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Burke in her brilliant stage career has captured the hearts of all who have seen her. Her beauty and her whole personality are irresistible. Now pretty Billie Burke is delighting the minds of thousands of readers, through her talks to Seattle women, which began in The Star a few days ago. She has discussed love and beauty. Today, on page 5, Miss Burke chats with Seattle women on “Dress. ‘The men, as well as the women, are reading the Billie Burke talks. Cupid, neat! Lawn, tte wagte te dunes den om the fleet day worked momen Maw Niweteen ose clerk, whe gave 14. NO. WHEN SON GIVES | BLOOD TO MOTHER Phase of A ia Is Conquered by Spectacular in Which Son’s Life-blood Is Transfused Jato the Veins of His Dying Mother. ‘The took one lock at the id. “An ambulance ; ied Siet inane times with his old enemy, Death, and he tasted defeat, but now— The S SEATTLE’S 99. WOMAN TRIES, TO ENO FE BY WILD LEP Jumps From Her Room in Waldorf Hotel, After Pressing Farewell Note Into Hands of Sleeping Husband. woman Was taken to hospital, With | ‘only son. When the | was reached, the | squarely, question z | Be eyes of the young | iF. of miracies is not past > / ‘afe opportunities for even pow. RKABLE CASE ea tong time Mrs. M ies, Wife of John MH. Ha a formas, 34 East Union st. bad that an operation was inev For years she had suf from a curious phase of anae & score of phys to diagnose cor of technical verbiage. the WILLIAM BATES | Be thus described: An acid had crept into Mra. Bates’ veins! which corroded and pierced the walls of the veins, so that escaped and showed blotches beneath the skin. 1ON OF BLOOD geon of world-wide fame, was ‘called to perform the operation which was the only hope find a young man in perfect health,” he said, “who will te give up his blood. For only by transfusion of healthy veins of the patient can she be saved.” began. Money inducements were offered. It is not the candidates were few. And Dr. Speidel was hard to ‘The applicant must have exactly the right kind of blood— | assimilate readily. Priday night, while her busband was at work, Mrs. With ber were ber son, William A. Bates, an account of Webster & Stevens, and the housekeeper ij She was in that state of coma Dr. Speidel was called, and Mrs. Bates was hurried to! SON GIVES HIS BLOOD have to do!” snapped the surgeon to the son. Pap instant’s hesitation, the son stretched himself on the ig table beside his mother. Doctors and nurses flocked around, th professional interest in this rarest and most spectacular of Sveum ; = % was administered, for that would lessen the heart- for the woman, she was so near death as to be impervious in. But the son, young, strong, full of winced in agony when fie incision was made. After that he clenched his teeth, shut oe Worked quickly, surely. The young man’s radial ar at the wrist and bound to the vasilic vein: above the [ls matter-of-fact tones the surgean explained to his audience his ashe deftly linked the two ducts, very much as a plumber Join two pipes. THEN THE MIRACLE Paes heart did its duty as well as thongh it were not an in Organ, but were Insp with that same love and devotion Gave the man in whose breast it throbbed so valiantly t if¥e Up his life's blood for his mother. ft pumped. And then fhe miracie! Young blood was transfused into the old veins, a flush, faint ‘Sppeared in the mother’s cheek Slowly, slowly, the white red. pwiy, slowly, the lobes of the ears showed rosily lack-luster eyes opened, and in them were life and hope. | WTR young beart pumped on. Mitned chaiky-white. fii. _ Mt lasted halt ¥ ow And as it pumped, the son’s face His eyes closed asly an hour—thirty , and each an eternity said Dr. Speid We were just in time, An hour He shrugged bis shoulders Bates is back at his desk, adding up columns of figur n There is a bandage round his wirst, and hie face little mother is recovering rapidly, and there is good reason to She will yet enjoy perfect health, DELAY ACTION ON H POWER SITE PROJECT “A resolution pledging the Be immediate purchase of the) which Parish claims that the site on the Wh for rty is worth only about failed by a Jand value. & committee bb's title founell at noon the land in Petree was absent questlo tate is 1 Was introduced by Cou an to own pow th, and was t nending the acquisition of pow - tes. ish advised the ¢ l be too h in EBB Hebb ? actual ontends that water power ariel the to the 1 upon the such paying exces Haas, W Council ; to Marble an. amounts for them pomite Sround that Phillip Tindet ented an en F examination of the tirely new wate © proposition been made of i1s 1 This is the Sultan pr from Fo st of Snoho Tax omen and Their Allowances and the Wherefore of the Why There's ; dressed. and | i yet who any of her