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

reading those “Bob” Are you crackerjack La Follette? Another fifi stories on VOL. 13, good one on Page 4 today BLETHEN JURY IS COMPLETE Defense and Prosecution Ac-] “We will excuse Mr, Splelbaver,” cept Jury With Two Women Caldwell said Mumbers—Opening State-| Bull Unbiased Homer L. Bull, who was called, ments to Be Made and Tak-! poniying to questions asked by the ing of Testimony to Com-|state, said he knew the Blethons, mence Tomorrow. |but only in a business way, having met them at the Commercial club ma A ugar - Wind that he lived in King county for 20 av % John J. Doran, gateman Pa years; that he is married; that he in reads all the newspapers and eific Coast Steamship Co. 2016 | formed a vagne impression of the | Blethen case; that he could lay | jastde the impression without re quiring evidence. Replying to Ful-| ton's questions, he id that he knew two men on the grand jury which returned the Blethen tndict ment; that he never discussed the case with anyone, and could give al | fair trial “Defendant's firet peremptory dge Ronald called, after Bull was passed for cause by both sides. Defense Asks Recess. “We would like to have a little recess,” requ Fulton ‘The | court allowed the recess, and tare ed over hin private chambers to t | defendant, Alden J. Blethen, and | attorneys, Fulton and Daniel Kelle her, and his two sons, Clarence B. and Joseph Blethen. After a few! minutes they returned, and Fulton With the state exercising but one announced that he would excus and the defense two of the three juror Heard, who o peremptory challenges allowed to each side, the jury to try Alden J. Blethen on the grand jury indict ment, charging the crime of main taining a public nuisance in operat ing the Arcade dance hall, was un expectedly accepted with two wom widow, A Frank Jobst, commission mer chant, 703 17th av. N. 4& Mary L. Carroll, 8811 Whitman av & A. W. Stone, banker, claw. €& Charles Birchopberger, farm er, Aaron. 7. A. L. Spotts, manufacturer of | vibrators, 1424 Sixth av. N | & ©. T. Simpson, sheet metal manufacturer, 6716 Jones st. N. W. 9 Fred Crosby, surveyor, 3545 Ferdinand av. 10. H. K. Jenson, trans! $911 12th av. N. E. 11. Homer L. Bull, Mth av. S. 12. W. M. Crowley, retired mer- ehant, 1156 Republican st. housewife, Enum r man, printer, 734 seat. Stone Is Accepted. | A. W. Stone was then called. He testified that he a banker at Enumclaw; that he reads the Post Intelligencer; that met Blethen formally in Mint “8 en on it at 11:15 this morning, ago; that he was only slightly ac dudge Ronald then adjourned guainted with him; that the gourt until tomorrow morning out quaintance will make no difference @f respect to the memory of Mrs. in his being a fair Juror; that he is E. A. Waiker, court stenographer, | married: that he has lived In King | Bt whole funeral this afternooh county for five years; that he knew Judge Ronald wil! act as one of the nothing of the case arers. He was passed for cause by both State Eliminates Bartender sides The state used its peremptory | ond peremptory challeng | thallenge on F. Spielbauer, a bar Defendant's second peremptory fender employed at the White) was then called for, and Juror Roe Blouse saloon, Splelbauer resisted | by wan excused @rery effort of Deputy P rH. K. Jenson, called tn his place, ‘Lundin to show that he was preju- (testified that he read The Star diced. When asked if (he fact that |x y, but that he the other the case dealt in » material way papers also; tha King with the illegal sale § iquor would for yea that he was « have any tendency to make him grading contractor before he enter fleet biased. b nawered that he ed the tr eas, Fulton / did not believe tn 1 ! Hquor sell- | brought that Jonson's ing, and he never practiced it. and busines in univer that therefore he could try the case sity district was passed by - fairly. both sides Heard Case Discussed | “We acer Splelbauer testified that he A) then annow the Times and the Powt-int + “We acce fencer, and