The Seattle Star Newspaper, July 30, 1912, Page 1

senate tm ale ee State Senator Daniel Landon, candidate for congress against standpatter Humphrey, is in the race to stay, and TO WIN. The efforts f progressives of the “skim milk” variety to put a “compromise” condidate in the field are doomed to failure. Landon, the real progressive, is the logical man for the place and the logical candidate to defeat Humphrey. +a ‘tear The Star is glad to endorse Landon and-to recommend him to the Voters of this district. the solid support of true progressives. Landon’s life and his official record STAMP HIM AS AN ABSOLUTELY HONEST REPRESENTATIVE OF THE PEOPLE. Standpatter Humphrey’s life and his record stamp him as the representative of special interests and the FALSE REPRESENTATIVE THE PEOPLE. The i issue between the two men is plain. When an English railway ad- vertised for 300 wooden sleep- ers, a clergyman offered his en- tire congregation. VOL. 14—NO. “SEATTLE’S ONLY PROGRESSIVE 129. SEATTLE, WASH, TUESDAY, JULY This The Star is for the people’s candidate. paper believes that Landon is entitled The Seattle Star NEWSPAPER 30, 1912, i ON THAIN® AND NEWS STANDS Se HOME ONE CENT ; If you're discontented with your lot, think of the poor fel- low in the first throes of love whose maiden is whisked out of town for the summer by a stern parent. EDITION Stop, Look and List! The “Honorable” Corporation Lawyers Are Spouting Again With the odor of Hanford still clinging to them, some of our most “honorable” corporation lawyers cutting up at Tacoma today, the occasion being the annual meet of the State Bar association. This affair is becoming one of our very best summe r attractions. It affords a lot of frock-coated gentlemen their only opportunity to “view with alarm” the popular un- } and to yan great wads of sympathetic bunk whi titter you hear. ch they think the people swallow. This gives the * more or less amusement. In turn the people, being deeply appreciative, are tickled, hence “honorable” Dovell of Seattle, ex-Seattle Electric attorney, partner of E. C. Hughes and the offi- | Taft steam roller engineer, is president of the association. the pedals to bring out the fine points in the e | The headline attraction this year is the subject o “Honorable” Dovell, as presiding officer, ffusion of the other “honorables.” f “Jodicial reforms.” Neat to having the tariff revised HIGHER-UPS” ARRESTED ‘GANG MURDER’ Hehehe eh ke eee we te tkeeeeeeheeee ** ‘The New York Police-Gam. & & NEW YORK, Scanda! July 30— ¢ * Police Lieut. Chas. Becker #/ the alleged plotter of the * der of Herman Rosenthal, + « * * <safaz ge? i & g s 3 < F3 5 FY eeeeeeeeeeeeee 833 =*8 3 completely reversed him- today and signed a resolu that the board of alder- probe the alleged graft- conditions which are said it like a cancer into the life of the city. £5325 * cikseherss ake you haye?™ Becker slept soundly Tombs, and this morning greeted hie counsel, J. W. Hart, with the mark: “What an awful plight) for an innocent man to be in.” He made no comment on his ar- rest. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Rake United Press Leased Wired YORK, July 30—With Po) petty what stories Rose, Web- Chas. Becker, charged) per and Vallon told to the grand murder, in the Tombs, and|jury after they had opened their we of his alleged tools in the mur-|hearts to Whitman, is, of course, of Gambier Herman Rosenthal a rey, wees — of ve ‘ they said, however, hitman has § the hande of the authorities,| vealed. Rose, he admits, gave hw York today is all agape for!the most complete story of the kill “arrests of the “higher ups” in|ing and the events which preceded most sensational oolice.gam-|it, starting from the days when he murder scandal in the his-| first began » “eallector” fr Beek, ler of gambling graft on the Enst of the city. Any hour may) .i4, the indictment of a score of officials and some prominent alleged to have been in- with them in the grafting fed to murder, and a score) the biggest sporting men in the have already fied. Vith the details of the confes- which caused Becker's arrert im their minds, the me’ Rose's Story. “Lived Too Long.” For weeks, Rose told Whitman and the grand jury, Becker had been ‘after him” to kill Rosenthal, When the first sign came from the dead gambler, Rose gaid, that he would no longer submit to the police graft, land that he was likely to “squeal,” | Recker declared flatly that Rosen gies Rag which indicted thal had “lived too long.” and he Maes fusthor ‘tentimony