The Seattle Star Newspaper, January 25, 1912, Page 1

The Seattle Sta 2s ONLY INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER IN SEATTLE ar SEATTLE, WASH., THURSDAY, JANUARY 25, 1912. The sun shines on only one side of the street—but that’s no reason why you PRETTY WOMAN AS MURDER SUSPEC en PRETTY should try to walk on both sides at <= or - EXPLORERS OFF FOR TRIP (LUE TO SLAYER TO “TOP OF THE EARTH OF TRUNK VICTIM | Clues Point to Her as Slayer of Man Whose Body Was Qhipped Here From Portland in Trunk—Search Becomes Coast~ Wide. With 500 infuriated Chinese, jscores of detectives and the United |S immigration department \Joined in the hunt, there seems to |be little chance that Oy Sen, the pretty Chinese girl accused of tur. ing Seid Bing, the trunk murder victim, to his fate, can escape. The search has become coast-wide, and today every Chinese vessel bound for the ie guarded, and every Chinese quarter on the Coast is being thoroughly comtbed: Oy Sen has been a habitue of the Chinese mave cens of the Coast for the past several yea and for BUT BRYAN GOT HIS TROUSERS PRESSED, ANYHOW ST. LOUIS, Jan, 25.—Wm. J, Hryan wore a much-abbreviated costume in the Union station here today, as he sat and threshed out the presidential nituation with local politicians, When the democratic loader entered the station, former Gov, Jos, W. Folk pg 2g to the fact that his trousers were sadly in neod of After looking them over, Bryan #0, (00, and; entering the station emporium, quickly them off, Then, calling for his overcoat, he calmly sli this on and returned to the walting room to discuss polities, Whé his trousers were returned, Bryan and Folk met a number of local politicians, and the raskan became so absorb- ed in conversation (hat be missed the 9:05 a. m. train for Lin- OMAN RUN WOT CHIME TO ‘GAMBLE 1N.: for Mayor Will Address Voters in Arcade Met Three Weeks Ago to Invite Him Portland representative conferred with local Chinese, and a demand was mace that the body be returned, o its original state in the trank. matter was adjusted when the firm reduced its ‘the city cam-| progressive members of the fiiecd . ‘a big Cot. lature, @ school teacher, Mrs, Mary . Bogardus, “just a mother,” m bers of the Progressive Republican league, progressty moerats, all joined at that time to induce Cot- . terill to become a candidate. The loyal workers who are di- recting the Cotterill contest have perfected a remarkable organization and a lively campaign will be con- ducted. The women’ ters tn the Lumber Two! Building presents a busy appear. member ance, scores of women calling every Teaders, » will be two inquests over the dismembered body. ‘The first | will be held tomorrow morning at | 10:30 a m., when the evidence of local witnesses will be taken. Then |the body will be shipped to Port- land for the other inquest. It in hoped that important evidence will be disclosed then. Robbery Motive. DOWN BY day to enlist In the fight. ven Surprise wt eaeos: AU | PRIVATE. Mrs. Letta Hanson, 1912 De: av. was run down and painfully in. im by an automobile driven by’ » Alvin T. Heavpnrich at the Bon! Marche corner at 11 o'clock this morning. conducted in a | That is the made by Justice Fred jwhen he Gambiing is, no. crime, except house. a Mt The police and some of the ac two years past was intimately ac- quainted with the wealthy Seid Bing, whose mutilated body was) Yesterday discovered in a trunk at| the King wt. station. The infatua-| op’ of Bing-for the woman was well known by the Portland Chi- quaintances of the victim of the tragedy, cling to the robber theory, and urge the character of the woman, in support of this. Bing wae always known to have a quan- tity of money on his person, and The accident occurred whi a valuable watch and diamond ring, were also missing when the trunk was opened, Considerable excitement was aused early this morning, by @ report that the woman was under arrest at The Dalles, Oregon, but this proved to be false. She was traced to The Dalles by the Chi- nese, but had left that place a short time ago. hese, and last month, when rela- tives of the trunk victim first be-| Came alarmed over his absence, his mother went to The Dalles, Or., to inquire as to his whereabouts of the woman. She professed igno-) France at that time. The