The Seattle Star Newspaper, July 2, 1912, Page 1

Tilington in Northwest Pde to be good but ba right. Story on pa si 8 Pree Wires ible balloon le 2,000 feet 3 : rman font | nine feet of wa 0b ti Rot been re- » fe afterward. t for the t prepara A Venlman's transat fad for several min ditigible darted over the ‘Spparentiy in excel and under perfect M Then Vaniman poinied and rose siowly Was nearly half a ca Like Plummet rently then a warm stream . ed, for sudden. Setieen Yell to the earth iike amet y among the spectators rush- women screamed but the Akron ‘Out on the waters. Fecently had been mak Secret experiments coeew gir bag with which he = '0 control the rising and the balloon. Was to pump alr into the Whieh would expand Sompress the gas with aie Solved it Positive Broblem of Rig ce believes by many ipped the Akron Bw device, and that its May have caused the ac he erial certain that this Sombined with » wire t, wi of the ” sald \ ra AO, oon ange wonder that the the truth of 1 1 Ments in my | the Wellman fight a Ntliman’s En ineer r Acted as ch the Walter Welln Oded disastri strony quer ly, ever ellana much fame from ELON EXPLODES; 5 _ HURLED TO DEATH July 2— | ge star, says it’s rd to be ge 4 the Wellman flights. It is believed here that Vaniman lendeavored to use bis interfor bax control today, with the result that agid his ‘compantows all lost |thetr lives. | When 2,000 feet high, the bal- loon was seen to descend gradual- ly, but this was not sufficiently sur- prising to attract special attention luntil it was recalied after the ex- in. It is supposed that V: pumped alr into the interior bag, compressing the gas, which was al ready affee by the air conditions! n that altitude. The pressure In this way was so/ increased that the big envelope | wave way. It had been reported last evening, that Vaniman would fly early today, and many persons were on the lookout when the big | dirigible took the air, at 6 o'clock. | A Flashing Flam It was a beautifal six! as she | mounted Into the atmosphere, eas- and gracefully, under , perfect control, After circling to the 2,000- foot level, Vaniman cruised about for a few minutes. When the bal loon started to descend, the wateh- ers saw the great envelope sud- denly part. In a moment the whole airship was enveloped in a blaze, and, with flashing flame roaring] upward, the balloon with Its passen-| gers dropped earthward | It fell rapidly, and before any one uld reach the scene, the bodies had been submerged in an inlet about half a mile from the beach park | What remained of the burning beg and framework fell on the five @nen and crughed them into the wa ters It is believed probable that they lost consciousness, however, before they struck the water. ity. SWIFT DEAD CHICAGO, July 2—George B. | Swift, mayor of Chicago for three |consecutive terms, beginning 1893, ldied here today of heart failure, superimposed by heat | CROOKS’ DOINGS | EB. ©. Klint, 1639 Bellevue, co tributed a watch and chain to the Jevening’s earnings of the crooks. Plymouth Rocks was the share contributed by Zeb Shearer, Rajnier boulevard und %th av Clifferd Brown, 316 Gra: ite hotel, made life’s walk easier | Twenty-five Th VOL. 14, NO. (ODROW WILSON D BARKEEPS SAY [July 4 and Thanksgiving day lrash anioan yeep them open at Christmas and| SEATTLE, WASH., TUESDAY, JULY 2, 1912, a. 'POSTOFFI CLOSED ALL DAY ‘FOURTH’ For the first time in the history lof the Seattle postoffice, it will be jelosed all day on July Fourth, thus [permitting about 80 per cent of the lweveral hundred clerks and carriers to enjoy the day in picnica, excur |sions or other amusements, Under ja new ruling, the postoffices of ali Harge cities will be permitted to lclose on three of the five big holt day, The business will days of the year—Memorial of Christmas New Year's. Hox service will be ad as usual at the postoffice, and all special delivery letters will be delivered on the Fourth SAN FRANCISCO CELEBRATING SAN FRANCISCO, July 2- News of Woodrow Wilson's nomination by the democratic national convention was re- ceived here with delight by the California “unterrified.” A great demonstration wae at once started in Union square, in the heart of the city, whe: predictions were freely made that California next November would be “redeemed.” ‘TAFT CONTROLS IN OHIO (By United Press Leased Wire) COLUMBUS, 0. July 2-—Judge Edmund B. Dillon of Columbus was nominated for governor by (tne re publican state convention here this afternoon. The Taft forces were in control of the convention, which was an adjourned session of the prest dential delegate convent A Taft platform was adopted. NCISCO, July 2.