envion wherefor 1 advertisement s—s} i ntained 1 ho always is well half her for her clothe woman pend than lies in the fact that she read it a part of her day to read tore news each evening sre on necessities by an and buying when these pecial price prise,” others “get-up,” but it’s com- of saving under anyS@ame, and n the arth or aves a {fc ting her immediate 5 are advertised l¢ call it “enter Sense and the mean Woman knows it OVER 40,000 PAID COPIES DAILY. ite jn |noon today Mrs. William Jensen, room 611 Waidort apartments, got out of bed this morning at 4 o'clock, pressed a letter into the hands of her husband, who was half asleep, and, saying “Good-by, William,” jumped through the open window. She struck some t hone wires, which partially broke her fall; then dropped to the sidewalk. Her leg was fractured and her face badly cut. Mr. and Mrs. Jensen had been out the evening before with Paul ogell of Tacoma. They had had dinner together and visited several cafes. At 2 o'clock the couple ret! Jensen apparently in & good bun nothing until he awakened by SEATTLE, WASH., TUESDAY, JUNE 25, 1912. his wife pressing the letter into his band. J. Shea, 4123 Terry av saw the fall, and notified Officers tter and Gauntlett, whe took her to the elty hospital Several notes to her parents and some jewelry were found in an ad dressed envelope, The notes were farewell meesages. Jensen, who ix bookkeeper at the Office of the Washington Portland Cement Co, 809 White building, says that his wife has made several previous attempts at euicide. Message delivered by Judge Parker's little boy to Senator Root's hired man: “Pa wants to borrow your roller for a week.” ROBBED OF | $870 BY THREE BOLD THUGS John Zaffiris, Union hotel, 307 Washington st., came out of a mov. ling picture show on Occidental av., 11:00 last night, walked around the corner, and at 3rd and Main was [stopped by three men and robbed | of $870. One man was a n and the other.two white. The negro pointed ja gun at him, told him to stick up this hands and the other two took the money. Zaffiris had the money in a belt around bis waist thinks that the hold-up was ¢ someone who knew of his money belt, as no search of his clothes | was made He was unable to identify the robbers further than to say that ong man was a countryman of his whose name he does not know. Zaftiria had just come to Seat |from Pocatello, Idaho. ONLY PARDON CAN SAVE HER commit ment Mrs. adys Johnson, who was sentenced to t ra in the penitentiary for second perjury, and for whom club ll over the state are king id not been re clerk uy commitment wa: but will prob tomorrow gets here, an appli mac by Jw Bell, Mrs. Johnson attorney, for an ar rest of judgment, This will give the cinb women an opportunity to pre sent their pardon ion to the € If the denied Mra. Job Walla Walla pen CUPID RECORD | | Saturday saw the number of mar- riage licenses for June climb up to 300. Since then Cupid’s thermome: ter shows a total of 340, for 8 were taken out up to press time and 332 up to last night. 0 | dex | wom en in a pardon, h by the county The issued from Olympia ably not reach he As soon as }eation will be i pardc m must go to the ary | | A LAST RESORT 4 om So your son {8 married, Mandy?” Yessuh. Dat boy couldn't seem to ge@ Bo work, nohow.’ ONLY PROGRESSIVE NEWSPAPER ON THAINS AND NEWS STANDS Be ONE CENT eattle Star CITY EDITION. Hymeneat blinw Quite Oty « text , Entities them Of how the wrongs ” Don’t miss fn Mat and wtale on Saturday ven will reette the E FIRST ROUND | Wall st. won its first round with William J. Bryan and the progressive leaders of the! democratic party at Baltimore today. Alton B, Parker, once candidate of Wall st. interests for president and again their choice, was elected this afternoon temporary chairman of the conven- tion, over the emphatically ex) protest of Bryan. The history of Chicago's republican convention is being repeated at Baltimore. “Big busi-| ness” was represented at Chicago by Root, Barnes, Penrose and other party bosses. In Balti more the Ryans, the Belmonts and other kings of finance are leading the battle in person, with masks off, No man today can tell the final outcome, but two things are certain: First, that the special interests will try to nominate their own presidential candidate and write their own brand of platform, and second, that Bryan will lead the fight to the last ditch for a progressive candidate and platform, just as Roosevelt did in Chicago, = ‘ The National Ventriloquist He Makes the Voice of Wall st. Speak Through Two Party Conventions. CHAIRMAN COMMONE PARKER IS ELECTED AGAINST R’S PROTEST | Bryan Led Fight as Candidate for Chairman, But Went Down to Defeat by Vote Nearly Paralleling Ch: manship vote in Chica, Standpatters. | noon, Jennings Bryan lots his first fight before the convention thie after. even as Roosevelt fost his first round at Chicago last week | when Judge Alton B. Parker, the | candidate of Thomas F. Ryan and ; | ther f repub the that majority to over € have no politics. They are with the party of the republicans to override the now here to enable a f the “The predatory Having enabled a minority licans at Chicago, they are ajority “A progressive will be presented for the chairmanshi convention against Judge Parker, and the line will be drawn so that the delegates can whether they will ally themselves with the crowd which fs in close and continuous copartnership with the crowd that nominated Mr. Taft in Chicago last Saturday.”