The Seattle Star Newspaper, January 6, 1912, Page 1

ONLY INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER SATURDAY, J SIE ON CONF The Fatal Tria HES Immanuel Cambridge, to having mor- sweetheart, cently stabbed j Dae St Charles | ids were be- ‘confession was) of a letter to} was addressed john L. Lee, Wim.| Philip Dunbar Deeply peni- ded. earnestly | ia my power nit diere-| Tam guilty of | which I stand} moved to “ind t of cy. the crime, ly abandoned conscience and . depraved, of my still fur- | public trial i life I | of re- d and am of the} @ meas- : ish I ree~ by mercy remnant of | of goodness | nme. I can tcause within Hf E might, in} . redeem | e Seattle Star SEATTLE, WASH... this | Avis Linnell at Top. Below Are the Violet JANUARY 6, 1912 surmmwees, ngle ao Contessed Murderer and His Edmands COTTERILL’S CAMPAIGN LAUNCHED AT MEETING “4 am in the fight fom this timejing te pet imto the harness once on.” more to werk for a “man preeml- ‘These were the opening words by |inently qualified to be the first George F. Cotteriil in his speech at | mayor under the nonpartisan plan.” Areade hall Jast night, gnd they|The speakers called attention to were greeted by applause by ai/many public activities in which crowd that practically fitied the Cotterill has given his aid, and hall. many of which he initiated, recall- The meeting wae called for the |ing the struggles for the city water purpose of inducing Cotterill to be-jand lighting system especially come a candidate for mayor, in the| Erickson was cheered when he first real nonpartisan election to be}arose to speak. Mrs. Bogard held in Seattle. On the platform | made an unusually appealing talk. sat two exdmayors, William Hick- man Moore and W. D. Wood; « former supreme court judge, Wil- Ham H. White; a former judge and come a candidate, following a ree- olution adopted by the meeting urg-) ing him to become one tmmediate | iy, Cotterill satd that he looked for | In announcing that be would be-/ IN SEATTLE * ANS PROBABLY IN AGE Cotterill’s Fight Is Formally Launched—Hi Gill Probably Files This Afternoon. George Cotteriii has made hie formal announcement that he has entered the contest for may Ole Hanson is a probable cand date, but wil! make no definite an- jMouncement on his position yntil | next week. The business men and the so-called harmony interests are still flirting with various names, among these being ex-Gov. Mc- Bride, Former Justice Hadley of the court, and the names of Josiah Collins and Jules Redel- sheimer are also revived from time jte time. That Cotterit! would enter the race was practically made certain |before the meeting at the Arcade ball last night, when Joe Smith and he entered into # friendly confer lence, Both men had fought on the lsame side of politics for many lyears, and are warm personal {rte Following the conference, Joe Smith made the following state- ment: “1 offered Cotterill either an op- portunity to sign my petition or else to get my signature on bis pe tition. And so ! am finally out of the race.” Hi Gilt will probably Me for may- or either late this afternoun or ear ly next week. Up to noon today the week has passed with but one actual Gling ‘with the comptrotler for the office of counciimap. As the situation now stands, there ts but one, T. A. Pariah, whe bas filed for mayor, with two other avowed candidates — F. Cotterill and Hi Gil, WITH THE BARONS CHICAGO, Jan. 6.—Jorome Pratt, & former employe of the beef trust but now a secret service mun in ithe employ of the government, tes tified today in the packers’ trial. He identified letters, memoranda and “margin’ Inetructions were endorsed in the handwriting of J. Ogden Armour, Arthur Meeker and Thos. Connors, of the packer defendan He also showed cor- respondence fixing penalties by the packers’ pool for violation of ship- ment agreements. BISCUIT RECEIVER Ws | ‘which | PPALL LIT OF DEAN | | Terrific Blizzard in East Piles } Up List of Victims—Men Drop, Frozen, on Streets of Big Cities—Zero Weather Again. Reka keateankae * Below-Zero Temperatures & Crosse, Wis., 23; Milwau- & 16; Minneapotia, 28; Bat- & ‘Canada, 34; Bismarck, & ; D., 30; Duluth, Minn, 32; © rand Forks, N. D., $0; Ha Mont., 30; a, Ni 22; Hat, 14, Bome la koe, Omabhi Ont., and Calgary, 24. ‘ * REAR ataaheen (By Unites Press Leased Wire) ‘BT. LOUIG, Jan. 