The Seattle Star Newspaper, January 3, 1912, Page 1

Corporation Attorney Bradford let Council- and Wardall escape the recall through a loophole? and accounting. He is the only man who can bring forth|tions should be thrown out on such grounds, but then) the hoped-for loophole. Of course, the injunction route legal technicalities seldom follow the path of reason. _| squeeze through this technical loophole, the people be- is still open, but even the injunction business is not so Bradford, who should stand as the representative hind the recall movement want to know it, AND THEY Wardall, you can bet, are eagerly flourishing as it was once upon a time. ofall the people, and who should decide this question, WANT TO KNOW IT NOW. for that loophole, and they won't hesitate to So it seems that Bradford really has the say about/frem a high and unprejudiced viewpoint, has openly de-| If these petitions are invalid, then the people will ‘any technicality, however rank, that might) the validi of these recall petitions. And the only ex-|clared that he is opposed to the recall of Blaine and | bring forth new petitions AT ONCE. Blaine and Ward- cuse for this validity thing is that the petitions were|Wardall. These two “servants of the * helped all are certainly going to face a recall. THEY MAY But if Bradford is going to let Blaine and Wardall , been suffering since then it was that an opera- found necessary. by Mrs. Murray and } Wiliam road iw Taft's campaicn tleally denied gaid he had not and that he had his legislative Work his time leh la the criminal depart. prea ne Balts..... $10.50 Wand $25.00 Over. $14.50 Bros.’ Clearance Sale Femarkable value ‘im Beattic. Be. Femular prices are al- Mad these being ro V4 and 1-2 tnsure val- @ MiMost Importance. —.. 'r Bros 4 ‘Arcade Annex accounting to the people. soot ary the city’s attorney, is the ads between the wobbling councilmen and that/ PHINE FIEND M A DOZEN PERSONALITIES Mystifies Port- ysti vad | ‘Fun-Making Lulu Glaser Weeps only man filed once before, then withdrawn to secure more names There is no good reason, of course, why the peti- ot VOL, 13, NO, 263, in Private; Wants Divorce Now Mp boat ney — ne * LuLu GLASER CHICAGO, Jan. 3.—Off-stage life among professional fun makers con- sists largely of choking or being choked, beating or being beaten, with an occasional bit of abusive language for variety, according to Lala Glaser, whose stage appear- ee re ance is characterized by the broad- est kind of o smile. Miss Glaser, who is Mrs. Ralph C. Herz in Yate life, appeared in Judge Mo- Donald's court today and recited these facts, along with additional detail, as reason why she should be granted « divorce, earns Be, See SS ee Renken * * %& MORSE, IN PRISON, MAKES & 92,000 ON ONE DEAL * * * Ce di ANTA: Gas dan 37 ATLANTA. Ga. Jan. 3-—That Chas. W. Morse, the convicted New York banker, made $2,000 in a Wail street dea! by selling “short” on gas stock while behind prison bars ang by means of a cipher mes- sage is the statement made today - jon reliable authority. The deal was made possible Jisura Tanaba, 20 through the “courtesy” of Warden Mo: come incensed when Morse, in gratitude or for other reasons, of- \fered to share his profite with the [head of the federal prison. FIRE 1S PUT OUT BY SNOWBALLS QUINCY, II, Jan. 3—With the fire hydrants frozen stiff and the flames consuming the residence of J. G. Maxwell here, jy today, neighbors formed @ snowball brigade and while @ score rolied the frozen water missiles, another score pelted the flames until the fire was but out. SO THOUGHTFUL Friend——maven't you vawed the baby yet? Proud Mother—-No; we must be very careful to give him a nice lone, because there will be so many ‘named after him when he becomes | president, who is declared to have be-| CUMAX TO A WEEK OF CHIME The climax to a week's murder epidemic came last night when shot and killed in a re 601 Main street by a ¢ who eacaped, after running down | Third avenue. The killing was the third within a week. Other mur- ders were the killing of 18-year-old Gladys Tesche and Dom W a Chinese, Tanaba and his slayer were conversing in the restaurant when the other Japanese drew a revolver and fired a bullet through Tanaba's heart. T. Noyse, a Japanese living at 514 James street, was found uncon- scious near Main street and Sixth javennes, and it is thought he was jlikewise the victum of violence The police are of the opinion that he was thrown to the pavement from an »pper story window. It is doubtfal if he will recover. ON TRIAL FOR KILLING CHILD SANTA BARBARA, Cal, Jan. 3. —John Rech, charged with the mur: der of his oneday-old baby,, was bi t to trial in the superior court. here today. Rech, according to the authorities, admitied after his arrest that he killed the infant | because of the high cost of living. His wife is to be tried on a com pliielty charg: Very Mysterious WASHINGTON, Jan. 3.