—Statement of W. J. Bryan before open ing of democratic convention this morning “RAR HH RRA RR RHR ERR RASH SICHING REJECTS IT TODAY'S NEWS AT BALTIMORE BRIEFLY *) TOLD FOR BUSY SEATTLE PEOPLE First session of democratic convention opened at 12:17 withs prayer by Cardinal Gibbons, Convention called to order by Chairman Norman Mack of the national committee. Judge Alton 8. Parker's name read as national committee's choice for temporary chairman. William J. Bryan takes platform to oppose Parker's selec tion and Senator Kern of Indiana for chairman. Kern followed Bryan with a speech Kern withdraws from chairmanship fight, declaring Bryan the man “entitled to and capable of making the progressive fight.” 5 Latest indications this afternoon are that Parker will win temporary chairmanship. Baltimore filled with delegates and visitors. Convention arrangements good, but rain and inexperience of doorkeepers de layed convention opening for a few minut “King” Ryan and Wall! street jeaders of democratic party in Baltimore to personally direct fight. AT BALTIMORE THE STAKE—Control of the democratic party, nomination of their choice of candidates, THE OPPOSING FORCES—Wm. Jennings Weodrow Wlison and the united progressives, VERSUS The field of candidates and the Sullivan-Murphy-Taggart-Bel mont-Ryan forces. The score to date: Progressives outvoted, 31 to 22, in the national committee, which selected Judge Alton B. Parker, Tam: many's choice, as temporary chairman. : Judge Alton 8. Parker elected chairman, following Kern's withdrawal, interests will of a minority democrats in this convention the + aH decide of WASHINGTON, June th ounced today reed upon b: ing group fo yatrol of the pow na plan national bank and ¢ six nistra.| monopx | AND NO WONDER | Bryan, with SESE EEE EEE EEE EERE REE EERE EEE RE Ee HESSEEESEE EEE EE EEE EEE EE RE EE ERR EEE Ve i ee ee | a Wirinson a Captain was once on island inhabited by wild women who had no tonguee. She--Why, how Sea Captain—The \that’s what made ‘em wild LONDON, that David June> 25.—The report} Lloyd George, chancel lor of the exchequer, inte WEATHER FORECAST. Generally fair tonight and Wednesday, continued warm; light westerly winds. Temper- w/devote $25,000,000 of the ature at noon 70. */000 to reducing the national di fe ttt IOI SOTO tet tO was confirmed today by him * wid they talk? couldn't; * * * * * * Jable to begin other old line party leaders, was elected temporary chairman. The selection of Parker was the result of a hot two days’ battic,| which began from the moment the) Commoner arrived here from Chi cago Sunday. A conference between him and the Parker supporters yes- terday evening resulted in no com- promise, and this morning Parker name was presented to the conve: tion, Bryan was placed in nomination for chairman by Kern, after the latter's withdrawal. The roil call) on the election resulted: Parker; 576, Bryan 509, O'Gorman 4, Kern 1, absent 2. The convention adjourned until o'clock this evening. Story of First Fight n Was Very pale and his face nd rigid when he took the platform this morning to make the fight against P r. He shook his bead in a deprecating manner and raised his hand in an attempt to #till the audience, but they were not to be denied. The cheering swelled across from delegation to delegation and at last the galleries took it up The delegations from Ohio, Wis- consin, Minnesota, Texa: New Jersey, Nebraska, Kanaas and Ok- lahoma were on their feet, but the big New York, Indiana and Mitnois a sat stolidly in their appealed to Mack to and finally he was Bry was si restore quiet Gentlemen of the he said, “I rise to place in nomini tion for the office temporary chairman the name of Hon. John W. Kern of Indiana ention of Kern's the applause again, state delegations leading, diana remaining silent “In thus dissenting from the judgment of our national commit- ” Bryan continued, “I recognize that the burden of proof is upon me| to overthrow the assumption that the convention can claim that it is representing the wishes of the par- ty in the nation. 