The Seattle Star Newspaper, August 14, 1912, Page 1

_ leaiial —_—— als me The Seattle Star __SEATTLE'S ONLY "PROGRESSIVE NEWSPAPER “aaam, HOME EDITION —— HODGE AND OTHER Remember? That first high collar you wore kid? Look at the youngster on page 4. Experiment Do clothes make the man? ‘End of experiment on “Bum” when Kelly told on page 8. a VOL. 14—NO.142. NG PROGRESSIVES EADING PROGRE THE DAWN IS HERE The progressive party of the state of Washington was born yesterday——a governor to wreckmaster, the progressive party will pendent, separate and free from the old party alignments. The new party stayed by the funda- top to bottom, from g giant at the very birth. ve a complete ticket in the progressive principle that the people should be directly heard in the selection of -officials, and pri- ary nominations were ordered. Men who have honestly differed before, men who have honestly opposed a full third-party ticket be- they feared that the law would compel them to make their nominations by the discredited conven- Sa, system, all joined hands yesterday, and the new party starts out today under most auspicious circum- The fact that preferential primaries, in which all progressives can voice their preferences as to ‘who be the standard-bearers of the progressive party in this state, has been agreed upon, has paved the way, removed all doubts, cleared all differences, and torn to shreds all objection The meeting at the Butler hotel, which launched the new party so completely and effectively, had not when every candidate present who had filed in the republican primaries, announced of his candidacy from that party and submitted himself as a candidate before the voters in the ainst a full ticket. the primary. The news of the launching of the new party spread quickly throughout the state, and even before the call is issued, it is likely that all progressive candidates will be withdrawn from the een ee men Seattle the news of the new party was received enthusiastically, and soon there were groups h the streets, singing,. “Teddy, Teddy, Roosevelt, Roosevelt, Roosevelt,” to the tune of “Ev- an throug! fybody’s Doin’ It.” Hundreds of bandanas appeared, and progressives manifested their gala feeling un- Famers husk without any soul”-—that’s truly the condition of the republican party ‘ lidates who had filed in the republican party are rapidly withdrawing, and the only ones left today. be ives can not and will not longer remain as candidates or as voters in the republican t Progressiv: With only standpatters left in the republican primaries, the bi no interest whatever in the primaries of September 10. They will interest in the candidates to be selected by the third party. They will be interes party puts forth the strongest possible candidates, and they will participate in and vote in the tial primaries of progressive party. mass of the people of this state will have, however, a big, and to see that " Out of all the confusion, order has at last been established. The lines have been drawn. The way is” - THE NEW PARTY f gressive Leaders Unite in Launching Full Third-Party | | Ticket When Primary Plan Is Adgpt ' Voters Will Now Have Opportunity to Select Their Can- _ “i was of the opinion that we have done it satisfactorily in| way, too. But | yield and way, and | am for the prefer- primaries now. | am for that | will unite all progressives.” People to Name Candidates William H. White, hoary- Venerable with age, majes- ‘in hie three score years and ten, ‘Sounded the spirit of the pro- meeting at the Butler yesterday afternoon. From moment on there was no ques | that a full third party progres: | Mi ticket would be named, and Nominations would be made in progressive manner—name- by primaries, at which the pro- voters will select the pro- candidates. Snyder Sounds Keynote was considerable diseus- 8 to the method to be adopted the naming of the progseasive tes on the new pafty ticket there should be a complete from governor down, there Was any shadow of doubt the moment that Edgar C Mer, % delegate to the Bull se convention, who returned day, declared that “the state Washington should have a com- Ucket in the progressive par- the first to present to the peo-| ‘real human-interest platform. © The tremendous ovation that this remark sounded the th knell of the republican part 6 the progressives in this fre concerned. Thogas Craw ot © another of the es who returned day, elicited thunderous ap When he predicted that the | ive’ party would sweep| the nation and the state merinarics Decided Upon “ only question after that was © determine how the progressive nantes should be nominated E the meeting was originally Filled only for members of the ex AAUYe committeo of the tentative arty organization formed at Tecently and of members ihe Roosevelt campaign commit. ‘ Ih at Aberdeen, the doors 4 |tions who will ed—Progressive were opened wide for all progres sives on a@ motion by Thomas P. Revelle. All the progressives pres ent in the meeting room were al lowed to participate in the discus. sions and to vote, And they voted for a full ticket, and they voted for preferential primaries. Thomas F. Murphine, president of the progressive league, presented 4 resolution declaring that primaries { be held to give all progressives a “full, free and open expression.” It also provided that the Roosevelt delegates to the Chieago conven- tions, the Roosevelt campaign com mittee, the third party central com mittee, Lorenzo Dow, the national committeeman of the progressive party for this state, and theofficere of the progressive party issue the formal call for the third party pri maries, to be held between