The Star on mediately @ecasions. He admitted Opening Statement Tomorrow. the Blethen case discus Judge Row th announc times, but said that b that th " 4 adjourn until opinions. He said he tomorrow mo jure fag of the Italian Aw pied Mr that he never w : ts dance hall; that > the grand jur part in the reeall; that he ried and has two daughters, raphers. Defense Ousts Two Spleibaner occupied the eley feat in the } box, and f Place, Homer L. Bull, a Was called. The defense ts peremptory George M. Beard Bethel), and A. 1 ter, 2509 Hudsor & banker at Beard’s place. transfer man university dint place ‘The examina Began with the tenth seat when ‘this mo Re he is married, th all pet and v« @ection; that he « of the facts in the case on trial; that Re was not prejudiced one way the other Spielbauer was Man examined Crowley Accepted W. M. Crowley, the twelfth o@ the original panel, was pase for cause by both sides, after tifying that b t chant; that h r he nd the state waived its sec: | county fact J the jury,” Caldwell Fulton im on rare follow ring several i no noth chub Arcade A no fo we knew rican mn ning ma first the The a cop! Ww widow arate, owing Blethen indict a misdemeanor. who a itleine lowed to se that charges t took non is mar stenog n WAS ax re n crow aldw ng state eo first t the facts to be pr me at 9:20 morrow : Open Discussion ox ed on at nf challenges arpente’ En and H w A me K office took a of at th oceasion Quiz the nigh The cand Congress ons of jaro oxs-examining Rosby, who s for whi campaign the the stified that signed th the didate meeting, and to submit oning by mem | nce. Any voter| questions of manic ite nd thi maelves to qu f the may ners 0 c and t the | | pr candidates Prof. J. Allen Sn versity of Washing vited to act as refer next venire ith of the has beer Unt in juror ‘ " SRR EES * TACOMA Nov Dun ® a & can Eddy sawed 84,250 shin- ® fury before; that he gener 4 & gles 2 Cedar Shingle *| ‘The Star and sometimes read the * 1 Saturday, | ether papers: that he knew none of * ords and earn. ® the facts in the Blethen case and * the da. The * could give a fair trial * record iy ® “State's first emptory . shingles made by Ho. & quiam mill * fenge,” then announced RRR for previous was a best pa 000 chal 4 Judge —= ae WHAT! TAKE WHISKY WITH A SPOON? GAYBOY REPLIES: “I’D JUST AS SOON.” that’s not have a shingle drink,” he'll say, 4 of {quite truthfully. “I musta had a bite for lunch that dishagreed wiz cannot There's a Kansas faking a brand booze, ‘They bi drink it; you eat it you) Choose. They mix it up with Stearin and with glycerine as well, it's packed in pasteboard boxes that are every bit as swell 6 any fancy box of soay that ever You did ge. It only take a cake OF two to make a jamboree. ‘Th family man will have a cinch when stuff gets to town. When h fomes home packed full he need Bot fear hin wife's frown, “1 did} firm new k you it say There's more truth than poetry in the above. Commissioner Royal FE. Cabell of the internal revenue bu reau at Washington has just de cided that is whisky 1s whisky, if it's solid, and the tax must be pald A Kansas firm has originated this new style of jag prodjqer—alcohol combined with glyceciffe and stear in. The product resembles soft | glycerine soap in consistency mnay | |eutor Benson completing his rebut | por |tectiv | torney [rants for arrests immediately, The Sea INDEPENDENT SEATTL ONLY NO. 233 1 1911 HELP! KIDS CAN’T ATTORNEY FULTON, _Ghiet © Couns | tor Blethen PATTERSON CASE WITH JURY TONIGHT eNVER, Press Leased Wire) ve VER, Nov. 28.