The Seattle Star Newspaper, January 23, 1912, Page 1

® ool EDITION f who would rather be right j saree ae nt can have their wish, \ | OD It kitied his wife for big- to Joliet pris- His him to the eta- the penalty,” ONLY Vor. 13 13. NO. “280, FSLAnER YAS, AT A iT ae WILL KILL ME, SAYS “FLYING WOMAN” BLANCHE STUART SCOTT LOS ANGELES, Cal., IN SEATTLE, V WASH,, TUESDAY, oleh ald 23, 1912. COLONEL MAKES POSITIVE STATEMENT 10 KANSAS MA (By United Pree Leased Wire) NEW YORK, Jan. 23.2- The first positive stat that Col. Theo. Roosevelt run again for the presi was made here today James Yurann, a well-! ’ itician of Blue Rapids, » who visited Roosevelt in his office at the Outlook today, After he emerged, Yurann de tailed the conversation. Iu greeting the former president, Yurann declared aald “AN Kansas w: you to rub again, colonel, and ry came al! the way from that state to congratulate you, I know that you cannot afford ba not S canalaate, Rooaevelt pony ” rent a 1 won't colonel,” Yurann says he responded, “you know that.you told West that while you weep Shae ing the nomination, you were « Patriot, and would serve your try when needed.” “Most axsuredly 1 will,” te what Yurann sa; replied, rane, “that, Oy He cannot refine the tennant is growing for him in every section _— the country,” BBYONF brhat San Francisco. Later in the through Secret ay Col, Roonevelt, y Harper, denied that the language quoted in the tn terview was © ly the same an that used ip bis conversation with Yurann. The former president tn- sisted that a wrong construction had been placed on bis words, Boost for Roosevelt. JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., Jan. 23 ~The Roosevelt boom for the re- publican nomination got a boost from Governor Herbert 8. Hadley here teday, He said: “From information received re- cently from all parts of the country I am convinced that a large ma- ee of republicans favor the non of Reosevelt, and that a jarge majorit, of the people favor bia election. While they hold Pres- Adont Taft in high exteem, they fee) the candidacy of Roosevelt would ensure republican success in Mate and nation during the coming T. BR. Headquarters Open CHICAGO, Jan, 23.—Despite Col. Theodore Roosevelt's attitude re- warding the republican presidential Muddle, headquarters of the Koone- i national committee opened today In the Congress hotel. As Former United States Attorney Bims, a Roosevelt appointee, ix in charge of the committee, politicians | The seattle star INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER SEATTLE ONE CENT. HOME EDITION |) Aca tae aN t Love is long suffering, but poor coffee | in the morn finish. ANNA HELD HINTS THAT SHE MAY SEEK DIVORCE, ing has been known to be its}}jii i b | by LABOR MEN 10 OPPOSE HAYS RE-ELECTION As a wind-up to business at the State Federation of Labor, at Spokane, last Saturday, the executive board unanimously passed a resolution opposing the candidacy of Gov. M. E. f for governor of this state. ‘The action came as a result of a spirited discussion of the political situation in this state, and it was decided that the best interests of labor, as well as the interests of the state in general, could be best served electing some other man than Hay as governor. While the labor men are firmly against Hay they have not yet de- cided upon the candidate who will get thelr support. It is probable, |however, that the committee re- \eently appointed representing the | jfor the Grange, the Farmers’ union, the Direct Legislation league and the Federation of Labor will get to- |gether soon to pick their cahdl- date. J. C, Lawrence at the present time seems to have the inside track progressive support. He has declared for all of the progres Jan. 23,—} times I have a regular nervous chill. Blanche Stuart Scott, the latest ar-| Why don't | try @ bracer? No, rival in the ranks of “bird Indies,” | (PAPK you. | knew @ man who tried isive principles and his strength least of the mountains makes him @ slight favorite over Col. Case, the Col, Roosevelt was ve: ai pleased when he Tearved thesis 4 ry with Yurann was publiahed. here believe that a statement will be forthcoming soon from Roose- elt to the effect that he will ac deciares she will never be killed by a flying machine. Sbe says her des- killed by « fall from a fying ma- chine,” she said. “I object to a de mise that spills you; the looks of the thing! Ugh!" “And still you can fly?” “But 1 CAN'T come to harm that way. I was made to drown. How? t can't May. “I became interested in aviation while Curtiss was ‘at Imperial Beach. I went down to see his ma- chines, and someone wired East that I had gone ap with him. when Tbadn't. After that everybody said I ought to aviate, so I tried, and here I am. “I have always flown alone except. -Jonce, when I went up as Curtiss’ kuest. “Am 1 seared? Well, rather! “| That Is~tefore I go up. Lots of “Government Leasing” Says Forester Graves on Alaska (By United Press Leased Wire) SAN FRANCISCO, Jan, 23.