—The White House today is mysterious |and apparently puzzled over the po- litical situation which revolves about a report that Roosevelt's si- jlence indicates that he is waiting }to see if the popular demand strong enough to warrant his ac- |ceptance of a call to the presiden- | tial nomination. Friends of the president deny that he will withdraw from the race. he Seat ONLY INDEPENDENT ttl other men, is only human. AN OF _ {T..R. OUT OPENLY FOR LITTLE GIANT (By United Press Leased Wire.) CLEVELAND, Jan. 3.—In a Washington dispatch to the Cleveland Press, Gilson Gardner says today : _ _ “Senator La Follette and Theodore Roosevelt are working in harmony to control the next republican national convention. | Between them they have enough progressive delegates to write the platform and name the candidate, La Follette is and will remain the candidate, Roosevelt's position has been announced | too often to need repetition, Roosevelt favors La Follette and is not himself a candidate. He declines tg eliminate himself as a political factor. “The only persons wishing Roosevelt to be eliminated are the standpat reactionaries, who are still clinging desperately to Bradferd to get his job, and Bradford, Taft's fortunes. The Roosevelt-La Follette combination is cer- tain to sweep the boards. All reports that Senator La Follette | is out of the race are circulated from the White House. Friends of Taft, realizing that La Follette’s candidacy, with Roosevelt | backing it and Roosevelt himacif the power in the background, is too powerful to be withstood. é “The only development that now appears logical is a formal announcement from the White House. that President Taft has decided not to make the fight for re-clection.” ; | A GIGANTIC STRIKE (Ry United Pree Leased Wiss) jhourd 12 a day, with only a haif-| NEW VORK, Jan. 3—With rigid bo Saget a rte for ee laundry workers on strike and an. tiimm The superheated rooms, other salé, Were Gilled with particles of 10,000 to go out tonight, New jint” iand tubercitlonis te common | York today is facing the most seri the workers. The women’s ous laundry famine in its history. | di rooms, she declared, were | ly tomorrow it is expected that opem and exposed to the view of 60,000 workers will be on strike, ne. the men employed, and in many cessitating the closing down of 400 places men and women were forced steam and 15,000 hand laundries in to dress in the same room. New Vork alone. | Four Doliars a Week. Wm, Armour, who ts conducting) a4isg Hinchay declared that the tho strike, claims it will involve! average wage of $4 to Jersey City, Newark and other Jer wag: toreing hundreds of girls into sey towns, to which it was hoped immorality, the more #0, she insist- the metropotitan jaundry might be/ed, as dockin, was general when- sent, an hour or a day was lost. “The Heil,” “If Upton Sinclair had worked in New York laundries, would have |chines,” Miss Hinchay continued. written a book and called it ‘The | “she seldom gets damages, although Hell,’” said Margaret Hinchay, for sometimes the laundries do pay her/ 20 years prominent among the laun- hospital expenses. I have heard ry workers of New York, today. | vileiutthed superintendents curse | Speaking for her fellows, Miss/ the girts like slaves. Child labor Hinchay said the working condi-| laws ate consistently violated, and | tions were wretched, the rooma| girls by the hundred who are only filthy and unsanitary, and the|1-or 14 years old work constantly. Arm Severed Inch by Inch VANCOUVER, B. C., Jan, 3—To have his left arm severed from his body inch by inch from the tips of the fingers to the shovider ‘wae the terrible accident that befell a Chinaman employed on the Western Fuet company’s farm near Nanaimo. The Chinaman was engaged in his usual duties of a when, in an un- guarded moment, he allowed his to be drawn into the rollers, the sweeping blade of the machine at every revolution severing a Portion of the limb, Inch by inch the wae drawn in, and as quickly cut off, the unfortunate man e' ring the terrible agony until the machinery had been stopped, By which time his arm had been severed almost to the armpit. 