detective departments of both Portland and Seattle have de-| Yeloped little of importance in the! case within the last 24 hours, Ev- ery clue run down leads to the pret-| ty Oy Sen, Bht the police believe they are close on her trail. Woman Was Here. The woman was in Seattle short-| Dr. Hazzard Trial Jen. 2. normal — when they first came to Seattle. The defense claimed) that they were in @anker of collid- im. charged that the state had led it to be- | ii They both stopped, them both | r for the [lieve that Mra, Smith could not bed | unidenty started again, The auto | holds that where a casua! game of Was found, and the continuance was! knocked Mra Hanson dowa and/cards ix conducted In. a priv fe to be asked to look up Mrs. Smith's char | passed over one leg, breaking it In! house, or a club, 4 saloon,.or on The con. jacter and eligibility as a witness. two places. \ (train, it does not come under t Judge | Except for the introduction of ex-| Dr. Heavenrich hurried the victim }1509 law defining gambling, «2 Two Clues. by of the starvation cure, the state - es ries on of operates a gun Two distinet motives:for the GIRLS REWAR D crime are being developed. The first is that it wi lover's quar- tM Se-/the fact that the Haszards, besides fame ly before the murder, but she has|T@) OF one in which Seid Bing Kept well under cover since. The|*trenvously objected to the atten- last and best clue is that she was | Hone, ae to Oy oe pi Barn te Portion’ 16 “ 8 aman, 8 suitor im all of Dorothea’s money on deposit, Little Alma Martin, whe flagged [collected by a loser in a tril, ben oon totnceen ts “Ban sald to have been favored by t overta Francisco, and Portland detectives) Woman. A Chinese answering this | have gone there to prosecute the @escription was seen loitering " amen ’ . search, about the Union station in Portland ‘om the pert testimony to show that Ciaire to the city howpitdil, where he at-| law saye that reon ie guilt, Which came to her death only by reasan | tended to her injurten “gi bling, when be cond we ¢ of has practically finished its case. chance as owner, mabager, at The testimony yesterday revealed | dealer, clerk or employe ‘ot sisters getting orders on the money of the |" The matter will be further ag removed Williamson sisters deposited in Ca- FOR SAVING TRAI \in the higher courte, “Undet Ji SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 25-— | Hrow:l's ruling, no money «1 the London & Westminster| the Southern Pacific ne .| limited and saved it from being B j\nadian banks, had also tried to get wrecked, and alse her sister, | } ; more definite instructions than order written on a little slip of paper in another's handwriting, and having merely Dorothea's signatare. day $100 from the company as reward for their “prompt™ and intelingent action taken upon of a broken rail near Alta en January 13. FoR TWO NEEDY FAMILIES ee. American Yeomen at the L REG . T. hall, Virginia and Koren, tonight, for the bemetit of two desti- tute families Everybody is re quested fo bring something, ea ables or old clothing. The dona | favorite mesns employed by Har-| tons gathered tonight wil! be given; ary coast resort to the two families to help them | “Shake down” their OPS STYLE SRK FRENETIC, Tan Se rhe flat charge that knockout drops are | bere. Mr. Connolly's articles on the Ju-linam apked Browne, just before he proprietors to dicial problems which are to appear | started, C P CONNOLLY Detective Joe Day and a Chinese |at the time the trunk was shipped, e e en dreceed in the big-overcoat is Parker. mains of the mutilated Chinese. A! ‘All right, good,” aid, Prof. Herschel Parker of Co-jdays. Later he reported that he local undertaking firm aeked $450/ assured that it was aboard had cist, whose artic on “Big Business! of Tacomu, with thelr party, salled impossible. wrt et and the Hench” was printed by The |from Seattle this morning on. the| “Lloyd's story may be true,” says peditlon photograph: Plans are being made to have Mr.