The Seattle Star Newspaper, November 2, 1911, Page 1

ts four- room. black, » and ) yard. g. in 51.00 esroom. inches. ‘Trim- trim- and with room. HOME EDITION you whack up with how or other THOMPSON G0to TU ASYLUM The formal papers committing Chester Thompson to the Medical Lake institution for the feeds minded will be signed by Jud; Frater this afternoon. Chester asked that he should not be sent to Steilacoom, as the “mantacal howls” of the famates there would drive him ¢ y, he said. He asked to be sent to the insane ward at the penitentiary, where he spent se al months following his/ acquittal by reason of Insanity of the murder of Judge G. Meade Em ory, in 1906. Three years ago a jury in Tacoma acquitted him of| the insanity charge, and he has been living fn Florida and on his} noch in Wenatchee ks ago Miss Char ey, the girl with] whom he was enamored at the time he s Emory, was married | to Walter Scott Fite, Chester reap- peared In Seattle about that time, reatening let Mrs, Chas. ly Mrs and soon afte ters wer who Poe was ter’s father confined _ IT STICK?’ Car dinance stic min, da at the boy should be make its weight or This will be deter you both sinee | Em: | onvinced Ches-| another fe have ONLY VOL. 13, NO. 211 SEATTL 'Woman Who Must Serve Two Years in Prison Because New Law Says Any Lie Told in Court Is a Crime | | tried Main, smith, Schwabacher Hard: | ware ( « defending, through his attorney, Harold Preston, two suits brought against him by the eity F bs salt in packages ing the exact amount ed in them ewsboys’ annual benefit to add to thelr sick} ff on Thanksgiving ons for the dance and the are he be will be awardeg for the various cos tumes Kyrle Bellew Dies KYRLE BELLEW SALT LAKE, Nov. 2.—Kyrle the actor, died here today of pheumont Rellew had only aefew Gays, and only his physictan# pronounc ' n critical The company which supported | *the dead actor in “The Molluse has cancelled all its western en gagements and will return to"? York tonight. ¢ w Bellew was to have appeared at the Metropolitan in “The Mollusc,” opening on Monday, November 13th. Railway Magnate’s Daughter Marries NEW ORbBEANS, Nov Miss be hnitt, daughter of tt, general man rimar life 4 MADE SPEECHES IN BABY CARRIAGE affair} pst ever. Prizes | b GLADYS ANDO HENRY JOHNSON. She,told a He in court, a or In this state tn 1909, It ts And for that Gladys Johnson, un-|called “se iry leas pardoned by the governor or/ O@!Y one ot in Ge Union brands a harm) as « crime. paroled by the curt, will have to! Hore is the definition of crime, as | spend two years in the entiary per it Is understood outside of legal par oung, good-looking and deeply lov.) lance—ae It ls deft i by Webster ed by the man with whom she h Any important offenme against (he lived for eight years in Seattle,|laws of right; something seriously Gladys Johnada will be branded for | at variance with morality or general life as a convict | The law says that the If well she told| Th ing. Johnsons last spring sued the is a “crime.” Yet the fact stands | city 4 $2,500 for injuries out im bold relief that she could | sustained by Mrs. Johneon on a de |have harmed, and dii not harm, | fective sidewalk. In thie suit the either human or property rights | both Hed about Mrs. Johnson having when sh® told the le been married before. The, city at | Until two years ago, in this state, | torneys discovered this and started Gladys Johnson might have lied as| the prosecution under the newestate she did early thig ar, and she|law which makes any Jie told in| would not have t guilty of any | court “second degree perjury crime.” She might b told her They were convicted and sentence harmless fie in all the states in the |ed. Johnson was given nine mogths in the county jail and Mra. Jo two years in the stase penitentiary the court holdif that the woman was mainly go bias Union, save two, and still she would on not have committed a “crime.” For the telling of a harmless lie in court proceedings was first made mined INCREASED PHONE RATES SUSPENDED Right of State Commission to Allow Corporations to Disre- gard Franchise Provisions Will Be Fought out in Courts | —Boosted Rates of Independent Company Suspended} / Pending Final Decision. } The state public utilities commission says the Independent Telephone Co. may raise its rates above the figures specified In the franchise Granted by the city of Seattle The utilities commission ma | telephone company should be p vestment if the utilities