4 LITTLE IRRITATIONS OF LIFE *Yes' 173 REAL BUNKOSTAN LACE BoucnT (7 FROM A TURKISH PEDDLER. AND Si-teH!- HE SNO IT WAS SMUGGLED IN! le 1* You Poor, DEAR! - You $3.00 For “THAT STUFF? = WHY (Gor SOME JUST LIK! ike judges and |DELAY THEIR TRIAL A WEEK OR A MONTH, |BUT THEY CAN'T ESCAPE IT. IN SEATTLE SEATTLE, WASH., WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 3, 1912 ¢ wii take to starch the front of the shirt ———-————~ |i] when a starched back would be so much more useful. EARTH PLUNGES 3 MILES NEARER UM CHALER GETS HER DIVORCE (By Unites Press ive) Pahis. Jan. 3—Lina Cavalieri, the noted singer, was today grant- jed a divorce from Robt. Chanier, the New York miilionaire clubman. Chanter did not oppose the evit. “| Have Had Enough.” In her divorce sult Mme. Cava-} Neri alleged that upon several o nough. If to spite me my wife er, saying that when he was served with the summons he re marked, “I have already had eonugh, {f to spite me my wife entered the room, I would jump from the window.” Conte of the action are assessed against Chanler. It ig understood that he gave Mme. Cavalier! $100,- 000 alimony. JOE SMITH MAY ENTER RACE FOR MAYOR Joe Smith for mayor. That is the program being framed Up by some of the progressives who have as yet refused to board the Cotteri band wagon. Smith is be- ing urged to enter the race many prominent progressives, and he is assured active support if he decides to make the flght While the alleged “harmony” in- terest were Ineeting akain today in an attempt to select a mayorslty candidate, Hi Gill went forth to the ind took out fling papers. Gill, however, did not formally en ter the race for mayor today, but he is expected to jump in before the week is over. CHICAGO, Jan, 3.—-Reports that Senator Robert La Follette Would retire from the presidential race were set at rest here today in an official statement from Walter Houser, the Wisconsin man's man- ager, from La Follette headquar- ters, Houser sald: “Once for all | wish to set at rest rumors that La Follette will withdraw or hie friends will withdraw his name as a canodate for the presidency: The campaign will continue un- til the gw falls in conven- tlon declaring who is the blican nominee for presi- int. There need be no specu- ation indulged in regarding this fight.” SOLDIERS MUTINY (By United Press Leased Wire) LONDON, Jan. 3.—Despite efforts to keep the secret, it was learned today that a regiment of mounted infantry at Longmoor camp, Hamp- | shire, mutinied on Sunday, bayonet- ting several sergeants and shooting one” officer severely. The mutiny was only quelled after one of the ringleaders had fought a fist fight with one of the officers of the com- mand. (By United Press Leased Wire) ATLANTA, Ga., Jan. 3.—No more stripes for federal pris- oners here. Only convicts working outside the walis of the institution will be compelled to wear the penal uniform here- after. Announcement to this effect was made by the warden today. Several weeks ago he mad the firet radi change in t rul when he discard t regulation compelling silence during meal tim Noted Woman Ill (By United Press Leased Wire) PARIS, Jan. 3.—Madame Curie, noted scientist and joint discoverer of radium, is in a hospital here to- day with a serious attack of appen dicitis. She will be operated upon a8 soon as preparations can be com- pleted. Madame Curie received the Nobel prize for chemistry last year, RARER * * * WEATHER FORECAST * * =6Fair tonight and Thursday, * * continued cold; — moderate * * easterly winds, Temperature * * at noon, 36, * * * RARKRKKKNAEKEKEEH by | MILLION SUN TODAY LETIN. WASHINGTON, Jan, 3.—This earth has dashed 3,000,000 miles nearer the fiery furnace of the sun in the past few months, according to statements given out here today and ver- fied from the highest astro- nomical sources, If this rate of speed con- tinues, we will crash into the sun on Thanksgiving day, 1927, and be totally destroyed in one puff of smoke. According to astronomers at the | United States observatory here, we have been on this mad fall toward the sun since 2 a m. last July 2. | Bach day since that hot July morn. ing this terrestia! sphere, in its wild flight throngh space, has “dropped” more than 16,000 miles toward the sun. This morning we are only 91,000. 