The Seattle Star Newspaper, May 7, 1912, Page 1

* Here Are Some Timely Little Observations Gathered From the Country’s Press A New York cab driver has sailed for Germany| A patriotic society wants to buy Jefferson’s home There is still some question whether the result : Pennsylvania was due to a genuine Roosevelt land- slide or a crevasse in the Pensylvania bosses’ levees. —New Orleans Times-Democrat. Edison has completed an invention which makes it possible to have moving pictures at home. About the only thing that cannot be had at home now is home life.—-Chicago Record-Herald. to claim a fortune of $125,000. Had he been a taxi-}at Monticello, but th triotic Organi ca- cab driver he couldn’t afford to have gone.—Nash-| tions anxious be eet W. H. Taft's oma in Washing- ville Southern Lumberman. | ton.—Detroit Journal. Tramping one day with a “ who is taking a woman thousand-mile walk. story on page 4. | ij | 1A, CARRIES PERCE: HAS WG LEAD NOW q ive Victory in Tacoma oe That Roosevelt Will ~ Have This State's Delegation | to the National Convention. Pierce county, which includes Ta-| decided it at the primaries) y- Roosevelt will get a delegation from the state of at the national conven next month. At the Pierce county primaries Roosevelt delegates and 73 men Were elected to the county tion, This gives the control ‘Theodore, and a Teddy deleg Will be sent to the state con- The 61 delegates from county will give the control | ‘the state cathering to Roosevelt U9) Before Pierce county voted Roose. bad 248 of the state delegates, had 159, and 173 votes wete One hundred and twen ef these votes are in King which will send primary and | ed" delegations. How-| the action of the democratic | in seating the primary will serve as a precedent, the probability is that the pri- men will be given seats ong eae ogee ‘This wi that welt will sweep the ' | The Line-Up. county returns now stand as Roose- Con- Taft. velt. teats. PIERCE CO. MBy United Press Lenned Wire) TACOMA, May 7.—With returns| & majority of the precints in city of Tacoma and Pierce ) Roosevelt leads Taft with Geiegates to the county conven- against 72 for the president. these figures are radically by later returns, it means Col. Roosevelt will contro! the in state convention, and that will send a delegation the national convention at Chi- instructed to vote for Roose- ‘ for the presidential nomination. p Both sides are claiming the coun Noday, but on the » of the re #0 far it Is practically certain the Rooseevit faction has won Lorenzo Dow, Roosevelt clu, 34 p of the 1 today £ "We will control the convention oy Send 61 delegates for Roosevelt t “rape While the returns LP # county are incomplete, we = Roosevelt to carry it by 4 “MARYLAND WENT RIGHT” bee YORK, May 7&&"Well, Mary went right,” said Theodore Rocsevelt” a ene rin today as he sat in ith mice Mt the Outlook. He remain here for seven days ling to his duties as asso. ‘editor of the Outiook. INTO GARAGE Dr ret broke into the garage # Anderson, 1700 Fifth bp Mast night, and stole his ¢, upon investigating, mee Machine near the hom pMorning with a broken front Cf | Watson, 20, |young Dillon was driven from his lare spending a mi lest, which was in March. Read VOL. 14. NO. 57. DOOMED TOLIFE-LONG WIDOWHOOD IF SHE WANTS THAT $5,000,000 Mrs. Madeline Force Astor Loses Fortune If She Remarries $60,000,000 Left to 20-Year-Old Son of Col. Astor. Oen te bd eofinaree Ce: . MAB. AVA WILLING ASTOR Who divorced John Jacob Astor, dead Titanic cer, photographed as abe came down the gang plank of a liner in New York harbor. She wisbes to be known as Mrs. John Asjor, allowing the second wife the name of Mrs. John Jacob Astor. She was not left a cent by Astor, but it is reported she was given $5,000,000 at the time of ber divorce. (By United Press Leased Wire.) NEW YORK, May 7—Mrs. Madeline Force Astor, girl-widow of Col. John Jacob Astor, who went down with the liner Titanic, is doomed to tifel widowhood if she wishes to retain her portion of her hus- band’s estate, according to the terms of Col. Astor’s will, on file here today. The will leaves $5,000,000 in trust for the 19-year-old widow, which will go to Vincent Astor if she ever remarries, or in the event of her death. Five million Is left to the daughter, Muriel, and $3,000,000 in trust for Mrs. Madeline Astor's unborn chi To friends, relatives, servants and charity, $276,500 is left. MRS. AVA WILLING ASTOR, COL. AS- TOR'S DIVORCED WIFE, GETS NOTHING. The residue of the estate, $60,000,000, is left to Vincent Astor, the colonel’s son. The terms of the Astor to be one of the leaders of society as mistress of magnificent Astor home in Newport. This honor will wife, whoever she may be. COUNCILMAN BLAINE’S DAUGHTER AND CHAUFFEUR ELOPE AND MARRY Miss Ethel Catherine Blaine, the) young people would wait a few ughter of Councilman | years before getting married. But, 416 Highland drive, ncouver with Ralph/of