in the| Dut the screws” on himself, Rose which District Attorney Whit Vallon and Webber, to do the trick has rélentieanly followed since| UrBed by the fear of being rail hour when Herman Rosenthal |?oaded to Sing Sing, Rose declared shot down by four thugs in| tg wed pe a satgensirs saw 7 . e ig Jack” Zeelig, and throug! m Peat of the New. Metropole hotel, voted the services of the four ac- hundreds of New Yorkers ‘i t of that corner, the|‘#al murderers—Harry Horrowits eames the sige iii the Blood), Prank Fuller hic rt ht life of the | (Gip it spot in the night life o’ Lewis), Louis Rosenze- | (Whitey welg (Lefty Loule), and “Dago Frank” Cirofict,"the gangsters who fe he was taken last night im-|rode to the Metropole in the mys tely after his arrest, follow-|terious big gray automobile and upon confessions of “iald|shot down Rosenthal in eold blood Rose, who, with “Rridgio”|as he came from the hotel. febber and Harry Vallor, told the| Rose swore that just as soon as jury the story of how they} Rosenthal was murderéd he called ed” Rosenthal’s murder after|fecker on the telephone and told arenis by Becker to “send them|him of the fact, saying, “My God, for seven years” if they refused. this is awful three charged that MWecker| And Rose deelared that Becker, “Ti do the job myself if I)over the telephone, replied eto. But first I'l put you fe Oh, don’t worry. 1 will protect Ws away if 1 have to plant yu ba % Wik anus tial Gowns” you. You're ali gambiers and| ares men. What chance will u|that when Becker came down town he stood with them in the street lorced Them to Murder? ker today is in the Tombs Rosenthal |that no them. “Don't worry,” they swore he de- clared. “1 am strong enough to take care of the police.” HYNES FREE (By United Press Leased Wire.) WASHINGTON, July 30.—On tes: timony by physicians that they would die if fonger imprisoned, fell, and assured them trouble would come to Biuf—On, sir, ts nan 1° gape Richard Hynes, to expire on pay- peer. ment of their fines. The two men Stuff—Then hand over yer| were convicted in Portland, Or., of an’ money, complicity in land frauds, there a Ain't seen ateteernt In the! Rose and Weber both declared, less than two blocks from where | “ President Taft today commuted the| sentences of A. W. Hedderly and) TITANIG. WRECK REPORT BY BRITISH (Ny United Press Leased Wire) LONDON, duty %W—Directly charging that the Titanic disaster was caused by excessive speed, and that the arrangements for launch- % ing and manning the lifeboats were pores and inadequate, the sub- | committee appointed by the British | board of trade to investigate the | ainking of the White Star liner to- day made public its report. Although the committee found that J. Bruce Ismay, managing dk rector of the White Star line and of the Titanic survivors, was moral- ly obliged to go dewa with the ver sel, it extenuated his eseape by leaying that “had he done so it would have resulty! only In the needless loss of another life.” The report, which was given out lby Lord Mersey,.chairman of the committee, holds that the charge that Lord Cosmo Duff-Gordon bribed members of the crew to row him away from the Titanic was | unfounded. SOUTHERNER FOR CHAIRMAN (Ry United Pree Leased Wire.) OYSTER BAY, July 30.—After a three hours’ conterence here today with Col, Roosevelt, Sen- ator Joseph M. Dixon of Mon- Roosevelt's the republican | nomination, an- | nounced that John Parker, a | New Orleans democrat, had been selected for permanent chairman of the bull moose convention, which meets in Chicago at noon Monday. ONE CANDIDATE FILES Chris Knudsen was the only one | who filed today. He is out for com- missioner. Millard Price, socialist candidate for congress, was the) Only candidate who: Ried yesterday. | paralyzed from his chest down, and faces her with his accusations in open court. (By Vnstied Press maned Wire) ATLANTA, — Gi July 30.— The opening of the court in the trial of Mrs. Oaisy Grace, accused lof trying to murderaher husband, delayed today as the court or d im sa to allow family, who Perea eee eer : *. lx WEATHER FORECAST |® Fair tonight and Wednes * day; not much change in tem- | ® perature; Nght, northwesterly |® winds, Temperature at noon, | 70. | \chiahabiaiicliatetialiehalictalelahelel The heat of the court room was BY FRED L. BOALT July 30.