—Wom vital topic be the Meventh | SAN FR lan suffrage was the |fore the delegates to brenvial convention of the General Federation of Women’s clubs here today. With but little business fo come before the convention, intensé interest centered about Mrs. Philip Carpenter, of New York and Mrs Percy V, Pennypacker of Texas, the two candidates for federation pros- ident, whose battle of ballots will be waged tomorrow, when all federa tion officers will be elected. The club women from states {which have al suffrage, led by or thornier, for some thief, three | pairs of shoes being taken from his room, California, af making a determined | fight to place the federation on rec Jord for it. WOMAN SUFFRAGE JUDGE DIDN'T DRINK MUCH |tee this morning. former conductor on the Braidway line, which Judge Hanford took te get home; two Burns ctives, the manager of the Rainier club jandomix bartenders, The latter jhowed marked reluctance in giv- ing their imony. They talked | very low and had to be warned by) | the committee several times to! | epeak up louder, | There was an eagerness on the | park of the bartentlers and the Hat | that very seb nier club managet to Judge Hanford drank dom.” .The attorneys for Hanford) | were apparently entirely natlatio’ | with their tenfimony; for they prad) |teally souducted no er ne | nation. j Saw Hint on Car. Co W, White, a former conductor} on the Hroadw line, testified that he would see the Judge about ante) A month, that be observed on ceead stows that he would go to sleep omy |e ear, and that he walked “un stendity i | C.-M. Oféion, a Burne detective, followed with testimony corrober- j ating for the 14 days that be “shad-) Jowed” Judge Hanford. the sefia, | tonal evidence given by Detective | Norskog yesterday , relating to | Judge Hanford’: meeting with the Harrison st| woman and bie viet |to.the Butherlan@, Saratoga and Hutler bare, and his seoming intox- leation on sertet cars M. Kohelr, another testified that he judge for tonr days, him from the R } Saratoga. | bare. n detecety dowed t he nier club to tha Sutherland and Butler! getting sherry and age in thal A denedecting in the! [second and a whisky cocktail tn) | the third, Kobler testified. period of not more than ten mf utes between the first and tast drink, Attorney Hughes, on cloms: examination, intimated that the judge waited for hie -ear durtiie “It @eemed The he s wald | agid he met Judge Hanford after quit abadewing him on several casions in these bar Warned of His Oath. atoga, was siow in admitting any Requaintance with Judge Hanford petsonally or by sight, Chairman Graham asked bim it be realised whether any one had approached him Jn regard to hts testimony} | Red then teatified that he noticed Judge Hanford one occasion at bie bar, and served him a sherry and egg, that he did not know jit was Judge Hanford, and that be er noticed him since then until) saw him tn o th Chairman enentative raham and Reel MeCoy wanted to khaw! how he could remember th kind off | drink werved Hanford, if he did} #0 only on that aston lake) fall. Reed replied the judge walt-| jed att end of the bar some time! before he could serve him, and that attactred his attent fin. Bartenders Testify. Lon Tindall, bartender at the {Sutherland bar, also testified that he % working’ day shifts, but thit he served Judge Hanford one bene dictine on a Saturday evening, when he worked extra | Daniel O. Preston of the Butler |bar testified that Judge Hanford came in once or twice & week, bit sometimes missed a week, and drank cacktalls E. A~ Coghlan, bartender at Bronson's bar, sald Judge Hanfotd leame In “Very seldom,” usually Jabout 11:30 p. m, when he would Jserve him with benedictines, bnt that once he ordered « cocktall John J. Coffey, manager of the Rainier club, sald that Judge Han, ford would come to the clab prac tieally every day in the last’ five years, at noon and after his work in the afternoon; that he never drank at noon, and seldom at othi times; that he would drink oee sionally a bottle of beer Never Saw Him Drunk. Judge Hanford was crouched low In his seat when Coffey wag tes tifying, and scanned the face of the witness for ¢ y word He bit the table softly with his fist, vary ing that with frequent pulls at his beard, Coffee testified that he nev er saw Judge Hanford under the influence of liquor. Louis P. Techter, bartender at the Stratford, testified that he nev» er served Judge Hanford with a drink; that the judge was pointed out to-him once when he passedy and that was the extent of his a quaintance by sight with him. Elmer Anderson, bartender at the | Sutherland bar, was the last wit |ness this morning. He said he served Judge Hanford with benedte- tines about four times. Representa uve McCoy cross-examined vim ge Iverely as to whetu.. .