—With Prose tal of the testimony of Mrs. Ger trude Patterson, on trial for the murder of her husband, Chas. A Patterson, it was expected that the pled the fifth | case would be in the hands of the |Thiriy-six turkeys given |jury by nightfall. Two more wit nesses for th® defense were expect €4 to conclude the taking of test! mony, and the arguments were ex: | pected to be brief During the trial the prosecution | has had 24 witnesses on the stand | and the defense 17. Quotes “Vampire.” “A fool there was and he made hie prayer, Even as you and |, To a rag and a bone and a hank of ha | And the foo! he called her his lady f “And she shot him in the back.” | Quoting Kipting’s “Vampire” as} hin ke e In the case of Mra trude ( Patterson, on murder of her hus A.» Patterson, Prosecutor Benson today deilvered one of the most scathing arraignments of a woman ever heard {n a Denver court NEGRESS KILLS TEN PEOPLE (By United Press Leased Wire) LAFAYET TE, Crazed with f entine old neg ha vi with an to accord ax, because they refuse sbey orders lowed believed to 500 AT ALASKA BOOST DINNE the at the night. Several t of the im are interesting nd urged that ign for the be started Nearly 500 people 4 Develop Alaska Arctic club peakers took up n ant things that ka at present a great pub big northland at onc Among ick Underwood Erie railroad hope that the aint er Ala the speakers was Freder president of the who expressed the transportation prob jem In Alaska cffould not be over. looked. John L, Wilson reporte the cons of his recent trip California. he interes chambers of commerce in the A ka campaign Called Bad Names; Jumps from Ship Because he said passengers on the steamer Whatcom from Port Angeles called him bad names, Mar tin Halvorsen jumped overboard search was begun and an hour toe he was found clinging to the hull under the stern. He is believed to be insane Halvorsen is police station pr amination into his sanity. Passen stated that he clung for an hour to the bull of the boat and how he escaped without drowning is more than they can understand. ALLEGED REGISTRATION FRAUDS IN LOS ANGELES LOS ANGELES, Nov. 28—De-| Brown of District Attorney jericks’ office todey collected investigation of the first 50) names to be proceeded against for illegal registration in the munict pal election and placed the data in the hands of Deputy District At Hanna, who will issue war to od where ing held at bg paratory to an ¢ Fr the j will cost an even $ {parts should EAT ALL THIS TURKEY jee, fellers “Gee, girlies!" “Won't Thankegivin, ‘hey will! of Seatt) have to to Mother Ryther's home Thankegiving The kiddies ow there will have all the turke; can o take notice thanks to the bighcqrter people who heard the Star's appeal and donated i# morning while the ame into The Star office down a $5 gold piece. “For kids,” he said. He didn’t look Ith he bad a million, and latd we have the feed thin Kind-hearted people You won't) nd any more turkeys out | for | they | con. tributions were coming in fastest « | big fellow in workingman’s clothes | but he dug down jdeep into his jeans. for that five jHe refused to give his name, gave his initials, “D. T bu Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of these ye have done it unto me. A check for $5 from Mr. and Mrs. K. H.W cash will come for Mother Ryther, even though the food problem for the big feaw day is solved Oh, You Turkeys! “The kids big turkey also came in and feed, that's certain already J. 8. Chase sent out and Jim Condon of the Congres bar called up The Star and sald he the in mighty handily 1 t are going to have & 25 yesterday * | Would send out ten woman failed Mother Ryther yeneians af fernoon and said she would send Ot apother And that’s not all! R. ‘Thomp io ot Thompron's believer the Woys and girls would enjoy jsome ples and cake, Bo he will |send out a load of mince ples, Pumpkin pies and fruit cake-—all hey can eat mu) comes J. F. Munsey. of the People’s bank building. Some jebicken would mix well for variety |e figured. So he went ovt three! ‘plump pullets this morning And little Dorothea and Annabel Kennedy brought In a dollar to ae out | Be you nee there's going nothing incking in the way of @ Vig Thanksgiving feed out there this year We'll make short work of all the turks, you bet,” said on of the boys this morning when he found out what was coming his! way Of course there are plenty of other things the 60 girls and boys | can use out there, If you want to! make their lives happier. But) dow't send any more dressed tar | keys. They could use a fow live} onex at the home—-put them in the} | coop for Christmas, for instance One lady called up this morning and gald she wanted to have a couple of the youngsters as her guests for dinner. So, there's no doubt of the fact that Seattle peo ple won't stand for having a bunch of youngsters go hungry on Thanks. to be} tle Star |" SPAPER IN SEATTLE WASH., TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 28, |i pression Most varry ONE CENT. vag ON THAIN® AND NEW STANDS DEFEATED y United Press Leased Wire) SHANGHAI, Nov. 28.