—"As a qilitary nation, we're a joke.” The speaker nged the bar with his fiat and glared about him, dar ling contradiction, The bartender swabbed the bar and eyed the ¢ | who had been talking 15 minutes without buying a drink, It was an In | quiring, hypnotic glance, and the wise one muttered “Beer.” In effect, lit was a license to remain and talk “What's to hinder,” he wanted to know, fleet up the Straits and knockin’ Seattle inta smithereens? A few anti quated old forts. A handful of out-of-date ships here at Bremerton, most of ‘em undergoin’ repairs. That's all. We ain't prepared for war, Some day we'll wake up—when it's too late.” The wise guy wiped bis mouth with his sleeve, sighed and strolled He had done his best to bring bis bearers to a realization of the » of danger, and they remained cold MATE SCULLY NOT ALARMED Gunner's Mate Scully, short and broad, dabbled a finger in a puddle of beer on his table and with it began drawing squares on the polished surface, It may be me dooty,” he said, “ta run an’ tell, th’ admiral. is as bad as that fella said, th’ admiral otta know about it.” Mr. Scully smiled wearily at his own broad sarcasm “This here thing I'm drawin’,” he went on, “is a plot board. Mebby that wise gink never heard of a plot board, These long lines is marked A, B, C, and so on. The points where the short lines cross the long ones is numbered.” J “What's a plot board for?” teady! I'm comin’ to that. The Japanese fleet the wise boy was talkin’ about comes in past Point Plattery and enters the Straits, It's sighted from a tower. You don't know where that tower is. I don't know, But it's there, somewhere, hidden in the woods, “BILL, PUNCH B.7” “There are two fellahs in that tower, One of ‘em is looking at the enemy through a glass, He looks at the enemy, and then he looks at the plot boar Bimeby the flagship geis in a line with a dead pine ‘way off somewhere, or a rock, or a house, or a mountain, Then the fella BREMERTON, the Japs from sending a out | imminen: If things WOMEN PACK COURT TO LISTEN TO WOMAN Ulrich Opie Grace, on trial at Atlanta, Ga., for attempted by its friends as it was by Taft, Aldrich and Cannon, what could be more appropriate than having the ju- diciary “reformed” by its good friends, the corporation lawyers. No doubt the people of this state will duly appreciate the efforts of the “honorable” gentlemen a The people for instance should take for gospel t Northern Pacific, has to say about the recall of judges. long this line. ruth what “Honorable” Brown, .chief counsel of the Who better knows the iniquity of this damnable doctrine than does a railroad attorney? Who indeed? And who is more fitted to advise the people on the question of federal legislation than the gentleman, designated on the program as the “Honorable C. H. Hanford” or the “Honorable” C. W. Dorr, late of the Hanford defense, who is down for the same subject. The performance will be rounded out as in prev ious years by several noted corporation lawyers from neighboring states, imported especially for the occasion. EVERY CHARGE LOS ANGELES, July 30.— Mrs. Clarence Darrow, who is the recital today by the de- * * * * . os « |@ fendant of the closing up of | the famous McNamara case. | Mrs, Darrow was at the table * of the defense counsel and *& wept silently during the entire & morning session. She is a frail * & little woman ard the strain of * ® the long trial is breaking down #! « rd * RRR R HER HKE *| *| * * * * * *) *, * * her strength. Fesewseeeeenensns| | (By United Prose Leased Wire.) | LOS ANGELES, July 30.—Ciar-! saree Darrow, on the Witness stand | today, went over the case of the state from the beginning, denying in detail every charge brought by the prosecution, and explaining many points which the st brought out by witnesses. Rogers) gradually led the defendant over) the ground and up to the day the name of Prospective Juror Geo. N. Lockwood was drawn from the jbox. In regard to the Bain cas Rogers aske | What did Bain say in regard to his qualifications as a McNamara juror when you interrogated him in court, and why did you retain him as a juror?” “He said he was a working man and would stand by bis convictions He was an old man fe in my experience men are more charitab Robert F. Bain is the regul McNamara juror whom Darrow !s also alle to have bribed “Did Franklin ever tell you he | had given bain or his wife money asked Rogers. No 0 nversation ever took pla that old of that kind jously shot March. He ie } said that her son's wife went to |Newman after the shooting, arriv ing there March 5. She said The first thing Mrs. Grace said when I saw her was ‘what's this I hear about Gene being shot?’ And A further delay resufted owing|1 told her what bad |to the diffientty experienced in 4 mé from getting Grace's stretcher into the » insisted tha room. It was a dramatic moment.| have shot himself and indicated He was placed facing the wife|that if anyone else did the shoot-| | whom he is accusing. jing it was the negro butler, Ruf | Mrs. 3. L. Hill, Grace’'g mother, ! fin,” | Jintense and was packed with spec- tators, two-thirds of them beiig women. with the glass says to the other fella: “Bill, punch B-7.’ “Bill he pushes an electric button marked B-7, and a mine lets go Ree: the flagship, and there ain't no flagship. Ya get me? | But mebby the fella with the glass and the plot board misses | guess, All right. ‘Bill’ he says, ‘I missed ‘em that time, ‘Try | Bang! goes B-8, ' his} BS." WHAT WOULD HAPPEN | hat's somethtn’ civilians don't know about, They don't know that, | when they're runnin’ ‘round Puget sound in excursion they're sailin’ over mines chockful of guncotton, They don't know these wa \ters is all plotted, and that fellas with plot boards is watchin’ from hid den towers. Sometimes I get to wonderin’ what would happen if all thé fellas in all the towers was to go crazy all to once and was to push all the buttons at the same time, That would be some fireworks, be-| eve me! There wouldn't be no ships left, and no fish, and not much water. “Observation mines—that’s what they're called in the service,” “Could an enemy learn, through spies, the locations of the mines land towers?” Mr. Scully answered: | ing ‘em about |do for next “The army lays the observation mines,” {there's naval defense mines, That's my launches at night, leave ‘em awhile, pick wheres else Y “If an enemy's fleet was to be sighted comin’ inta the Straits we'd be out droppin’ mines in no time, An’ a naval defense mine is some mine. It's galvanized tin, an’ it's anchored to float six feet under water. | An’ there's a storage batter inside, , When that mine's floatin’ upright, nothin’ happens. But let the) bottom of a ship touch if of even let the wash from a propeller: tilt it, and——- But let me tell ya. There's a little ball rollin’ round inside. | And when that ball rolls just so far up the sides of the mine, an electric: current ts formed. And then,” concluded Mr, Scully "GOOD NIGHT steamers, 1 “Nope. For why? *Beciuse they keep chang You might have the right dope this month, but it wouldn't Mrt Scully explained, “Then work. We drop ‘em from ‘em up, and drop ‘em some.) | house | with the subcommittee FORCED HANFORD TO QUIT, SAYS M'COY (By United Press Leased Wire.) WASHINGTON, July 30,—Flatly denying that they had agreed to end the probe if Hanford resigned, ‘Congressmen Graham and McCoy, two members of the subcommittee of the judiciary, whieh investigated the impeachment charges against U Judge Cornelius H. Hanford of Seattle, returned — ie lto W a Se today. Congressman Higgins, the other a ae ber of the committee is resting at his home in Norwich, “By the testimony secured,” said Congressman Mi ys “despite the strongest opposition, we forced Hanford to resi Both McCoy and 1am admit they favor dismissing the ‘charges against Hanford, but say there was no agreement by* — which the charges would be dropped if the jurist resigned. Me~ Coy said ‘an impeachment trial would require six weeks and cost $100,000. The house judiciary committee will decide whether to dis- miss the charges against Hanford or go on with impeachment? procee:lings. TAFT WIHHOLDS ACCEPTANCE WASHINGTON, July 30.—President Taft's refusal to accept the res- ignation of United States Judge C. H. Hanford until he bas conferred f the house judiciary committee which investi- gated impeachn charges in Seattle against the jurist, has caused the elief that he plans to make Hanford’s case an example, fllustrating the that impeachment proceedings are as expeditious as the recall of The subcommittee is expected to arrive either this afternoon or tomorrow Several days ago President Taft announced that he would not accept Hanford’s resignation if the subcommittee reported that the evidence was sufficient to result in impeachment. In the latter event the Hanford in- vestigation would proceed as originally plauned. and I haye|~ PRETTY SPRY FOR 104. PHILADELPHIA, July 30.—Just to show her friends that she does not feel a day older than she did 60 years ago, Miss Rebecca Kissick, aged 104 years, today has challenged all women over 50 years to race with her to the top of the city hall. 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