6—Four deaths 8d appalling suffering are a few of the results of a terrific blizzard thet swept down upon St. Lovie dering the earty hours of today. At 8a. m. the thermometer registered 4 degrees below zero, and it was colder. The weather bu- feeu predicted that the mercury id tumble to 10 below before Ae ph, Mo. it was 18 be , and below on the Kansas prairies. All trains ‘and north are 12 hours sobedules. Not ta five years bas Chicago ex perienced such conditions, The fo ogory 4 ogy pitiful fn treme. jany of the charity societios are without tush, and ‘are forced to turn the poor away at ture was 6 below, the change be- tug hardly perceptible. New Vork’s Coldest. NEW YORK, Jan. 6.—Gripped by the: Diaste from an ley blizzard, New York ts. ebivering in the coldest day | ofthe winter, the thermometer reg | latering. §. degrees above zero. The suffering trom cold and poverty in the crowded sections of the city it alarming, and the municipal lodging houses-are unable to shelter those elamoring for admission, and are temporarily caring for hundreds olsew her: iw * * ae * * * * * * * * * the west hind their . At midnight the department of charities ordered the steamers Lewell.and Brennan moved along- ide a pier, and hundreds of home- lesa were sheltered during the early CANDIDATES’ PERSONALITIES —GILL HERE'S HIRAM CHARLES nes Si we yt photos aren apd Hi Gil, the corn-cob statesman, bas pot actually deposited the $50 necessary to file for the mayor's job, but he's in the race to or ta abet sez , 88 & stenographer, waiter, eral otber odd jobs befe © hang) is concerned. Ten years tn |Gat his shingle. He dresses plainly, | council has necessarily made him talke epigrammaticaily, and is a hot | a lot of enemies as well as friends, eight as far as actual finish—he says so himself. So here's campaigner. He is married and has something about bis personality. He two children. The corn-cob iy ever was bora in Wiscogsit, some 45 with him, and he prefers it to a years ago or more, and has lived, good Havana cigar. [in Seattle for more than 23 years.) Hi Gill wears a broad rimmed Fe- He served gbout 10 years in the dora hat, and from all information counci, and one year as mayor. obtainable, was never discovered He is a lawyer, graduated from | with either a “dicer” or full dress Wisconsin university. He worked) sult on any occasion. He ts a light BURNS IS “Naughty, Naughty,” and He Slapped’Em on the Wrist i | ids for the open town idea Hi.” as be is familiarly called, | has a middie name, too, which pee | ple generally overloo! In fall, bie name is Hiram Charles Gill. | won his election as mayor in 191 by 3,000 majority, and lost tm the |recail election by more than 6600 | votes. ————— | we poe ri ipreaent «choo! director, F. A. Me- might help NEW YORK, Jan. 6 ited | mening. hours in their cabins. “Naughty, naughty.’ e pai ww soul and} Richeson.” <P pe, it was learned Be handed by is yester- Right the at- d mur- District Attor Ailetier insisted pie death penalty after 1 he gave in. Murdered. himself Riche Verge of a ner. : Yeater | MMened At to his cell . Manila at a official of the } today declared ‘sal ly known Would be ordered what course to “when we hear at Pekin Pothing trom him donald; Councilman Erickson; & former state senator, Pau! Land; a labor leader, Paul K. Mohr, and ward to a period of prosperity for Seattle in the next two years, deapite the fact that some of those led C. W. who didn’t want him tn the race, dubbed him a “pessimist.” “The morality question ie not a paramount one,” said Cotterill. “It je only important when the city be-/ comes steeped in filth. It has no} more place as an iseve of city gov-| ernment than it is our day's work to keep our faces clean. We wash our faces and then do our work. That's true with the city’s problem with morality.” “our superiors” as Judge Wood, who presides, said, two women, Mary G. O'Meara, & school teacher, and Mra. C. E. Bogardas, “just a Each of these characterized George F. Cotterill as having been in advance of the present progres.’ sive movement for many years, Men who have regarded themselves aa out of city politics, as Judge White said, came up to the meet That Merger Talk Again Another attempt to “softsoap” the city to permit the consolida- tion of the Sunset and Independent telephone companies, failed to get by yesterday, C. B. Hopkins, who said he came merely as an interested stockholder, tried to got ® star chamber session with the mayor and the council franchise committee to offer lower rates if the consolidation were permitted. Griffiths objected to a secret nes- sion, and insisted that the newspaper men be allowed into the con- ference room. He then, with Councilman Kellogg, objected to con solidation because the question of a city telephone system was com- ing up before the people in the March election. “Besides,” he sald, “even if lower rates were agreed to by the company, regardless of any pany today.” the public service commission can easily raise the same, agreement, as in the case of the Independent com Mayorelect John H. FIERCE TONG WAR OVER MURDERED GIRL (By United Press Leased Wire) NEW YORK, Jan. 6—Fifty extra of rdered to|longed to & member of the Hip policemen were today 01 reinforce the Chinatown squad in anticipation of another battle in jelaco slave girl, is the direct cause renewed hostilities, She be- Sing tong of San Francisco, A member of the On Leong tong stole her and brought her to New York. the Chinese tong war, which was|Hip Sing tongmen murdered her, renewed he jast night for the quet” sevi 19°. tong leader is dead and another is dying today as a result of the fight, the source of which is traced to San Francisco. Bow Kum, a murdered San Fran- jutting off her “peace ban-|tongmen retaliated One| tacking Mock head. On Leong Jast night, at Duck's gambling place during a fan tan game and killing Lung You, vice president of the Hip Sings and fatally wound- ing Chong Pun Sin, president of the Hip Sings. OCIETY GIRLS DANCE “BUNNY HUG” TO SHOW IT’S REAL NAUGHTY SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 6-—Four San Mateo society girls, whose names are kept secret, danced the Bunny Hug before the elite's cen sore here, the Women’s club, to determine whether or not such terp- sichorean novelties are risque. And the verdict today is “ban It.” Also the Texas Tommy and the Grizzly Bear. “Bvery little movement,” as the music goes, was featured, that the staid matrons might see it as ft really is. Two of the girls were dressed in men’s clothing. And Terpaichore herself had noth- ing on the four for grace or harmony of motion. “Horrors!” ejaculated the grande dames. But they did not lower their lorgnettes as the wierd contortions went on to the thump- thump of a popular Barbary Coast rag. States Judge Hough today appoint- Wickersham receiver for the properties of the Federal Bie eult company, with plants in sev- eral Eastern cities. The assets of the concern, It was stated, are in the neighborhood of 250,000, with Habilities said to ex- cved $1,000,000. (By United Prove Leased Wire) Day PKINSVILLE, Staten Isiand, Tan. Cora, ship's cat on the British tramp steamer St. Patrick, has adopted two puppies. (ay, Gastes Prese Leased Wire) DANVILLE, Is., Jan. 6.—Senator Robt, M. La Follette today closed his Niinols campaign here. He is wuill weak from his attack of pto- maines in Chicago, but is rapidly improving. Fourteen hundred peo- | paftm ple heard him speak in the city hall at East St. Louis last night. Job Hunters Break Man ZANESVILLE, ©0., Jan. 6— Schofield, democrat, {s kept at home by @& nervous breakdown, said to be due to the strain of the past two months in standing off seekers af- ter municipal appointments. A se vere fall at his home a month ago aggravated Schofield’s condition. CeCrecrrcere sy a 27 * * Some of Teddy's friends * * seem to be bent upon foreing # him into the Anarias club. * Harrisburg Telegraph, * RRM * * * * * She Was 16 and He 63, 80 She Married His Son Miss Katherine Jefferson went to Richmond to answer Henry Cross’ advertisement for a wife, She ins 16 and found that he was 68. When he put up a bunch of facial alfalfa to be kissed she said “Good- night!” and married his son, Seores of policemen have collapsed ow the streets from the intense cold. 50 Below Zero, WINNIPEG, Jan. 6.—Fifty below nero is the record at White River, on the north shore of Lake Su pertor, today, and the weather has played havoc with the C. P. R. tele graph lines. In many places wines have gove dead, though tra elera bave been taken care of at section. houses. All through the Canadian West temperatures rang- ing down/to 40 below sre recorded. ANOTHER STRIKE sr United Press Leased SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 6.