| scKinley, known as the “top of the|They can't Ite. If he did climb it, Connolly deliver an address wi earth.” | the ascent on his route was easier The first degree murder trial of tion of Emma L. Wood, who sat on | | the Schref times He fe confident this time. | Charles Selfer, charged with killing |the Schreiner murder case early in “It's & sporting proposition, {if the mountain is climbable. Parker. ‘abe Belmore Browne, snapped by Star photographer | representing Seid Back arrived in, and later asked the .expressman the this morning just before sailing The manithe city today, to claim the re-|who hauled it, if it got y all COMING HERE |,» des as etre Doeaieas Tae . lumbla University, and Belmore the top—alone. to ship ©. P. Connolly, the noted publi: | Browne, the wealthy artist-explorer,| The men in his party say it was rosgaan = === Star yesterday, is now in California | gieamer Alameda on their Alaska |Hrowne, “but we want to be. sure. SEIFER ON TR A FOR and will come to Seattle next week. | ex: to the summit of Mt.|We will check up bis *. LIFE TWO WOMEN ; ‘JURORS ? “Why are you doing itt’ a Star than we expected,” Browne hae seen failure three John Craig, section foreman for the | ‘he tn Wisner voagea Apteagonaly 2 visitors of in Everybody's Magazine have been for the present, and on Fe! Sth the order will give a ball card party at which a small mission will be charged and | funds turned over to the same fam! joo here today by Hazel Irwin, a dance) won fame in other Hnes a8 well./to aay that we Captain Doke,/ having beer a constant contributor | ‘Then Dexpect to get the | following the charge of Ada Fulton|to “Coliter's” and other magazines, j.| Bretagne, formerly of Sacrament - . nf ‘ad. | ball girt, to Police money and valuables, was made in preparation for years, but he has @ suceeeded.) vast region of ice and snow, 150 partly” he said. “It's to be able | McKinley is in the center of a some material {miles in every direction from any |for*beoks and magazine work. Prof.|vort of civilization. The Parker: Patker'® motive is partiy scientific. Browne party expects to reach Great Northern, last Labor day, will be in the hands of the jury late this | afternoon. The trial began yester- jday morning. Selfer, who was a°track walker gree murder cases, are on the jury. They are Mrs. Ida M. Kleeman, 4509 48th av. 8. and Mrs. Jane A. Lee- son, 4230 Greenwood ay, Prosecuting Attorney Murphy this | But he, too, is lured on by the—/about 10,000 feet elevation by eany whatever you want to call jt-—the stages, then make the Jast dash |Joyrof doing the thing that no one to the top, sleeping in the ice. jeine hasdone, the «porting instinet,! “If we make it, It won't take | maybe.” |more than two or three days,” | ‘Two men claim to have seen the says Browne jish the state's argument, when the |top of the mountain. One is Dr The men will live on pemmican Two women, who, with the excep-' case will go to the Jury. Cook, the other Tim Lioyd, of Se-,and tea—and what wild game they easpeicnst attle, & prospector. jean shoot |,, he deulita cast on Cook's story] Belmore Rrowne is 32, and has ACOMA RECALL | brought on the firet doubts of his | lived in Tacoma since a boy is Pole-finding .report. He bad left|father is George Browne, miltion- aoe tn ee a Parker and Browne and the other |aire lumberman, associated with | | TACOMM: tem, ee or ww Seymour will be reealied. Petitions under Craig, put in a plea of self-de- morning made his opening argument fense, saying that Craig came over |and was followed by Judge Lindsey to his cabin and began a quarrel|for the defense. George Friend with him over the matter of split: will wind up the argument for Seifer rong up a fraudulent time check for this afternoon, and Murphy will fin- jlles. that visitors to Jimmy Lawler's re sort were frequently drugged. Tt YOUNG CLARK TO Irwin girl recited numerous tn} PLEAD INSANITY stances to substantiate her story. | ‘United Press Lessea Wi HEHALIS, Wash. Jan. Everett Treasurer aeamert Clark, charged with first $19,423 Short °°" © murder for killing ened [Lawrence Bar at Centralia on De- TH On TRE \]| EVERETT, Wash, san, 26.—Ac.| Comber 30, while attempting, It tx counts ‘of Alex Keay, treasurer of | #lesed, to rob the bank, will prob- Everett, who disappeared suddenly, | #1 plead Insanity as his defense lare out of balance to the amount Semen DO YOU KNOW? That the single tax measure will | He entered « plea of not guilty to the information yesterday. His ——] GUESS omits lof $19,423, according to the report | 0. the state bureau of inspection. | Keay has not been located. The | United States Fidelity and Guar lanty Company wrote Keay's bond | for $50,000. | WILDE TRIAL PORTLAND, Or. Jan. 26.