youth, they could not see the chauffeur employed | need of delay, and they did not real jay. | ize that slipping away to Vancouver ind | to Ket married would occasion talk “My daughter and her husband ing. will live with us and bis people for Gounetiman Blaine is in the East,|a little while, until they can find a attending thg general Methodist /suitable home. Then they will go conference, but the news was brok-| to housekeeping.” en yesterday to the bride's mother, Mrs. Watson was one of the midst who took it philosophically. popular pupils of the Queen Anne “The impatience of Youth.” | high school. She and her husband “We had no objections to Ralph,” | first became several she said today, “only we hoped the] years ago. “will nullify the chances of Mrs. Madeline Force Beechwood, the jo to Vincent i . Blain eloped to by Berman Schoenteld, last Frid They were married Saturday returned to Seattie Sunday even-| acquainted The loss of three persons waa re ported at police headquarters to- day. J. M. Olson, 30, has been miss ing from his home at Gatewood sta tion since April 6th. Arthur Ap drews, 14, disappeared from his home in Tacoma on April 16th, in tending to visit Seattle. The hus band of Frances Dahl is anxiously awaiting for the arrival of bis wife from Ogden, Utah. BEAR LOOSE ON A BIG STEAMER PORTLAND, Or., May 7.—Break- }ing out of his cage, a big black bear on the Norwegian steamer | Hercules, which arrived here today from the Orient, terrorized the a YOUNG ELOPERS | (By United Press Lensea Wire) WENATCHEB, May 7.—-Today the parents of Doris Vicker, aged 16, are searching for her and her 17-year-old lover, Walter Dillon, former high school boy, believed to have been headed for Leavenworth to get married. A few days ago girl's house by. her irate parents, but returned the following . night armed with @ shotgun. He was al-| lowed to remain ‘unmolested. | | INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., May 7.—| Robbers looted the safe of Sussman Jewelry Co. here today and escaped with $12,000 worth of diamonds They cut a hole in the floor above) the Sussman store and descended to the showcases by rope ladders. | He roamed the vessel at will, and | was recaptured only when, falling WARM WEATHER TURNED ON asleep, the crew had an opportunity The weather man turned on the| ‘0 lash him to a mast, ather taps to the extent of 66 BIG HOTEL AFIRE ind the unfortunates nels this morning) WAUKESHA, Wis., May 7.—Rest Al-| Haven hotel, valued at $500,000, is st one| burning here today, The roof fell 20 a, m. “It {a believed no one en injured. though today is not the hot so far this year, it equals the Waen eae of as Pv a a a a 2 ee i ie i eel 75 JAPANESE BRIDES ARRIVE SAN FRANCISCO, May 7.—Arrival of 75 Japanese brides on the liner Shinyo Maru, which is in port here today from Japan has drawn attention to a flood of Japanese women arriving from the Orient, Immigration officials report that more than 4,000 Japanese women have arrived in Coast ports during the last year, and are settling In homes from Seattle to San Diego. Pe ae ee al SESSES REE ES Seeeeeeeeee with the impatience and optimism | ship for three days en route here. | The.Seattle St ___ ONLY INDEPENDENT. NEWSPAPER IN SEATTLE SEATTLE, WASH., TUESDAY, MAY 7, 1912. ONE CENT ar HOME EDITION Gi test a AND DS Se ON THAL NEWS STA dresses. and details, page 5. don’t miss that con- for the graduation Look at picture BLAST LAST STANDPAT HOPE $5 FOR THE FUNNIEST THING THAT HAPPENS IN SEATTLE There are funny things happening all around you every day. Do see them? Do you see the bright side of life?) If you do, here’s your chance: Beginning Thursday, The Star will print, under the above heading, on this e, THE FUNNIEST STORY ABOUT THE. FUNNIEST LOCAL HAPPENING, and whoever sends in the funniest will be paid $5 in gold. } Some one in Seattle will pick up this “easy money” every day. It may be you just as well asnot. You don’t have te be a good writer to win the $5. If your story, as you send it in, is not well written, but if the facts are funny, the “Funny Editor” will rewrite it for you. YOU WILL GET THE FULL PRIZE OF §5 just the same. Here are the only conditions: Your “funny rom must not be longer than 150 words. It may have only ten words. There will be no limit on brevity. Your funniest thing must be real, not imaginary. Names, places and time must be given. No Star employes will be allowed to compete in this contest. It’s just for Star readers. Throw off that “‘spring-fever” feeling. Put on your funny glasses. Get-busy.. Some one is go- ing to get that $5 every day. Address your articles te the Funny Editor care Seattle Star. =< REVOLUTION’S BLOODIEST BATTLE; MADERO LOSES (By United Press Leased Wire) jfow pass eight miles from Cuatro EAGLE PAGS, Tex, May 7-—The » nied the federals firing from reported engagement of 1,800 fed-/the mountain sides. The rebels ‘orale and 2,000 rebels at