—Crushing revolution ists Is indicated today in dispatch. received here announcing that the imperialists have captured the rebel fortress of Wu Chung, just the Yangtze river from Han. Former Deputy Marshal Los Angeles Arrested, Charged With Effort to Give McNamara Trial Talesman $4,000 to Get on Jury for the Defense. (By United Press Leased Wire) HALL OF RECORDS, Los Angeles, Nov. 28.—The most sensational episode connected with the destruction of the Los Angeles Times, more than a year ago, eclipsing, because of the ramifications which it is hinted are concealed behind it, leven the arrests of Ortie Mc- News of the fali of Wu Chang, which has ben the principal rebel tronghold, followed dispatches felling that Han Yang had again fallen before the Manchu forces. No definite news has been received to the fate of Hankow, but as it, Han Yang and Wu Chang are only Separated by forks of the Yangtze. and are practically one city, the general that Hankow also is again in the hands of the Manchu armies. | giving. He that soweth bountifu ahall reap bountifully Here Is Your Thanksgiving Dinner for Six; $5.00 Bill of Fare Prepared Especially for The Star by Mrs. A. H. Kemper of the Broadway High School. THANKSGIVING DINNER MENU Course 1, Light Bouillon of Chicken, Beef, Oyster or C Course 2. Celery. Olives Course 3, Fried Mountain Trout Course 4, Turkey, Oyster or Bread Dressir Goose Gravy, Hubbard Squash Sweet Pi Waldorf Salad rtatoes, with \ Stewed Cranberries, Green Peas NVafers™or Salad ticks Course 5. Pumpkin Pie Ice Cream and Assorted 4 Cakes, or Ir reams, Plum Pudding ividual Bavarian Course 6. Black © IT WILL COST $5.00. Here ts a good, average Th. giving dinner for «ix persons It was pre pared especially for The Star toda by Mrs. A. H, Kemper arke Oo the domestic #« » department a the Broadway high school Get a tenpound turkey and when you have clean bird and have it all ready fe said Mra. Kemper per ed the dressing it with eith ng. Bread but the oyss in popularity. Truss tt properly fo the pan and roast it 15 minutes fo very pound weight. It should a fine brown when taken from oven. Garnish the logs with red apples and serve on a that is large enough to al ing without danger of sp oyste is most comme pl Ww car it on | the tab! giblet gravy, the be chopped fine and boiled, This ix one of the gravies for s heavy dinner the most economical ‘The cranberries stewed whole or strained and cold in moulds. very how to bake sweet potatoes hubbard squash “Waldorf salad is made of apples, walnuts and celery. It tionally good and easily made. salad sticks made of pastry cut into strips and rolled finely grated Pumpkin pie ways been the customary 4 Thanksgiving, If whipped ¢ used, do not have cheese make the ¢ Plum In making the should be of cou eam | ree too heavy « is very A single dollar buying land north of the city Instead, Vv ery one who purchased acreage has made money, and lots of it No street assessments on acreage. » expensive Woe have nearly sale at regrades 400 acres for Fr i Af | $10 CASH, BALANCE $7.50 MONTHLY Two Trips Datty OLE HANSON & CO, Third Floor New York Block hat f t for six r stuff} or bread dress-| used, | r dressing is gaining} q 4 eevee keoye} is excep: | The} with cheese 4 } ad W afers 00d instead of pumpkin pte ‘This dinner may be bad fe and if as good as any six people could wish MAUGT IN AP. WREGK = | oe Presse Leased Wire) RTH YAKIMA. Nov. 2B-— | wives persona were injured early today when the Northern