—There is bility today of a general strike of shop employes on all rail- js Weat of the Missixaippi river. Werd was received from the ex- ecative board of the railways de- ent of the American Federa- tion of Labor at Chicago to the ef- fect that this move is under con- sideration. have Press Leased Wire Win APOLIS, Ind., Jan. i. Two rooms in the federal bullding hefe today are prepared for the re- ception of Ortie McManigal, the government's informer, in the dyna- miting cases, who was spirited away from Los Angeles a few days ago by Maleolm McLaren of the Burns Detective agency. No‘ information has been given out here as to the way McManigal te being brought across the country, | but it » admitted that he and his extort Will arrive on Monday Dickens’ Funeral utes, Press Leased Wire) 2 YORK, Jan. 6.—-Funeral services were held over the remains of the late Alfred Tennyson Dickens at Old Trintty chureh this after noon. Many, notable persons, in- eluding numerous Englishmen, at tended the services. The Rev, Wm. | Manning officiated. Interment was ‘in the uptown Trinity cemetery. | Among the pallbearers were An drew Carnegie, Henry Clews, the famous New York banker, and for > ec ceianastiatad #i MRS, THUMB VISITS TAFT % WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan, #6.—The smallest woman in # the world visited the largest # president ever known when %* Mrs. Tom Thumb, 70, called on w President Taft late yesterday. * * WAKA HHAKKAREE Judge Hanford frow: ARRESTED ed and told them they must not do it agafi as he gently “slapped them on the wrists.” “ (By United Press Leased Wire) INDIANAPOLIS, Jan. 6.—Judge Markey today ordered Detect Wm. J. Burns under arrest, foll ing the withdrawal of the Fede: Surety Co. from the $10,000 bond put up for Burns’ appearance in court on the charge of kidnaping to Los Angeles to face trial there on the dynamiting charge. Burns went at once to the federal court to secure a writ of habeas cor- WHAT WIL BRYAN DO? WASHINGTON, Jan, 6.—Hun- dreds of leading democrats are either here today or due to arrive for the national committee meeting and the Jackson day banquet on Monday, It is evident that Wm. J. Bryan is again the central figure, and the big question confronting the leaders of the “unterrified” ts, “What will Bryan do?” Bryan will arrive here Monday, Woodrow Wilson arrives this after- noon. His adherents are busily laying wires to get the Bryan sup- port. SURPRISED TOWN FAIRFIELD, Cal., Jan. 6.— Fairfield awakened today to find w railroad that it didn’t want been bullt over night by the Southern Pacific, 200 men setting the spur track from the main line to the Pio! Fruit Co.'s plant, a dis one mile. ‘Fairfield is op to the line, unless given a sta- tion of her own, the town being the county seat of Solano coun- ty. The railroad refused to Grant the depot, owing to the proximity of the town of Suisun. “ANY WISER?” PORTLAND, Or., Jan, 6.—An af- John J. McNamara and taking him) Fischer Bros. and Kreilsheimer Bros., wholesalers, who pleaded guilty to violating the pure food act by sending quantities of adul- terated food stuff to Alaska, were fined $25 on each count. There bie bes counts against Fischer Bros., and they got off with $76. reilsheimer Bros. pleaded guilty to four cou y pay $100. P guilty ants, and they had to “It's their first offense,” nearly crowded of their | thereupon moved to pity. h first offense. iso added The hearing in the Schwabacher Bros. case on the same charge will come up January the attorneys pleaded, and the tears es—nearly Judge Hanford was The law fixes the penalty up to $200 for For a second offense a year in the penitentiary kids, have yon been rea column in The Star every Saturd; If you haven't you've been missing a great treat. Read it today sure, and if you don't belong, join The Stur Circle right away. Get after some of those prizes, too! r ading “Unele Jack's” Ou = a == = t for the Clearance Sales eeeee ee te fable stranger registered at the Im- perial hotel and Clerk Cook turned the register around to decipher the name. “What's the name?” he asked, puz- aled. “Look closer—any wiser?” said the stranger. “Nope; dinged if I am,” replied Cook. ‘Then the stranger handed him his card, which read “N. BE. Welser, Seattle.”