¢ did not tell Detective Kobler that he did not want to be subpoenaed. Answering this question, Anderson said: Who do You mean, the stool pigeon?” (Proceedings of yesterday after noon's investigation on page 6.) SAME OLD AUNT! Aunt—So, Elsie, again’? How did me? ° Elsie—Why, you didn’t bring me jonvteine same as befor one o¢ you you knew me remember KR. W. Reed. bartender at the Sars) this morning, |? There were @)- the | #F) 4 Progressive democratic nominee for president of t he wan under oath, dnd tnquired| States against Theodore Roosevelt, progressive, and Wm. H. the cony Taft, republican standpatter. | Woodrow Wilson, governor of New Jersey and democratic nomi nee for president, was born in Staunton, Va., Dec. 28, 1856. He re- jon at Princeton University of Virginia, colved his educ king, Dartmouth, Yale and 1682 and 1883, was ascoc) awn. the authority note along political lines. emer FINAL , VOTE met yeixt Alabama Arizona Arkansar California Colorado Connecticut Delaware Florida Georgia Idaho Wilkon 24 Wilson 6. Wilson 18. Parsed Wileon 12 Wilson Wilson 6. Clark 5, Wilson 7 Wilson 28 Wilson 8 Mlinois—Wilson 18 Indiana—Wilson 30. lowa——Wilson 26 Kansis—Wilson 20 Kentucky—Wilson 26. Lovisiana—Wilson 18 lajne— Wilgon aryland—Wilson 16. Massachusette—Wilson Michigan—-Wilson 30. Minnesota—Wilson 24 Misatentpp!—Wilson 20. Missourl-—Clark 36. Montana—Wileon 8 New Hampshire—-Wilson 8. Nebraska—Wilton 1é New Jorsey—Clark 4, Wilson 24 New Mexico—Wilson 8 New York—Wilson 90 North Carolina—Wilson 24, North Dakota—-Wilson 10. Ohio--passed Oklahoma—Wilson Oregon—Wilson 10. Pennsylvania~Wilson 76 Rhode Igland—Wilson 10. South Carolina—Wilson 18, South Dakota~Wilson 10. Tonnessee—Wilson 24 Texas—Wilson 40. Utah--Wilson § Vermont—Wilson 8 Virginia—Wilson 24 Washington—Wilson 14. West Virginia~-Wileon Wisconsin—-Wilson 26. Nevada-—-Clark 6 Wyoming—Wilson 6. Alaska—Wilson 6. Distriet of Columbia Hawall-—Wilson 6 Perto Rico-Wilson 6. Forty-sixth—Total, Clark 84, Wil son 990, Harmon 2. uu Clark 36. 20. 16, Clark 6... absent 2 The Rougher Work “Why do you think men should be allowed to do all the active work fn political contests? “Because,” replied Miss Cayenn ‘they have certain advantages headdress and costumes that lessen the probability of real damage in case the argument settles down to @ hair pulling.” Washington Evew Ing Star, ONE CENT si.cyti\nar% e Seattle Star ‘SEATTLE’S ONLY PROGRESSIVE NEWSPAPER WOODROW WILSON CITY EDITION EMOCRATIC CHOICE Port Commission gives people inside facts as to Harbor Island project. Article on page 3. | PROGRESRIVE BACKED | BY BRYAN NOMINATED | ON THE 46TH BALLOT Mie eee eee 2 2 2 2 TODAY'S BALLOTING Forty-third Baflot—Wilson 602, Clark 2, Harmon 28, Keen 3, Foss 27, absent 1! Fortyfourth—-Wilson 629, Clark 306, Undetwood 99, Har. mon 27, Foss 27. Forty-fifth 25, Fos 27 Forty-sixth 329, Underwood 98! seeeeeee Clark 306, Wilson 633, Underwood 97, Harmon Clark @4, Wilson 990, Harmon 12, absent 2 * * * * * . * * * Dit eee ee ee 2* (By United Press Leased Wire.) CONVENTION HALL, BALTIMORE, July 2.—Gover- nor Woodrow Wilson of New Jersey is today the nomince of the democratic party for the office of president of the United States—the opponent of Taft and Roosevelt in. the political lists, ninatic aiter ar citing day which, from ing this Wilson rwood with -LINOIS S17 Vashingtony state delegation cast and Alaska atid’ Oregon cast their c fornia stayed mostly with Clark, givitg him 2 Ison 2. NEW YORK FOR WILSON. ng ballot 1 New York vote of 90 was morning Murphy was assured gth world hold together, and he held away til the noment. “As the total final the onlw needed 728 for nomina- vole was not needed. This ryan, who carried out his program in n of a man without the help of New York On the or. W that the ¢ frond the t n, the New Ye is a gréat triumpt urging the non interests t 1 © solic cast ring last tic delegation’s | The convention adjourned until 9 p. m. SEA GIRT, N.