— “Government ieasing to private con. | ation cerns of coal land on the pablic do he te dead. a jor I start | get over my fright. “I am of an extremely. nervous temperament, and pep calos my nerves. It uses up my surplus nerve energy. “Nope, I haven't any ambition tn the widtade line. One thousand feet satisfies me. My ambition is for distance. As to speed, I've made 70 miles an bour, and that also satie- fied me. “Among women, I think Miss Ma tilda Moisant will hold the altitude record. deys, “1 bad an offer to navigate sub- marines, but was afraid to take it.” “Afraid of a submarine—after fly- ae «emer: <3 0 “T is to the Argentine after 1 finish at the meet tn Los Angeles. money ix.” alties, seems to me more feasible than the outright government oper: of Alaska coaj fields," said 8. Forester Henry 8. Graves, Hohe is in attendance at a confer- lence of Sierra district forest super- THOSE AprLes CERTADUN Loo Nicé visors here. “The same thing milgates againat || government operation of mines and railroads in Alaska aa is urged against the government sawing and marketing of timber from its re serves—the reluctance of people to take thie radical step. S. E. Gets That Switch Track Despite the fact that the 8. E. Co. did not promise to give trans fers on 4#cent tickets from the ex tra cars that they plan to put on during rash hours, the council yos- terday permitted the company to) construct @ switeh track on Union) st. to connect Firat and Second av. tracks. A loop system will be es tablished during the rush hours be- tween 4:30 and 6:36 p. m. and the extra cars will not go down to Yes- ler way, as they do now, E. D, O’Brien, assistant superin- tendent of public utilities, told the councilmen that the company did not believe it had to Issue transfers from these extra cars. The council held the matter up until yesterday, when O'Brien told them that the corporation counsel gave his opin- fon that transfers would have to be iasued. So the council let it go at that, without exacting a promise from the Fyrth concern. t 2 2 i Maina te dein anda GAMBLED $75,000 IN NIGHT BOSTON, Jan. 23.—Seventy- five thousand dollars was lost at roulette in one night of gambling at a place in Broad- way, New York, by George P. Bowler, 4 prominent Harvard student, according to testl- mony given here in 4 suit for $20,000 brought by “Poco” Bennett, Harvard's noted “Old Clo” man and money lender. KARE GIRL FOUND DEAD LOS ANGELES, Jan. 23,—The coroner today is investigating the death of Miss Inez McLaughlin, 28, whose body was found in her apart- ment at Venice, a rubber tube at- tached to a ga bove her head. At her aide was a letter addressed to her 1 ‘her, Miss McLaughlin had been in poor health for several month: “BACK TO THE FARM” -TALK How the raising of poultry con- tributes to the “back to the farm” movement will be discussed by Henry L. Blanchard, of the state experiment station at Puyallup, at the Y. M, C. A. this evening, in one of the free lectures of the ag- ricultural course. Mr, Blanchard will show the opportunities offered the city man to go into the pouk try business and will also discuss sanitary coop for use in city or ‘back-lot” chicken ratsing. * * * * * * * * * * * * * SSSteeeeeeeas he former president today web Pode his grand-daughter, Grace, and her parents, Theodore Roose veilt, Jr, and tovcsedbautt belie ie ue BRIDE, DYING, KEPT ILLNESS Qept the nomination, provided the delegnios to the national conven- on tender it to him on the first balint. ‘SECRET ON WEDDING war dead at the home of her Kost Orenge, W. a. bere up through the church ceremony a recept last guest had gone, she collapecd gnd was placed In bee In her parents’ The wedding called forth folk in Christ Episcopal church and the! The fact that the bride was ili was kept of others until! the excitement was Prevent the 200 Society Dames Triumphant, 200 More ““Mad.as the Dickens” NEW YORK, Jan. 23.