600 miles from the sun; July 3—you | remember how hot It was then? We Were 94,000,000 miles distant At this tremendous speed of 683 miles an hour we would go smash! bang! right into the celestial con-) ly remark that “the earth's orbit is fagration in 1927. But long before |an ellipse of small eccentricity, in then we would all be roasted to a | one of whose foci is the sun; it fol- good dark brown; oceans would be | lows, therefore, that the earth Is at dried up, a thimbleful of ice would | perihelion at the beginning of the be worth more than all the diamonds year, and at aphelion about the mid- in the world, and J. Pierpont Mor-| dle of the year.” an Wouldn't be able to swap all his| All of which means—in plain bank trusts and railroads for a United States—that the earth's palm leaf fan. path around the sun is shaped some- IF this old planet keeps up her thing like a goose egg, the sun be- anting slide toward the sun. ing at one side of the center. In Bat don’t worry, Mother Earth January are at the point near- already has decided that 91,000,000 | est the sun; in July farthest. miles is near enough for her. Be-| But a little thing like 3,000,000 fore bedtime tonight she wil! begin | miles doesn't cut much ice with the steering away from Old Sol. While weather man. He goes right along We are celebrating the next Fourth giving us the cold wave and storm of July she will slip into the place stuff. He says that a few million she occupied July 3, 1911—the point | miles more or less doesn’t affect farthest from the sun. \our climate because of the slanting Uncle Sam's astronomers grave-| way the sun's rays strike us, = ee <= Extra! Man Was Kidnaping Baby! a. Man Was Aidnaping ys SPOKANE, Jan. 3.—“There’s a fellow walking down the street who has a crying baby in his suit case,” shouted an excited womad over the telephone to officers at the police station. A couple of policemen were hurried out, and A. 0, Duncan, a vaudeville ventriloquist, was arrested and taken to the police station. ‘The sult case was opened and a wooden dummy which he used in hia theatrical performances found inside, with the following note at- tached: “1! think this may be the murderer of Anna Weber.” The note was signed “Captain Burns.” Burns was chief detective when Anna Weber was murdered here, early in December, and was unable to find any trace of the Perpetrator. In California at present. <= =e FIRST LEAP YEAR PROPOSAL SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 3.—Grabbing time and the leap year provision by the forelock, Miss Ella G. Ratto, a pretty blonde, has today proposed to young and bashful, if broad-shouldered Wm. D. Caswell, automobile sales- man, here. And she did it according to Hoyle, dropping to one knee, grasping William's hand, and whispering: “Wilt, Willie?” “Wilt wh. “Be mine. “This.is so sudden, I—nh—hu.” She slipped the ring on his finger, and the rest was mumbl VANCOUVER, —The climax of promiscuous thievery going on here for the past week was reached last night when some one broke into the room occupied by J. Barton on Dunsmuir st. and stole his cork leg. The leg was attached to Barton’s trousers, and the thief made off with trousers, leg, watch and a small amount of money. Barton is in bed, unable to move without his limb. Reyes Very Ill MEXICO CITY, Jan. 3.—Despite denials of President Madero and his cabinet that General Bernardo Reyes, the capitulated rebel leader, is dying in his cell, other officials of the government admit that the aged soldier is sick. They say, however, that he is in no danger of death, VANCOUVER, B. ORK LEG Secret Meetings of Beef Barons (By United Press Leased Wire) CHICAGO, Jan. 3.—Secretary Veeder, who was active for years ‘jin the conferences which the gov- jernment says resulted in the beef trust, finished his direct testimony jtoday in the hearing of the cases |againet the Chicago packers charg- ed with conspiracy under the Sher- man law. Veeder admitted that, despite jthe injunction of the United States lcourts in 1903, the packers con- tinued secret meetings for eight months after the National Packing Co, was formed, in March of that | Year, THREE KIILED WINNIPEG, Jan, 3.-—-Three per- sons were killed in aC. P. Re wreck west of Moose Jaw when a freight train crashed into a stand- ing express during a snowstorm. » Jan, 3.— Word has been brought down from Ocean Falls that Bert Simmonds, storekeeper for the lumber com- » has committed suicide. WASHINGTON, cision announced at department this afternoon denies the free Importation of wood pulp and print paper from all countries except Canada, (By Suited Brees Leneed wirey NEW ORLEANS, Jan. 3.—Aviator Robt. .G. Fowler's transcontinental flight is abandoned today, and he will spend his time ing exhibi- tion flights along the coast, accord. ing to his manager.