-J., July 2—Whenpheen fighting for me in Baltimore Yi GOV. WILSON’S STATEMENT John He practiced law at Atianta 190 to 1902 1910. “NOTHING TO SAY.” —T. R. NEW YORK, July 2 have nothing to say, snapped Col when id by the lt Press of Wilson's n tion FEAR CRUISER now, “mina HAS BEEN LOST (By United Press Leased Wires TACOMA, July 2.—The cruis- er Ysidro, entered in the en durance race of the Internation al Power Boat association from Vancouver, B. C., has failed to report and the officials of the Tacoma Yacht club and Power Boat association fear that the little craft may have been swamped and her crew lost. No details are to be had here. ee ee ee How Willie Made a Sentence, vert Who can make tence with the word “grew some” in it? Little Willie—I can! The man stopped shaving and grewso whiskers.—Tit-Bits Seeeteeeee ee NOT OVER IT YET “O felt silly “How was that “1 was sleeping under last a quilt Penh he United Hop: in professor of history and political econ omy If Bryn Mawr and Wesleyan university; was professor of juris rudence and politics at Princeton from ipresident of the university in 1902 and serving until clected governor of New Jersey in the fall of 1910. He is member of foremost societies of art and letters in the United States, is an on political economy and history, and an author of some being elected He was Roosevelt, nited crazy notified of his nommation, Wood-}T have not regarded as my repre- row: Wilton said 2 * | |sehtatives. It is the other way You must have some times wont rotind }dered why I have not showed more “T have felt all the while that emotion as the news came in from|they were honoring me by regard- on and J have been|ing me as their representative and jafraid that you might get the im-|that they were fighting for me be that 1 was $0 self confi se they thought I could stand nt and s of the result that I) for and fight for the things they be- took th increase in the lieved fp aud desired for the coun- vote for i Itimoke complac- | tr The honor is as great as could ently and atter of course. | come to any man by the nomination The fact is that emotic has | of @ party and higher under the cir- been too deep to come to the sur-| cumstances and f hope I appreciate face ag the has grown and as/it at fts trie Value, but just at this it has seemed more and more likely | moment I feel the tax it involves that | might-be nominated, I have|even more than T feel the honor, jnot felt any of this as If it were a/I hope with all my heart that the thing that ¢ party will never have reason’ to, person. who haveregret it \ as a vote Thos ne men ee ee ee es = = aaa ree a we ese *|HOW FREAK OHIO COLT EATS. %{_ SPRINGFIELD, Ohio, suly 2 Born with only two legs, an over- sight of nature, which would seem # handicap on its future usefulness, a Norman colt,’ owned by W. F. Stevens, promises to be the most, valuable hé has raised. It made its earatice Jast “week and has no front For the reason that it cannot stand and take nourishment, as usual, Mr. Stevens is feeding it from a bottle, which it seems to enjoy WIFE SAW DEATH OF HER HUSBAND ATLANTIC CITY, N. J., July 2.—Mrs, Melvin Vaniman and the wives of the three mem- bers of the dirigible balloon Akron’s crew, standing on the verandah of the Vaniman cot- tage, near Brigantine beach, early today, saw the dirigible explode and then dart down * from midair, carrying their * husbands to death in nine feet * of water in about a second. * The women screamed and cov. * ELECTRIC CHAIR AN “HONOR” ered their faces and Mrs, Van *| ANDERSON C., July 2—On iman fainted, but all shortly * being-found guilty of killing his recovered and rushed, with *|wife, Samuel N. Hyde, requested 2,000 other spectators, toward #|the Judge for the honor of being the place where the bailoon #/|the first man to be executed in an fell, killing Vaniman and four * electric chair in South Carolina, othe * |The request was granted. Hyde ** * | will be cuted July 5, YOUR OBJECT When you advertise is to have your announcement read | * * * . * na} « legs. SECSEEEE EE ESSERE EEE ee ee | + |[f and remembered. Ask yourself these questions: Do I want to advertise in a morning paper? Do I want it to be delivered long before breakfast? Glanced through at the table? Read-hurriedly on the w: And then thrown away —OR Do I want it to appear in an evening paper? y to town? eeeeeeeee Do I want it to be welcomed in the home in the after noon? anned before dinner? Then folded carefully? And later opened and read from cover to cover? How about it, Mr. Advertiser? 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