commission can disregard a franchise provision and increase rates for a public service corporation, then surely the commis sion can disregard a franchise and lower rates specified in a franchise. For 4 If the commission can say the telephone compa should b wed to cha enough to make 7 per cent profit, then the commissior power to lower street car rates so that the Seattic Electric Co. can make no more than 7 per cent. If the law works one way, it must necessarily work both ways. And here the 4q stion of effi nt management comes in. If, un ita ruling on the ground that the rmitted to make 7 per cent on its In tance r hon ny or the street car efficient management, the teley com pany could make aw adequate pre then the people have a right to demand efficient management and the rightof the company to raise its # under such a ruling were takefi into the courts yesterday by Pending a hearing on the question set for Nov. 10, subscribers need not pay the increased bills antilen the telephone company has sent out for this month, he question involved Is of vital impo: to citizens of Se the case will no dowbt be fought through all the courts. WINTER KANSAS CIT ttle, S475 OAMAGES FOR ] & Nov. 2 Snow ; and freezing Four hundred and twenty. | a + Seay | the Missouri val dollars. ley 6 in it This was the amount of the grip toda At verdict given by a jury in Huron, 8. D., the Judge Rorala’s court yester- petro Ai —_— day for the death of little yesterday, at Bis Pearl Marie Moore, who was marek, N. D,, It drowned in the Washington nd it was near zero hotel natatorium last March. City Ta. Snow 5 Frank Moore, the father, sued h central Kang for $10,000. The university |western lowa and parts of Ne i r is languishing | girls testified that H. 8. Horan, | braska | t ty Jail because he persisted) the swimming instructor, re- ‘ - halting by buggies, Jumping) fysed to jump into the water to CHICAGO, Nov. 2—Chleago 1s! Ipto the vehicles and making} gave the girl until he could /ghivering in a temperature seven| ew erever he chanced to be. Indge Gordon wasn't quite able to fathom John, who admitted that his hobby was purchasing large quantities of popcorn and peanuts, which he never at ‘L often go without anything to eat for five or six days,” he told the court Therefore, 1 didn't eat the pea nuts.” Mothers with baby buggies are breathing easier with Linnenberger fn jail degrees below freezing through the night HARKER RAK KA KS ~ lt Dr. Horace G. Byers, pro «| SOUTH HAVEN, Mich., & fessor of chemistry at the %|--Weather bordering on’ zero & University of Wa has #|Dlaces, accompanied by snow, gi Snow fell | change his street clothes to | bathing suit. bington, & been awarded a $250 prize from| thls part of Michigan a t |e the M. Warren fund at the »|real winter today # Massachusetts Institute of | * Technology, tor successful ex %| _H. V. Perry, & real estate -man, * periments for a rustresisting *| was arrested in San Francisco on a * fron. | complaint sworn to by Mrs. 'T, Bird [ter ee eee ee ee em Bll | today, and the people are frozen with horror at last night's! Bodies Huddied Together Only two girls mis horrible ry ire ae ree ere Soe were burned out In as many min-|\\ncksve ot the buildings war on utes. tered The bodice of the girls Late yesterday afternoon fire! were found huddled together in a jsprang up in the factory of the/corner in such a burned condition |Imperial Powder Co., and a few|that only one could be identified minutes afterward the tol! of death] ‘The Imperial Powder Co. was had been completed and the plant /jocated in about six | destroyed |months ago. mpany man Girla “work — excl in the Mnctures a ght to be death. Just befor flareup of | non-explosi pt er com powder Bessie Cochran was | presalc G, ©. Israel of Olympia into Superintendent Victor]is president and manager. |L. Bedier's office, in another’ part] The ninth body was found in the jof the building. This is not cer COURT TO DECIDE lof the national movement for direct lendum—te today United States supreme court, where takeRA RAR ARR ARR KM INE room In which she was work * *\ing. She doesn't know what hap * THE DEAD w%! pened or how she got out * Vera Mulford, niece of the * How It Happened * Mulford brothers, of Chehalis. | The fire started in the mixing % Sadie Westfall, daughter of ® room of the factory, It was con *® Samuel Westfall * fined to that part of the building * — Eva Glimore, a sister of Mra. ® at fin 1 allowed twelve men & J. W. Wilson of