Monclova,| @2*!!7 routed the federals, who re- treated to Monclova, whieh Mexico City dispatches de) © Col. Pablo Gonzales is command- was a federal victor: in reat-}img the rebels, who are besieging crushing det for the| Monclova. Gen. Truey Abert is in it was the bioodieét) command of the federals battig of the revolution. The rebels! In the battle the feder: admist 600 loss, and it is reported) know the rebels were m that the federal loss was greater|they were surprised by a fusillade, till. Jana in a moment dead and wounded The battle was fought In a nar Were piled deep in the narfOw pass. KILLS CHIEF |SPRECKELS BRos. KILLS C SUICIDES amd Claus A. Spreckels and their sinter, Emma ©. Ferris, are con a Pecan Teneed, Wath firmed in their inheritance of $5,- cmy U 000,000 left to them by the will of PHOENIX, Ariz, May 7—W! their father, the late Claus the state legislature was in session! Spreckels, by the refusal of the jhere today, F. Coffman, 27 years of| state supreme court, sitting here, age, entered the office of the state to set aside its previous decision, surveyor general in the capitol, andjupholding the will shot and killed Chief Clerk Maicotm surveyor’s office. He self through Coffman felt }the body of his victim. . | ) { RSAN FRANCISCO, May 7.—Re- turning from a mission of good will fm South and Central America m behalf of President Taft, Secretary lof State P. C. Knox was today the LJ Press Leased Wire) SYDNEY“ NS" Wo ay 1 Be , \ cause a big carpet snake recemUy| oe of San Francisco, tried to swallow John Watts baby | ers eS whole near Walcha, the settlers are) BANNICK TO STUDY EASTERN METHODS waging a war of extermination on big reptiles all over New South Wales. | SEIZE ALL CARS | CHEYENNE, Wyo., May 7.—The Ninth United States cavalry (cob ored) today is expecting orders to} move to the Mexican border at any time. The Colorado & Southern railway received orders to seize all) empty flat and stock cars, without gard to whom they were consigne) ed, and send them to Fort D. A} Russell for shipping the horses and other equipment of the regiment, SPRING SPROUTS the latter part of the month for the Fast on a business trip. He will | probably visit Chicago, New York and Washington to study the vari ous police methods in those cities and, on his return trip, will take the convention of Chiefs of Police at Toronto the early part of June. He expects to be gone 30 days. PLEADS GUILTY TO ROBBERY James Burke, a discnar; of the Hotel Barker, who, on April 11, struck down and severely Wound | ed-on the head Harley Bond, a clerk / at the same hotel, was convicted yesterday afternoon, of assault the first degree in Judge Ronald's court. This morning Burke pleaded | gulity to the charge of robbery | Sentence will be passed Saturday | BATTLESHIP LEAKS CHATHAM, Eng, May 7.—The British battleship Bulwark is leak ing and disabled tn the dockyard here today, as a result of buckling 12 armor plates by bumping on the | Z sands while carrying out a full- power trial. The Bulwark was re | cently overhauled and completely | refitted, Thousands Fight Floods ons Leased Wire) NS, May 7.--With bringing the Mississippi waters again to a threatening stage, thousands “are working on the threatened levees today, The dikes are still in grave danger, Hundreds of boys are filling sand bags, which the men are hauling to the levees and putting in place. Practically all rail communica: tion with New Orleans is severed today, re pd porter NEW rainfall “| wien last tall bd thought to buet This darned machine to smash; If ! was old enough to swea Vd say blank, blank and dai A |reeipient of the same good will he|§ has been dispensing from the peo-| Chief of Police Bannick will leave | in} DANGEROUS HATPIN ROASTED BY MANY SEATTLE WOMEN picture by Star photographer of E. J. Anderson, the man who probably will lose the sight of one eye as the result of be- ing accidentally jabbed by a woman's long hatpin. The photo was taken at the hospital today. The accident has started widespread discussion about the merite and demerits of the hatpin. Down with the long hatpin!|cars. The Women's Commercial Away with Too long we've Club discussed the matter some borne with it in fi we've dodged it, shu [got it on the run at last—that is, | jthe women have. | Clearly, the long hatpin is in bad. Seen by The Star today, Mrs. H.