, the murdered woman, was called to the wit- ness stand. Clad in biack, she presented a sad appearanc Beattie hid his face when t name of his mother-in-law was called, but later straightened up and watched the witness with clenched hands. The defense fatied to exclude her testimony to the effect that Mrs. attie seemed sad and had fre quent erying spells. She added that her daughter did not tell her the cause of her sorrow, Mrs. Owen sald that her daughter showed her some of Beattie’s cloth- ing. Prosecuting Attorney Louis O. Wendenberg asked about the con> dition of the garments and a bitter argument followed. The prosecutor promised to show by this testimony the real reason for Mra, Beattie’s sorrow. Detective L. L. Sherer of the prosecution was cross-examined closely by the defense, Attorney Hill Carter asking him if he @x- amined witnesses for the defense as well as the prosecution. Sherer replied that he had. WAIT FOR ’EM (hy United Press Leaned Wire.) PARIS, Aug.. 28.—Pocketbooks fashioned like hats and worn like hats are said today to be in process of manufacture here, to be intro- duced a# fal) fashions. is. Jr, 19 said to y for whose companionship | impro- | WHERE STAR STANDS The Star stands today exactly where it stood before members of its staff were arrested on the charge of bag yn to obstruct justice. The arrest of members of The Star staff, and the arrest of men like Erickson, Kelley, Atkinson, Mohr, Horner | poration rule. Editors of The Star may be arrested and Star from starding for the right. through threats of jail. | Enemies of The Star are again loudly proclaiming that whether or not it is a “scurrilous sheet iled again and aga This newspaper cannot be frightened. institution to take care of itself, and its editors are not to be forced into becoming allies ration side of the fence or on the side with the majority of people. 1 is a “scurrilous sheet.” a matter of opinion, atid upon whether you are on the corpo- and Fawcett cannot stop a gigantic protest, such as the present one, against judicial tyranny and cor- Putting editors away will not stop The It is sufficiently powerful as an of “the interests” The Star admits that The Star maintains that it is fighting for the welfare of the 95 | per cent of the people who are opposing the 5 per cent who own the wealth and who CONTROL THE COURTS. The real ANARCHISTS are these 5 per cent. They don't mee it because they read only the vd But the people are beginning to know it. And the arrest, or imprisonment, or death, of Seattle Star told; because they listen o: = jence, and because they he | only with their kind. to the biologist who tells them oan newspapers that tell them what they want to be y are the finest product of the struggle for exist- | editors, brought about in an attempt to stem the tide of public opinion, will be so futile as to be silly—a mere ta That is the were issued Saturday. “Our Att | funda tal right of free speech jcan make it anything else. Th |whole affair is that the people aroused to its importance arre said From every section and eve fight to get Hanford off the b | sentiment of the omey | casting of straws into a cloudburst, an attempt to chain a enough to stop for a day or an hour, the demand of the PEOPLE that THEIR courts NO SIGN of RETREAT, GREAT PRINCIPLE OF FREE SPEECH INVOLVED _ATTORNEY HORNER—AUTO LOADS OF FL! sign of retreat anywhere along the line.” Horner, “involves the great No legal twist or technicality ¢ encouraging thing about the understand the issue and are ry direction came messages of ench, The fight has attracted nation-wide attention and everywhere the advocates of court } reform are taking up the cause with renewed vigor. dame ERS ha ‘CHEER ERICKSON’S STAND Seattle, Aug. 26, 1911 Seattle Star—Dear Sir y of the democratic state central committee of Washington, permit me to congratulate The Star jupon its splendid fight in behalf of the residents of the Rainier valley in causing the arrest of the speak ers at the Dreamland rink meeting will, in my judgment, result in Sen- the delegates’from this state to th | republic: can national convention, and also the election of the democratic state ticket at the forthcoming elec tion | The stock of Oliver T. Erickson has advanced several points since his incarceration for declining to give a first degree murderer's ball Stranger things have happened than the election of Mr. Erickson as gov- lernor of the state of Washington in 1912. Very truly yours, GEO, EB. RYAN. JUST FIGURES PARIS, Aug. 28.—The earth holds about 1,500,000,000 mortals, accord- ing to figures published here today. Of these 534,000,000 are Christians, 300,000,000 Confacians, 214,000,000 Brahmins, 175,000,000 Mohamme- dans, 121,000,000 Buddhists, 10,000,- 000 Jews and 100,000 Zoroastria NEWS ITEMS FROM THE HICKTOWN BEE eater ot penis Tom ihe ony came to Micktown ‘Sunday and, Wt win Baturday nig wn Kittie Koote of Lower Mills ta today, Looking a visitor in town pretty pert, Kit ‘Aunt Tobeccn Mdgepolo 1x koing to have a quilting her home The action of the federal officials ‘“ ator Robert La Follette capturing |¢ MEN IN JAIL. Lawson Is Convicted of Running Lottery PLYMOUTH, Mass., Aug. 28.