—The opening statement for the state in the trial of Louis J. Wilde, the San Diego banker, for embexziement, was made by Special Prosecutor A. BE. Clark. After he completed his statement Attorney Maiarkey, chief counsel for the defense, made his statement. Clark, in outlining the case, sald that the state intended to show that Wilde and Former Cashier W. Cooper Morris of the defunct Ore- ALLMGAT—Bur }| 00 Trust and Savingw bank, sold certain stocks to the bank at par, and then split $90,000, the sum rep resenting the difference between the market value of the stock and the par value. GREAT FAITH IN MRS. TINGLEY SAN DIEGO, Jan. 2: Taking a long breath, Judge Cunningham of Newcastle, Pa., attorney for Geo. L. Patterson, contestant in the Thurston will case, today started the reading of what is expected to be the last lap of the deposition of the spiritualist, Mrs. Mary Hastie. Mrs. Hastie, who ie alleged to have controlled Mrs. Harriet Pat- terson before she became Mrs. Thurston, stated in her deposition that she had great faith in Mrs. Katherine Tingley, who eventually got the greater part of Mrs, Thurs- ton’s fortune by her last will. FAVOR R 108, house ways and means committ reported today favorably on the Underwood bill to revise the iron and stee| tariff measures. The house democrats will hold a caucus Saturday in an effort to secure the adoption of the bill. HHARKKRH * *% WEATHER FORECAST % Rain tonight and Friday; * colder tonight, moderate *® southerly winds, . ¥ KAKA KER trial will come up early in Mareb. \Doesn’t Remember Confession Now By United Press Leased Wire) AN FRANCISCO, Jan. 26.—Now denying absolutely that be is guilty jof arson, David Abrams, the tailor | who confessed to firing the Broad. | way Mats, for which erime Mr«. Net- | tie Rouda was at first arrested, has today renounced that confession. Abrams ie in the Emergency hos pital, “I don't remember making or signing any confession,” Abrams declared. “If 1 did, | was not in my right senses. I attempted to take my life simply because T have thought of suicide for a long time.” .. Cal, 265.—The distinction of being the world’s youngest “brakebeam tour ist” probably belongs to five-year- old Benny Tougood of this city, who with his favorite cat tucked carefully under bis arm, has made a journey of six blocks under a freight car. A Salt Lake train stopped in front of Benny's home and the youngster, with his cat, swung onto the brakebeam. The train moved to the further end of the yard, where a brakeman dis- covered the illegal passenger, and after no Iittle trouble dislodged him, He was apparently utterly unconscious of his peril and an- nounced that he had enjoyed the ride. MIMIC WAR WASHINGTON, San. 26.-—-Mimic war will be waged about San Fran- cisco by about 26,000 regular and state troops, the Pacific ‘al fleet and a squadron of aerial cruisers next August to test the coast de- fenses. The army of invasion will move against the land forces from Half Moon Bay. Militia from Utah, New Mexico and Arizona will be included in the maneuvers. Governor for T. R. inited Press Leased W: URKSING, Mich., Jan, 25, Pov. ernor Osborn of Michigan came out flatly here today for Roosevelt. “ favor Roosevelt for president first, last and all the time,” h members of his party for a few! the Griggs interests, ROYAL DUKE DRIVES AN ENGINE THROUGH TUNNEL NEW YORK, Jan. 25—The Duke of Connaught made a democratic start for Washington at 11:10 o'clock today, when he himself took the throttle and drove electric engine No. 23 through the tunne! under the Hudson river to the Manhattan transfer station at Harrison, N. J. The duke's private car “Sygnal” was attached to the train he drove under the river. it was transferred to the Pennsylvania express at Harrison station, and the run for the capital began. the duke said it was the most marvelous saw. Tried to End Life With Mother GAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 25.