Chehalis. w|working in other rooms to escape * = Bertha Hagie. # Girls working exclusively in the % | Ethel Thorp, daughter of B. #|Mmlxing room * F, Thorp. #| The origin of the fire ia an yet *® Tillie Rosebach, sister of # Unknown, although Police Chief W * Mre. Harry Kanouse and Mrs. * © Doyle stated to The Star thi % Ethel Henry of Chehalis. w|morning that he believes the fire © Bertha Orewa. #|Slarted when a kettle of parafine % Unidentified bedy of girl, w | Dolled over, igniting powder * ‘ Me Bae % |. The flames were first noticed by *% Unidentified body; uncer w|Plectrician Frank Hull, who %* tain whether it is that of a w| Warned the girls and then rushed i in ar atin. #outeide, ‘The girls endeavored to Rakha khareee thee erench their hats and coats, Be b jfaro they had time to get across the room several thousand pounds | (Special to The Star.) Of loose powder caught fire, wiping | CHEHALIS, Wash., Nov. 2—Aw-jout the lives of the girls and an ful death stalks through this town} The Seattle Star INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER 2, WASH., IN SE THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 1911 NINE BURN _ YouNG TO DEATH Girls Meet Awful Death When Powder Factory at Chehalis Is Blown Up. hitating the otitt | flame. buildings in one huge r life, avalosek was hurled out of tain whether the remains of @ man or Woman. lucky oo this morning. It are we = 2 PEOPLE’S POWER (By United Press Leased Wire) WASHINGTON, Nov. 2.—The fate contests on the repug: titution Iphone the nd lity Telegraph Co of this tax, ground that the initiative is nant to th of the L The oth the initiative and refer. on trial in the spirit of the cons ited States.” re is one in wh egisiation: ATTLE ONE CENT, ON THAINS AND REWs HEANDS bo | WOMAN IS MISSING. , _ Nineteen - year - old Shepard is missing tron bes home at 412 Columbia street, and her mother, Mrs. David Shepard, believes that hes daughter has met with foul |play. Leaving her nome short. | ly after noon yesterday, for the | ostensible purpose of paying a | visit to Mrs. O. H. Clough, an jelderly lady who resides af 14325 Woodland Park avenue, she completely dropped from view, state to Be Divided The nable to ace count for t irl’s disappeare motive fom t tan that the ill be divided in seven days » the younger ! reached ttaches ade to this t that the a few days gn over ta in the ese any ' wid Trac ¢ Found. t ned that she n Lake ear, as ben she went to e. but further tham have been unable to gathe 1 Inquiry among e city has also light on the r to accept a romance hag any part in her daughter's he says her danghe a home girl, did not share also refutes | the lover id saying the young 1 ref veral suitors, and t € been no case where the affection had been recip. however, that her to stgn over her forded her consider and that she might Je the offer, feeling that t fall into the hands the girl haw and a younger sige, h her majority | The father was a mlm nd was killed im thi mother, next week ing mar MISS TIDA SHEPARD. | 19-¥ i ttl iret ho is M i i | snow lide at E Idaho, ; ear Old Seattle Girl Who is Mysteriously Missing | saoy ee ee = - stock and real estate runnl May Complete His because she refused to wear tights, | into the thousands = for $6 The affirmed on appeal. r sult was has won h Flight Tomorrow judgment (By United Press Leased Wire) two sults attacking the constitution- nan of Portland {s figh ality of the Oregon measure are set, je of certain bridge bonds | for argument this afternoon. An ad-| a. d by an amendment to the verse decision will be a severe blow) charter of the city of Portland, | to direct legisiation. which was adopted throwgh the in One case hangs upon the enact. | itiative ment of a law in Oregon, through! If the supreme court decides he initiative, which requires the! against the measures it will mean telephone and telegraph companies |in effect that the people can not yperating in the state to pay a tax | rule themselves, but that they m f 2 per ¢ upon ir annual|forever allow legislatures to make gross receipts, The Pacific Tele-'their laws | KILLED HER WITH A'$1,400,000 Job BUTCHER KNIFE" by Day Labor -: (By United Press Leased Wire) The city counef!, in joint sexsi THE DALLES, Or., Nov. 2— | with the board of public works and “Yes. | killed my mother by Jine mayor, approved stabbing her with a butcher ‘Thomson's plans yeatert knife 1 am sorr: poor, old xm for the e raction of the new mother. | would not have