Pacific stern express struck a spread rail near Wapato, 16 miles east of North Yakima, and three Pull mans, a diner, @ tourist and amok ing car were derailed. Three of the joare left their trucks and plowed into the earth on their sides. The engine and baggage car held to | finest |the rails. and ts} A special train left North Yakima Jearrying doctors and nurs High Cost of | The only problem that must be the poor ma the high cost of dying is also a big factor in the lives of Seattle families. And the latter promt to suffer a severe blow as a result of a plan for a crematory devised by H.C. Henry, who presented his proposition io jthe Ministerial federation yester day Mr, Henry will erect a large cre |matory on his property north of} the Couptry Club. It is-planned to have a railroad line to the site and a funeral car operate | "L have an archite the plans,” said Mr has no gainful object for anyone. |The cost of funerals will be re-| |duced 50 per cent, The crematory will be operating next summer high cost of living is not the faced by t already on Henry. “It Ce \* WEATHER FORECAST * \* Falr tonight, Wednesday * |w rain; moderate southeasterly * # winds. Temperature at noon * |w 47 *| Selheiiaaletaaielatatatalatel| SHOPPING Dars BEFORE CHRISTMAS | Martin Why not give father a ton of coul instead of a smoking jacket? | | Nov | taken | pened Dying Is Hit) | Austrian consul general at |Judge C. H. Hanford. This ie little Mary Palmer, aged 6. She's just one of more than 30 like girls at Mother Ryther’s children’s home, 1262 Denny Way. Mary is happy now because she will get a big turkey dinner Thanksgiving day. Mary is one of a family of six children and the mother jo out at the Ryther home, where she helps Mother Ryther take care of the babies. Her father deserted her mother fast April, “He just wented away,” said Mary. “He said he was Going to do dock work, and he never comed back.” Mary is sorry because her mama has to care for her six brothers and sisters, but she’s happy because Thankegiving is Scan? FOUR PERISH IN A FIRE (By United Press Leased Wire) NEW WESTMINSTER, 8. 28—-Fire at 2 o'clock this morning destroyed the home of Thomas Moore, about a mile from the further end of the Fraser river bridge and caused the death of Mr Moore and four of his children, Mr. Moore was 50 years of age. The children who perished were: Kath leen, 10; Sarah, 4; Joseph, and Alex, 2. F caped c., ‘ hospital erished front part belle by 6 ansed 3, Seattle is again overrun with | burglars and hold-up men, Five hold-ups and two burglaries were reported to the police last night. not an arrest was ade Attorney Ca J to his home 5 night, to fi been r ry, clothing ht from t M Wehrn snab on took $ Two a H t anston ay their $7.40, mst ed of his h. He jewalk barn Baron Rothschild Dies at Paris (By United Press Leased Wire.) PARIS, Nov. ,28—Baron Gustave aged 83, one of the the chiefs of aris and comb: Ww sand pocket am Meye ged and robb watch and $4 in found lying on the taken to a street ca . wa gola was and Dr, G av M. McLaughlin found the same thing A silver set and uables were taken. el iota baubishe died here tod. Rothsch and and Rott y es, He head was the third of the late of French banking concern son ies ld a \ASK THE CONDUCTOR FOR REDUCED FARE TICKETS | Beginning tomorrow, you won't have to hunt up the Seattie Elec- tric company’s ticket offices in order to take advantage of the re- duced fare tickets, You can buy them on the cars for $1, or 6 tickets for 25 cents. The ordinance, fathered by Council Griffiths and passed by the Jeity council, stands, It will save thousands of dollars to street car patrons. The Seattle Electric company fought the ordinance bitterly and its t step was to appeal for a rehearing, taking the matter before Hanford, however, refused the rehearing. He |had also refused an injunction holding up the ordinance. The street car company has no further recourse show actual | damages. : Wants a Probe (By United Pros Leased Wire) 8.Reite: is a con Stanley to ar Ask the conductor for 25 tickets unless it can HERES EE EEE EE eee eee oe 2 ee CHICAGO, Nov. 28.