| Evidently Councilman Oliver T. T. Fish, president of the Federated | prickson bas had his ear to the Women’s clubs, sald: “I intend to’ ground and heard the rumbling of |bring yp the hatpin subject at the gnti-hatpin discontent, for today he | first mbeting of the Federated clubs) said: for DEFINITE action, 1 think the!” “] shall immediately confer with women themselves should take ac-! my colleagues, with a view to intro- | tion in the matter, for it isa SLUR/qucing an anti-long-hatpin ordi- jon WOMANHOOD for a council nance, 1 wanted to introduce such | composed of MEN to regulate wom | an ordinance a year ago, but there en's W APPAREL. It is/was an outery at the time against SELFISHNESS | so-called ‘freak’ legislation, so I for- on the part of any woman to wear/pore. When it is possible for a hat- @ hatpin that is a menace to the | pin to destroy eyesight, no one can ety of another—it is CRIMINAL |cali an ordinance limiting the length JFISHNESS, and po sensible of these pins ‘freak’ legislation.” n would do it.” | From this it will be seen that if |the MEN do not put the Binger on |the Hatpin, the WOMEN will. | Mrs, Austin Griffiths, wife of Councilman — Griffith id: “4 think, by all means, that length of hatp! should be regulated by ordinan The unw lly long pins are worn by thoughtless wom: en Mrs. Z. C. Cauffman, president of | the Women's Commercial Club, said: 1 certainly am in favor of an anti-hatpin ordinance being passed by the council, Women Council May Act. ln WHOLE CIRCUS WASHINGTON, M $100,000,000, Vinson Wa Ish ican baby for whose benefit a Young McLean, with a p an exclusive show by the attention of the fun makers a McLean, today has the distinction of being the first COTTERILL WINS BIC FIEHT FOR OFLECATE King County Primary Delega- tion Seated at Walla Walla Convention After an Aill- Night Fight—Uninstructed Delegation Probable. (Special to The Star.) CONVENTION HALL, WALLA | WALLA, May 7.—Convention esated both King county delegations at 1:10 p, m. in accordance with the “hand pickers’” program by a vote of 333 to 221. This gives Clark ab- solute control. A rule was passed compelling counties to vote as @ unit on all propositions, if the unit rule is adopted at all by county con. ventions. Spokane and Pierce counties thus voted as unit. WALLA WALLA, May 7—Mayor George F. Cotterill of Seattle today is conceded the credit for the vic- tory of the King county primary delegates over the “hand-picked” legates before the credential committ “ The mittee was ordered to re- port at 7 o'clock last evening, but the fight lasted until 2 o'clock in the morning. Thomas R. Horner of Seattle made the chief argument for the “handpickers.” Alfred Bat- tle, M. Lyter, William Tucker and J. Saunders also defended them. Bo Sweeney, R. S. Jones, Cicero Haw- kins and Mayor Cotterill spoke for the primary delegates. Cotterill’s speech struck the telling blow against the “hand-picking” method of selecting delegates. The commit- tee then voted 20 to 14 for the pri- mary delegates, some Clark men clined toward reactionary lines. positively refused to insert “includ- ing judges” in pledging democracy to the recall principle. A lively scrap is expected on the floor of the convention. The adherents of Speaker Champ Clark appear the stronger, but the Wilson men are confident that even if in the minority they are strong enough to prevent the national del egates being instructed for Clark, The real fight of the convention opened today. The activities of the convention so far have been con- | fined to speechmaking and settling |of contests of rival delegations for seats. it appeared very likely that an uninstructed delegation | would be sent to the national con- |vention at Baltimore. It aleo | seemed possible that, in the event jof a deadiock between the Wilson land Clark men, a delegation in- letructed for W. J, Bryan might be sent to Baltimore. Fights over contested delegations occupied the entire morning and came up again at the opening of the afternoon session. Cleveland, O.—In the school chil. dren's fly-swatting .handicap, two boys jointly hold the record of 4,500 files. They received $4.50 for the catch and credit for dealing a se vere blow to the 1912 crop, FOR ONE BABY —Added to the eclat of his McLean, son of Edw. Beale Amer- whole circus performed. arty of little friends, was given arnum circus here, the whole nd the animals being absorbed by the little plutocrat for more than two hours. could regulate the length if they would. A great d jury is done by hatpins that we hear | nothing of, T have seen people jab-| bed in the face by them in street TAG, YOU’REIT. | CHICAGO, May -Chicago bachelors today declare themselves to be unanimously in favor of the] plan proposed by Mrs, Frank Page, society leader of Cambridge, Mass. to “tag bachelors with an artistic button, worn fn their coat lapel, so that their eligibility could not be in bachelors declare that only | the married men wo be opposed to the general adoption of the scheme, and are in favor of legisla | tion making it a high crime for a married man to make use ‘of a bach: elor’s button for fraudulent pur-| poses, If you intend to move Turn right now to page rental properties offered. If you haven't time to m look the houses over, run a what you want, where you quickly choose from the repl as though you had come to 1 ting up a nice motto over your desk to encourage the children. How would “Knowledge is Wealth" do? 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