-Two generat public te inthe dark as te admits that Mrs. Reid's coup, hewever, position, and that she is now the real Astor as head and front of the ehoten few. The rarest collection of gems ever vere at tonight's fonction. In society. it took place » Or. William W. Davis officiated. members of New Vork's gilded '—have been has p' successor to Mrs. John Jacob seen in New York is to be dis ROOSEVELT TALKS WITH DUKE NEW YORK, Jan. 23. = Col. Theodore Roosevelt was a guest of Ambassador Whitclaw Reid at the lunch- J} eon to the Duke and Duchess of Connaught and their daughter, Princess Patricia, dent was formally presented to the royal family. today. The former presi- While he attended the luncheon today as one of the select few, it is not believed that Col, Roosevelt has received an in- vitation to the elaborate dinner-dance tonight. It's a safe bet that the average newspaper i quite cheerful and bold, you might say eager, to print all sorts of choice bits of news and goaslp about other folks and things, Fact is, you've probably noticed it yourself, : Perhaps, after all, though, it's human nature to talk about other folks’ queer dotn's, but mot to care much about relating gossip on your. self. “Be that as it may,” The Star's committee on truth (you remember this notorious committee's recent investigation on the price of egas in Seattle) passed a resolution to day to expose a few facts about the newspaper game. Doc Hawkina, who is chairman now, ts the muck raker—and here goes: Charles Christy Dana Jones, the committee's staff artist, drew up the plans here exposed to the light of public concern, “Now, the dear public,” explained “Doe,” as he rolled his 19th pill before 9 a. m. today, “tenderly treasures the delusion that news is garnered, sorted and printed like a banker garners, sorts and files away The crack (or cracked) reporter. The city editor Is habitually “up in the air.” people's gold. ‘Taint so, though, dear reader, Charlie's masterplece depicting the city editor ‘going up in the alr’ represents that gent's habitual siate of mind—during of- fice hours. Right here he was caught in the act of hearing about that bold, dastardly diamond rob- bery yesterday. It's really pitiful the way news affects his nerves, “Now, that large-footed, pink- @yed boob at the typewriter is the star reporter,” continued the chair- man, winking at Freddie, the office boy. “You people probably thought the crack reporters resembled Wall st. brokers in physical development and aristocratic bearing, But say, wouldn't he make a fine candidate for a looney house? And he looks like most of the crack or cracked Held’s girls than ¥ | beauty is not al | fussed up or excited ANNA HELD vorce from her millionaire manager- huaband, Florenz Ziegfeld, jr.? She intimated as much to a Star) But she ny details, Harry aveling manager of said he knew nothing The subject of the divorce came - onal SP in @ peculiar way. view was held in Anna Held’s pri- vate car, the Republic, at the King at. station, where the star is mak- ing her home. She was speaking | of some of the inconveniences of living in a “traveling palace,” and. strict attendance to business. Sometimes | don't feel to work she said, “but | must be always the stage, because the audien wants to see the star. I know the is more beanty in some the star. and attractivene is more important, ‘That is what makes the star. And when the star doesn’t play, the audience put their hats on and leave. So I let noth ing interfere—not pleasure, or com- fort, or even love.” “Not even love?” No, mer for that, on here is pot so much hurry hat, like divorce.” Why, must a divorce be in a horry? You are not contemplat- vacations. for ling a divorce?” “Oh, yes, 1 am thinking about it.” “Well,” said the interviewer, they grind out divorces in Seattle at the rate of one a minute.” Ansa Held was quite interested. “And how long must you live variety of reporters, too. “Now, that last little etching, | representing the gink with his toot- sies on the desk,” proclaimed th muckraker, “is our distinguish fellow citizen, the sportin’ editor. That picture is a triumphant repre. | sentation of his habitual state ot} mind. Your sport writer never gets jothing stirs him, nothing animates him, but the glitter of the white-papered pay check Saturday ev “So there you have," “Doc” sadly wound up, “a little of the inside dope on the newspaper game. Per. haps, when 1 feel more cheerful, I'll tell you some more about it.” Then the rest of the committee on truth solemnly and silently led the chairman away to the corner re- freshment parlor, where he imbibed with increasing sadness two egg chocolates in succession, The sportin’ editor never gets up, or excited. The inter-! there is plenty of time in! Nothing stire| by the fire department early this here?” she inguired. | When she learned that a year's residence was required, she said: That is too bad. It is too long} to wait.” | Rumor has described the rela- tions between Anna Held and her manager-husband for some time as being merely platonic. Late this afternoon Manager Harry Kline, manager of Miss Held’ company, denied that she was now seeking a divorce, and in- ling” that she was only “kid- ding.” SOCIALIST MAYOR HAS BIG PLAN BERKELEY, Jan, 23.