Cedar The dam will done it if | had been right, cost apy ¥ $1,400,00 rte cried Bill Glisan in his cell at | janor. | the Wasco county jail today. Thomson will have charge of th Glisan ¥ brought here from liminary work, at least until the Antelope where he killed hie | borings have ad ed to such mother on the Glisan ranch be- cause she asked him to sober up from a ten days’ spree. point where a give an opinion work pert th ngineer ¢: value of No arrangements have been Thomson reported the expendi-| made yet for a preliminary of $154,000 on preliminary hearing. It is believed that Iready. He advised against & Work on the superstruc the dam until beginn tare Glisan will plead temporary In- sanity when placed on trial. : FLOUR GASE TOMORROW “Richeson Will Whether Swanson, the ”9 ne Woetlake ‘market grocer, WU B F d e prohibited from selling Fisheg e Free | prand flo than $1.55 fof atts | a 49-pound sack will be determinag| (BY United Press Zonsed wire) BOSTO Nov. 2 Richeson in the superior court tomorrow b | fore Judge Tallman. petition | will be freed, Thave heard his story of the company for an Injunctio§}and examined the evide for my will come up at that time. Swat®lseif” said Attorney John Lee son is determined to make this @ test case and will fight for the Va. ¢ 5 een right of free. competition, contend Laiesenapea dab ac ing theta ¢ t fixing the prie® indicted by a special f which gowds may be sold is if on a charge of aving eeetrain’ of tend } red Mise Avis Linnell, bh eetheart T am f RRR tk eeeeee { } 4 I { at 4 "| i : a4 i t is innocent prise when the WEATHER FORECAST Fair tonight, Frida light easterly winds. Tewnse. 7 ature at noon 4 * eee ee ee eee a 3 — | RIDES G11 MILES IN 4 DAYS ON HORSE (By United Press Loasea Wire) SAN FRANCISCO, Nov, 2.— Completing a ride of 511 miles are divulged The defense probably will mair tain that the death of Miss Linnell was accidental * * i rf promise a ba 0 * Are You Using Your} Brains? || in nine days; Percy Selby, pe. walked Into the office of @|| destrian and clubman, has to. {1 known millionatre the other }) ay won a $1,000 wager and | nde’ ka het’ ates sheaae made good his contention that He said 1am not loaning-any. Col. Roosevelt's army test of a | money right now 1a hing 90-mile ride in three days was | why. He replied: “The time hag }| easy of accomplishment. ‘es to invest my fundg}| Selby, an all-around open-air | in real Prices are tod}| devotee, and winner of many | cheap and must advance | wagers on long walks, wae just sik: euiaity joldlignn | nine days in the saddle from Why don't you buy one Burlingame to. Nipomo, San ‘ow acres north of the Univerd$| ‘urn, making an average of | sity for $400 on terms of $7.66 | Luis Obispo county, and re- | montht Near the Country Club 56 miles per day. | the same class of property Srinw | Pennsylvanians to Celebrate. | $1,000 per 19! ges the car Une}! The Pennsylvania association will A et a, TU reap an ener) give what promises to ve a splendid | mous profit, program at the Chamber of Com-| merce tomorrow night. Final plans! will be made for the big dance to be | given the latter part of this month. All former residents of Pennsylva ‘nia are earnestly requested to at tend OLE HANSON & Co. Third Moor New York Block | dently predicting that he will end | his coast to coast flight tomorrow, Investigate R. H. Thomson :| Investig of Councilman God jdard’s char Ground for Divorce NEW YORK, Nov ried him, Mrs. PHOENIX, Ariz, Nov. 2—Confi- when he expects to reach Los An geles, Aviator Rodgers arrived here shortly before noon today from Mar he rep. icopa. He plans to leave for Yuma ts a di-/neer Thomson was begun this this afterrioon, and unless he en: yorce morning befe the council eff counters bad weather expects to ciency comn consisting of COMMENDED FOR BRAVERY WASHINGTON, Novy Navy reach Los Angeles by sunset on Fri day. . Erickson and ard outlined the na ges, tending to show BALKED AT TIGHTS fa SO 5 WARD, tain’ ftmprovecoente Siteoeh Sa NEW YORK, Nov { ship Pensacola, ce for the nterests of the prop eral years’ fighting, Hen | him for bravery in having re er charged by th rical managers a drowning cou jon. j joddard expressed himself t in view of the council's approval Thomson's plans for the new Cedar river dam without making an inves tigation of thelr feasibility, he is reluctant so on with charges minor importance tm oF THESE BOOS. Seeceanstnn FATHER AND. 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