—Her mother taken from her in a dying condition in spite of the girl's efforts to secure proper medi- ‘al attention for her by accepting a position in a dance hall, Ger- drude Bernal of Livermore jumped into the bay here today in an at- - «tempt to end her life. A watehman rescued her. ing cote at the Emergency nal that her mother will liv wae Mother and daugh py adjoin. ital. Doctors have told Miss Ber- and the girl is now glad her own life saved. “if mother died, | wanted to die, too,” she said, N STAYS IN JAIL NEW YORK, Jan, 25.—John Me- Namara, a former San Francisco jsaloon keeper, under arrest here |for alleged complicity in looting the branch Bank of Montreal at New Westminster, B. C., of $258,000, will have to remain in jail until final disposition of -his case is made, This was the ruling today of United States Judge Hough, in dismissing =e UKE IS IN WASHINGTON (my United Press Leased Wire) WASHINGTON, Jan. 25.-—Arriv- ing here.at 4:30 o'clock this after- noon, the Duke of Connaught will be immediately rushed in an auto- mobile to the British embassy. *\ calling for a recall vote at the com- missioners’ election, to be held in April, are being signed by a num- ber of the voters. The people are clamoring for the recall of Commissioner of Public Utilities B. F. Weeks. He may re- sign under the pressure or force| a recall and join hands with Sey-! mour in an effort to avoid being thrown out. | Woman’s Congress | (By United Press Leased Wirp) TACOMA, Jan, 26,—Delegates numbering over 150 from all parts of Washington attending the Wo- man's Good Roads Congress, enter- ed upon the second session today. | L. Frank Brown of Seattle opened | this morning's session with a spir-| ited talk on “Co-operation, the Key- note of Good Roads.” He was fol- lowed by Mrs. Walter Reed of North Yakima, who spoke on “Res- toration and Historical Road: ' reduce the taxes of the average home owner? That Seattle real estate has in- creased in value over $210,000,000 in ten years? That forty-seven Second avenue landlords collect more money as rentals than the total of the city's water, light, and garbage depart- men! That every person coming to a city adds a total of from $500 to $800 to land values, whether he buys or That George F. Cotterill has written every important charter amendment adopted during the last twelve years intended to give the people more power? Y. M. ©, A. LECTURE, “Mining Law—The Legal Re- quirements to be Met by Miners and Prospectors,” is the topic of a free lecture which will be delivered at the Y. M. C. A. tonight by Willis B. Herr, of the law firm of Herr, Bayley & Wilson. | BEHOLD, THE COMMITTEE ON TRUTH] ee | From there the 16th cavalry, the crack troop from Fort Meyer, will escort him to the White House The reception will be held at 6 o'clock, Upon the duke's arrival |the write of habeas corpus which De- fenso Attorney Battle had secured |to have McNamara admitted to ball. | In dismiasing the writ, Judge Hough jordered the authorities to hold the | $800 found on McNamara at the mounted military band will play “God Save the King.” Upon his departure it will render “The Star led. Banner.” ormne formal reception will be held inthe biue room. After the reeeption the duke will be taken time of his arrest, SERRE REE EMRE HAVE YOU REGISTERED? ‘The lact day for registration to the red room, where Mrs, Taft for him. ia February 13, and that day is growing mighty near, Get in early and avoid the rush dur- ing the last few da: $11 registered yesterday. takes tut a minute to do it now. You may have to wait in line later, The books are open at the Prefontaine build- ing, opposite the city hall, be tween 9 a. m. and 5 p. and until 9 p. m, on Saturda, KAARKKRKAKRKKKKKR hoad of ‘Thirty: publican street are complaining about tho neglectful management in putting in a trunk sewer by the Erickson company, which has cattsed the yards and cellars in the district sto be flooded, The rains ofsthe Ist two days have added tothe neighborhood flood. BOSSES ESSE SEH EE SOSSSEESE EEE EES La-dees and Gent-tel-men: mittee on Truth. that pained expression, The “prof, Over here-ah, on the right, but he isn't. its trail again, | In the center stands “Bill Banks.” On his left is the intmitable “Prof.” Snitz, is talking, which is perfectly natural. Before you you see the notorious Com- He always wears “Doc, Hawkins,” He looks bored, He was just born that way, The next performance will show the Committee on Truth on the “The subject will be “What Is Fresh Butter?”