—Prophesy ing that the cities of San Francisco, Oakiand and Berkeley would double in population in the years immedi- | ately preceding and succeeding the 1916 exposition, J. Stitt Wilson, so- cialist mayor of Berkeley, in # mes- sage to the city council today sug: | gests a general plan for a munici-) pal telephone system in all these cities, and urges the purchase of the Home Telepho Co. REGISTRATION STILL LIGHT Registration is still e: light. Only 1,213 rr yesterday. The books will hereafter be open only until 5 p. m. instead of 7 o'clock, The change was made because the voters have not taken ad- vantage of the tater nour to register. On Saturdays, how- ever, the registration office in the Prefon paid will be open till § WOMAN LYNCHED HAMILTON. Ga, Jan 23.— Belle Hathaway was Ivnched and her body riddled with bullets. and three men, the woman's alleced ac. accomplices in a murder, suffered a similar fate here today after a | mob had stormed the Harris county jail and overpowered the prison: ers. The victims were all negroes. The quartet were charged with the murder, of Noramn Hadley, a} farmer, who was mysteriously shot, The victims ref : Women 0: -ganize for Cotterill Miss Lydia Witing, formerly jconnected with the publicity de partment of the A-Y.P. exposition, {has been chosen as secretary of the | women's organization in behalf of George F. Cotterill, progressive can: didate for mayor. The women's headquarters are now in her charge, at 433 Lumber Exchange building, The telephone numbers are Main 15904 and Independent 3183. A rous- ing meeting of Cotterill workers was held last night, and a number of volunteers offered their services gratuitously, Mrs, Peter Bettinger spoke enthusiastically of George F. Cotterill. The executive committee of the Cotterill campaign formally elected W. T. Beeks as secretary. Beeks is & member of the executive com- mittee of the Progressive league, and was chosen as the delegate to the national Progressive league conference in Chicago. Fire originating In the big coffee roaster in Hughes & Adams Tea company’s store, 619 Pike, did slight damage before it was extinguished Seattle } Progressive, ANOTHER — DELUGE OF BLOOD DUE SEKIN, Jan. 23--Preparations PEKIN, Ji 23.. te resume the war in China were be gun today following an announce ment by the royal family that the imperial treasures of the palace at Munsee would be sold to raise money to finance the campaign. The action of the Manchu rulers, coupled with the almost certainty that Premier Yuan Shi Kal will re sign, is taken by diplomats here to mean that another deluge of bleod@ is to come before the final fall of the dynasty and the establishment of a republic. It is believed cer- tain that the Manchus have still sufficient force available to. put up a desperate resistance, and there is hardly a doubt that bloody fighting will ensue before the princes final- ly consent to lose their power and’ pensions. NGLAND READY TO GRAB EGYPT XR. Es Rave Ja Jan, 1 te Bvidence totay is piling up that Great Brit- ain is getting ready to grab Egypt. Egypt must be absolutely neutral in the war between Italy and Turkey, despite the fact that the country is nominally in Turkish territory. The warning Was specific, Lord Kitch- ener, the British agent and consul general, informing the khedive that England will not tolerate any con- nivance by the Egyptian authorities in the smuggling of arms, ammuni- tion or supplies to the Turkish forces in Tripoli, let alone the transportation of troops across the country, LULAGAAE TSAO * * * WEATHER FORECAST * * Rain tonight and Wednes- & * day, brisk southeasterly winds. & * Temperature at noon, 46. * * TO OR ie Alights on on . Engine | Pilot TERRE HAUTE, Ind. Jan. 23.— Her horse killed, her buggy demol- ished, and herself hurled high in the air, Mrs. Minnie B. Allen alight- ed on the pilot“of the engine pull- ing the Florida flyer on the Evans- ville & Terre Haute railroad, which struck the vehicle and escaped with only a severe shaking up. Mrs, Allen had tried to heed the warning of the flagman, but, the horse became frightened and ran in front of the train. ONLY A FEW DAYS LEFT. The great sale draws to a Prices further reduced. Young Men's $12.50 Over- coats. Special $9.75. Boys’ $5 and $6 Suits and Overcoats, Special $3.85. Women’s $10 Coats, Spe- cial $7.65. Men's $20 Overcoats. Special $12.50. Men's $2 and $1.50 Man- hattan and Cluett Shirts. Special $1.15. | Everything else reduced, ‘ close, Shafer Bros Arcade and Arcade Annex ly pay envelope, | afternoon.