1 call your atten- tion to the fact that our rules pro- vide that the committees recom. mendation is not final. | remind you that the very fact that this con- vention has the right to reject in- conclusive proof that the wisdom of this convention is the last word on thie matter. any ask 1, a dele convention, name the In. my credentials or | from one of the smallest states, should presume to} a name, I beg to tell you] e campaigns tha th I have the democra and in those received the votes of | @ half of democrats. | eel, shows that I have the] e democrats of t jence carries with it responsibilities. [ would] not -be worthy of the trust of the democrats of this nation ff 1 were not willing humiliation in their defense We need not believe that what is done in a national convention is done secretly. We always act un- der the eyes of representatives of | the press who know why we did it} and who told us to do it. We must/ not presume that those at home can be deceived. The people at home|} will know that the influences that | dominated the Chicago convention | are here, and are more largely at work than they were at Chicago. | appeal to you to so act that the dem. ocrats of this country can say that the democrats are true to the people and that they cannot be frightened by your Ryans or bought by your Belmonts.” This was the signal for burst from both g of the audience Epoch Making Convention. This an vention. We ities before. I that has f men working a Wild out leries and much is epoch making had such a was never seen in pol know the sacrifice required, [know on railroads who con have go fight—First Victory for JUDGE PARKER have risked their bread and butt«# to aid the fight for the people in business have been threa if they did not sell their citizen- ship, but I have seen them defying the demands of predatory wealth and voting for the masses. 1 have seen men give up everys thing to aid in this fight for the people. “Song of Victory.” “Now that the hour of triomph has come, I feel that the song of victory should be sung by one whose heart has been in the fight. “John W. Kern has been faithful every day of that 16 years. It has cost him time and money and-the wear of his body and mind and he has given cheerfully.” Bryan Nominated for Chairman. Kern followed Bryan, making @ speech in which he declared that ry: was the proper progressive leader, withdrawing in his favor, and placing Bryan in nomination for temporary chairman. Vote. on Temporary Chairmanship. Alabama, Parker 22%; Bryan 1%; Arizona, Parker 2, Bryan 4; Arkansas, Parker 18, Bryan 6; Call- fornia, Parker 16, Bryan 7, Kern 1; Colorado, Parker 6, Bryan 6; Con- necticut, Park 12, Bryan 2; Deine ware, Parker 0, Bryan 6; Florida, Parker 11, Bryan 1; Georgia, Parker 28, Bryan 0; Idaho, Parker 0, Bryan 8; Ilinois, Parker 56, Bryan 0; diana, Parker 21, Bryan 8, absent iowa, Parker 12, Bryan 13; Kansas, Parker 0, Bryan 20; Kentucky, Pare ker 17%, Bryan 7%,a bsent Louisiana, Parker 10, Bryan ne, Parker 11, Bryan 1; Mary. Parker 14%, Bryan 1 husetts, Parker 15, Bryan 17, orman 4; Michigan, Parker 70, Bryan 9, absent 1; Minnesota, Pare ker 0, Bryan 24; Mississippi, Parker 20, Bryan 0; Missouri, Parker 22, Bryan 14; Montana, Parker 1, Bryan 7; Nebraska, Parker 3, Bryan 13; Nevada, Parker 0, Bryan 6; New iampshire, Parker 3, Bryan 5; New arker 4, Bryan 24; New ‘arker 0, Bryan 8; York, Parker 90, Bryan 0; Carolina, Parker 15, Bryan 9 Dakota, Parker 0, Bryan 10; Ohio, arker Bryan 19; Oklahoma, Parker 0, Bryan 20; Oregon, Parker 1, Bryan 9; Pennsylvania, Parker 4, Bryan 67; Rhode Island, Parker 10, Bryan 0; South Carolina, Parker 0, Bryan South Dakota, Parker 0, Bryan nnessee, Parker 17, Bryan 7; Texas, Parker 0, Bryan 40; Utah, Parker 4, Bryan 4; Vermont, Parker 8, Bryan 0; Virginia, Parker l4, Bryan 10; Washington, Parker 0, Bryan 14; West Virginia, Parker 9%, Bryan 6%; Wisconsin, Parker 0, Bryan Parker 0, Bryan 6 r 4, Bryan District Parker Bryan 0; Hawail, Parker 4, Brya 2; Philippines, Parker 4, Bryan Porto Rico, Parker 2, Bryan 4, A MOB HANGS NEGRO WOMA PINEHURST, Ga, June 2 Ann Boston, a negro cook, offic who we and hanged the wom- today he Boston 6, mob took from county guarding her an from a tree woman Was acc ed of the of her mistress, Mrs. R. F. wife of a wealthy planter, who we found in her home, slashed to death, soon after she had reprimanded the cook BRYAN “DARK HORSE.” BALTIMORE, June today: “Wm. J ever as the big ‘dark hor dential nomination at Balti nominated is heard everywh forces fear Bryan more than a the convention with them, “Bryan buttons have made ays into Bryan the Sun than presi timore Evenin ning up larger ssibility for the alk that Bryan will be The Wilson and Clark her man. They will g spectre ever before The | is loc se’ re ny ¢ Bryan their appearance.”