—Dr. Ho gan, the jail physician, de clared today that Mrs. Louis Vermilya’s condition was much more serious than at first supposed, She may nev er live to face a jury on a charge of having murdered Policeman Arthur Bisonette and others, Arsenical poison ing has caused an abscess on her spine. i le ie le a ie ee le ie ing his charge that there spiracy afoot to use the investigating committee further the operations of the “t crowd” in Wall street, Congressman Littleton filed today with Chairman Stanley a demand for a full investigation. steel i everybody n that question ithout in| is getting interested “Should a ank young man a, account?” See AEBELSARE ARRESTED FOR ~ JURY BRIBERY Manigal, |. 1. McNamara and Jas. B. McNamara, marked the progress of the murder trial of Jas. B. McNamara today. It was the arrest of Bert Franklin, former United States deputy marshal, who has been engaged by the McNamara defense to investigate the an- tecedents of jurors drawn in the case, charged directly by the district attorney with at- tempting to bribe a juror. The talesman in the case, George N. Lockwood, is alleg- ed to have been paid $500 as an earnest of a bribe of $4,000, for which, it is alleged, he agreed to qualify himself as a permanent juror in the McNa- mara trial and secure an ac quittal, if he could; if not, to prevent any verdict of convic- | tion. |torney Fredericks Three Arrested at First. Lockwood man who fs al leged aety have paid the money ¢ Cap” White; a brother of r sheriff of Los Angeles count both arrested Franklin. vr the two lowed and the only ost Franklin, “Attempting to Bribe Officer.” it is that of attempting to ribe a@ public officer. Later District At- displayed the money which he says his chief ine ver to him for a forn but to g | vestigator, Sam L. Browne, and his | assistants, saw actually paid over to | White, and then part of it by him to | | | police | Portland, Kasererererese! | Lockwood. It consisted of $4,000 in | bills of large denominations. Defense Attorneys Cleared. Clarence Darrow and other atton neys for the defense in the McNa- mara case were cleared of actual |complicity in the alleged jury | bribing by a statement made this afternoon by County Detective Browne, who collected the evidence. Foul Play? (By United Press Leased Wire) TACOMA, Noy. 28.—Foul play, accident or desertion, are the three theories being followed up by the to account for the strange disappearance of Mrs. E. Gray of leaving a two months girl behind Gray was registered at the us hotel. Leaving two let ters, one to husband, the other to a sister, f finished, she walked out about 5 o'clock Saturday after- noon. She did not return, READY FOR HATS (By United Press Leased Wite) ROME, Nov. 28.—Cardinals John ley, of New York, Wm. Connell Boston, and Diomede y spent to recelved from sacred col old ba Mrs Oly day return r me € mbe The red hat will be e three cardinals tomorrow oon at 3:30 o'clock, and the sistory will be held on conferred on after. ublio Thurs is today perhaps in than at any time ult of the flush- ins by health de- six dead ends of 1 flushed. Tests hat the health de- fy the pe t for drin day, —_ party the rains are will be made partment when the without boi The ctty will close to ‘ow evening until next Monday, owing to the Th: ving holid In the meantime asked to bring boiled wa school with them. me er to ATTACKS BOURNE (By United Pross Leased Wire) PENDLETON, Or., Nov. 28.—An- nouncing that he wolud be a candi- date for United States senator at the general election, next April, when the presidential preference and senatorial primaries will be held, Attorney Stephen Lowell to day issued a statement attacking the reeord of United es Senator Bourne OVERCOATS FOR LITTLE FELLOWS SPECIAL $3.50 Sizes 2 1-2 to 10. 100 boys, age $6.50. Young Men's Special $10.00. ‘These garments are worth considerable more. Overcoats for to 1 Special School 9 Overcoats, } Shafer Bros Arcade and Arcade Annex