— Thomas W. Lawson, the noted Bos. ton financier, today was convicted of conducting a lottery, and a fine Laweon will ior court, attract attendance to the Marshfield air. Lawson offered a horse and buggy to the lucky holder of a num- ber to be drawn by lot. Each admis- sion ticket carried a duplicate slip with the number of the ticket, and numbers the drawing a Dozen And will be worth 60: and 60 cents this winter, as usual, Why not start a chicken ranch? We have some fine, level land, between Seattle and Tacoma, near Auburn, suitable for fruit and chicken ranches, at $60 per acre, on'te ot $10 Cash and $5.00 Per Month OLE HANSON & CO. 314-316-316-317 New York Bik. Piient “Wring light pieces, please cyclone with cobwebs—in fact, an effort not strong ive THEM justice. ARREST OF MASS MEETING LEADERS, SAYS SENT TO MEN IN JAIL. Friends of the men who are pated in the protest meeting age men against whom warrants jaight nent two big automobile loads of flow T. Erickson, Hugo Kelley for Councilman O. are being held there The three will come into court Wednesday morning Several friends of the three . and after agcuring a “pasw it to the jail and visited reported today that fare on Crawford's line latest Hanford injunction, being prose: nd demanded receipts, but the conductors refused to take the money, encouragement and offers of aid today to the men leading the janowing the passengers to ride free. ted because they partict Hanford at Dreamland Friday ‘« to the county jail today and Paul K. Mohr, who inst with the other seven men arr men came in from Rainier v from the United States mars the prisoners in their cell vernal passengers tendered the 13-cent as agreed on by the Erickson, Kelley and Mobr will probably remain tn jail until Wed mesday, when the ten men ing before Commissioner Totten rested will be given a liminary hear Many attorneys have offered to de fend-the various men free of charge, and ball in any amount has been | tion of Labor offered by citizens generaily. “FIGHTING VANCE” ANGRY. Former Mayor Fawcett of Tacoma, known as “Fighting Vance,’ arrived in Seattle this morning, just to lt the boys know that he is} with them to the last ditch, he sald “Those cussed papers misquoted me,” he said, “and tried to put me fh ® faire light before the people, but I believe the people know where to find me.” grew out of a scheme to| 600 MORE NAMES TAKEN FROM THE DILLING RECALL The first mail this mornin brought 102 withdrawals from the Dilling recall petitions at the anti- recailers’ headquarters in the New York block. Over 500 names ask- ing to be taken off the lists, had td received previously. ee Who Wants Me? jr. and Mrs. Andrew John- son: | am a nice little boy. | was born August 10, My father and mother are poor people and cannot keep me. Please give me a home for I BABY JOHNSON NOW. ‘A baby boy with the above note pibned on its dress was found by Mrs. Andrew Johnson on her door step at 711 Olive st. about midnight Jagt night. rs. Johnson was called over the HANFORD MUST GO The movement to bring about the impeachment of Hanford goes on. American citizens cannot be denied the right to petition, and they are sign-| this petition to congress demanding Hanford’s removal by the hundreds. _| were inundated. “We are going to get 1,000 names within the next two days,” was the jstatement given out today. “We have set that as our aim. We are confident that the recall election of Mayor Dilling will never take place but we don't intend to take any chances.” telephone. She was requested by the voice of a woman, probably that of the baby’s mother, to go to the front porch and pick up the bundle just left there. When Mrs. Johnson asked for further informa tion, the receiver was hung up. She went to the door and there she found the little waif, stretching his chobby arms toward her. Mrs. Johnson, who has no children of her own, will give the little boy a home. NO TIDAL WAVE (By United Pres Leased Wire) ATLANTA, Ga. Aug. 28.—Re. Ports that Charleston, 8. C., was engulfed by a huge tidal wave fol. lowing last night's hurricane, were dissipated here today. Travelers arriving here stated that the storm did immense damage but that only the low lying districts No lives were ‘The city’s lighting system was crippled and pliers and lost. badly ‘| wharves were generally destroyed. Horse for Togo When Admiral Togo sails for that dear Japan he will take along a fine Percheron stallion named Togo. The horse has been presented to the admiral by an admirer who liv in Ogden, Utah, Fred J. Kelsel, a former state senator, The horse ar rived yesterday and is occupying nice quarters today at the Montana stables. He will go on board the Tamba Maru and sail away’ with the admiral. The animal fs 5 years old and worth about $4,000, TO THE CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES :— We, the undersigned, citizens of “gt U ance States and residents of the District of Western said Distric Washington, believing C. H. I character, conduct, habits, Saaioae. we his disregard of the tion, respectiully request the House of Represen atives of the United S mittee to investigate his conduct and his judicial decisions during the past ten years with a view Articles of Impe I ADDRESS of formulating NAME fanford, Judge for chment. NAME. | | ' | ‘LABOR LEADER TO TAKE UP ISSUE AT MEETING HERE SAM GOMPERS. In his public address at Eagles’, pald. Two were sent to prison for hall tonight, ident GSamuei|contempt, and they went. But later on the United States court of |what he has read Gompers of the American Feders iil give voice to his opinions of “usurpation of power |by the judiciary,” applying his re- | marks to the principles involved. This subject was suggested to| Mr. Gompe: , by in the Seattle newspapers of the injunctions aim- ed against the people of the Rainier jappeals decided that the injune- jtion judge was wrong The con tempt sentences were reversed, the fines were remitted, but the two men who went to prison had al ready suffered, and there was noth- ing to recompense them. That ie only another illustration of the mis- use of the injunction. valley in the street car fight and| Deals With Injunction Misuse. in the whol le arrests of those) “I have read considerable of the articipated in the mass | local case, and to my mind it t Friday night in Dream-|that here comes a judge who, |the use of the injunction, has that thé jadges| sought to take from the people the éxtend their | fruits of their victory In the high- a to! jest court of your state. But | am accomplish things that they cannot/not familiar enough with these do directly.” said Mr. Gompers to| facts or your local situation to go The Star today into that extensively. I simply ap- “Here is an instance. In a coun-| ply my remarks to the principle of ty in a certain Southern state, the the misuse of the injunction writ people voted against licensed/and the growing inclination of liquor selling. After this law went) judges to extend their powers by ‘nde effect, several hotel keepers| indirection to accomplish tesults were arrested, charged with violat-| absolutely impossible in the proper ing the law. But only a small mi-| course of the administration of the nority of the people had voted on/| judicial branch of our government.” that law, and it was a minority of| After visiting Vancouver, Taco- the people whose vote had passed|ma, Portland and San Francisco, the law. It was impossible to get| President Gompers will go to Los a_jury to convict any of the hotel| Angeles, where he will get into keepers on the evidence presented, | touch with the present status of the so the ‘dry party’ went to the fed-| McNamara brothers’ case. He eral court and secured a writ of in-| had little to say of the dynamiting junction against all the hotel keep-| charge. ers, prohibiting them from selling} A big delegation of union offf- or giving away liquor. You see,|cials called on President Gompers the injunction aimed to accomplish | this forenoon at his hotel, and he what the courts could not do in a| was later taken for an automobile legal and proper way. sight-seeing tour about the city Court Tried to Bind Council. This afternoon at 5 o'clock hé “Again, in Lincoln, Neb,, the city] will have a tittle reception for the councilmen were enjoined by a fed-|cigarmakers of Seattle. President eral court injunction from passing|Gompers is himself a cigarmaker, a certain ordinance. The council-| At 6 o'clock tonight there will be men believed that fhe judiciary; an informa) banquet at the Olym- branch of our government had no| pus, with President Gompers as right to interfere with the legisla- | honor guest, and tonight there will tive branch, so they went ahead|be a public address by the visitor and passed the ordinance. They|at Eagles’ hall. President Gom- were arrested. Several were fined| pers leaves at midnight on a C. P, for contempt of court, and they|R. steamer for Vancouver, B. C. — —————— = = = TO YOU, TOGO jand hall. It is imply are undertaking to KR *« THE WEATHER. For Seattle and _ vicinity: |* Fair tonight and Tuesday |® light southwest winds. Tem * x [x perature at noon today, 57. * |* | \* |* AkkeKtaeReRAeOe Welcome, Togo, to our midst, Make a nice, long visit, please; Travel anywhere you like, Take a train, or fly, or hike, Take a motor boat or bike; Be carefree as a breeze And be at your Nipponease. GROWTH Or DUE TO SEATTLE CONCERN The bort lines of merchan tainable, at the lowest pri tent with quality teous Ise b= consin= with cour- a “ity “prother end. my look after the requirem elf personally make Monat with t Yo. mainia De na to none and we for such fa to be unfit by reason of o hold his present posi-| ates to appoint a com- law, whether aimply Shafer Bros Arcade and Arcade Annex. “look around.’ ADDRESS ae =