Septem- ber 1 and 5, on a day to be desig mated by them. Delegates to Ratify People’s Verdict This plan proposes independent primaries. Under the law, a new party cannot participate in the reg- ular primaries on September 16 in direct primaries, but must hold a convention to nominate candidates Under the plan adopted by the pro gressives yesterday the preferential primaries will be held before Sep tember 10, Delegates will be elect- ed to the state and county conven be bound to carry will of the progressives as d at the preferential prt out the expres! maries. Must Quit Standpat Party Candidates on the progressive ticket will be required to withdraw their filings under the old party alignments. They will be required to file with the central committee of the progressive party, All such names will then go on the progres- sive preferential primary ballot. At this election, there will also be elected the delegates to the conver tion that must be held on Septem- ber 10, All these delegates will be bound to ratify the nominations of those candidates who ri ved the highest number of votes for each office. : TAFT VETOES STEEL BILL; HOUSE PASSES IT OVER VETO BULLETIN. WASHINGTON, Aug. 14.—Late this afternoon the house passed the steel bill over Taft's veto. It now goes to the senate for action. eet WASHINGTON, Aug. 14.—Objecting to the measure “because it would be disastrous to the iron and steel industry, and a revision of the tariff without ample study and investiga+ tion,” President Taft, in a special message to the house today, vetoed the steel bill. The message despite statements by veto said thatywhich consideration of preserving democrats |the industry by maintaining | the p ps tariff necessary bad little weight. that the bill was designed to revise | THe, iw nothing to show me pert the tariff on iron and steel prod-|the duties provided will equal thé ucts, only one-third of the revision | difference in the cost of production applied to these products. It is as jhere and abroad, and that the serted that 59 allied industries |wages of workmen’ will not be re- would be directly affected by the|duced by & measure avowedly dis- measure, ‘The president also de-|carding the principles of fair pro- clared that the bill “makes a clear-| tection.” cut issue between a protective pol-| The president admits that some fey and that of tariff revision only.|items in the schedules should be Therefore, without further informa-|reduced, He outlines @ plan for tion, Tam obliged to treat this |the tariff board, and declares ite measure as a revenne bill, one in|report justified belief in ite work eee ey This song was the most popular with the Roosevelt delegates at both the Chicago conventions. The crowds selzed it, and it is today the most widely sung campaign song, outrivaling even the “Houn’ Dog.” It is sung to the tune of “Everybody's Doin’ It." The words are as follows: “Teddy, Teddy, Roosevelt, Roosevelt, Roosevelt, Teddy, Teddy, Roosevelt, Roosevelt, Roosevelt, them thrown’ their Taftites beginning to swear, It’s a moose, it’s a moose, it's a bear, Who? Teddy, Teddy, Roosevelt, Roosevelt, Roosevelt Teddy, Teddy, Roosevelt, Roosevelt, Roosevelt, Ain't that cheering, touching to the he Hear that steamroller trying to start, Come, come, come, let us shout, All the crowd's for Roosevelt now. ELECT WICKERSHAM PRISONER TAKES James Wickersham, progressive, HIS OWN LIFE has been elected a delegate to con- gress in Alnska, according to Te] w,coxra pug 14——Jobn Haley, turns received here today. Hokar federal prisoner at the insane asy- Wickersham took part in the re cent. progressive convention at|!tm st Stellacoom, who lsst_ Muy ens) prone shot and killed the paymaster of the Bremerton navy yard and his Chicago and {6 a supporter of Roosevelt. The total vote of Falr-bassistant, while laboring under the impressi that the government banks, largest city in Alaska, was: Wickersham, progressive, 314; | owed him a lot of money, commit. ted suicide in his cell early this Kraucaunas, socialist, 127; Gil more, republican, 138, and Jen-lmorning by hanging himself with 4 sheet from his bed, nings, democrat, 80, TWO BABIES In the New York Astor Mansion It's a Boy—a $3,000,000 Boy—In the Seattle Devlin Cottage It's a Boy—Just a Boy. in a Fifth avenue mansion the $3,000,000 baby. different to his millions. contest with his half-brother, whom he will never the child was ushered in. the moment Master John Jacob is not concerned about the Astor millions which a reguiarly, He wants to nestie close to a breast and sicep. In a humble Seattle home with poverty awaiting him in his ta le regularly, He wants to Pp. Both have the regulation number of fingers and toes. Both will leave the world—as they entered it—penniless. BY UNITED PRES NEW YORK, Aug. 14.—Weighing 734 pounds, a “$3,000,000 baby”—a boy—wae born to Mre. John Jacob Astor, widow of Col. John Jacob Astor, at the Astor mansion today. The infant was named John Jacob Astor, after its father, who hed in the wreck of the White liner Titanic. / Bhortly before 9 o'clock this morning Or. Edwin Cralgin, who has been attending Mrs. Astor for At the moment Master John Jacob is in- Later he, Vincent, the For the father w lies Master John Jacob Astor, or others for him, may will of the father ushered out before re not his. He wants his meals nestic close to a breast and PROGRESSIVES IN THE NEW PARTY Wholesale Withdrawals of Progressive Candidates Who Join New Progressive Party Leave Nothing but Standpatters in Old Republican Shell. Pr ghout the state, from govern- or down from the old standpat ticket e and are casting their lot en- with the progressive p: ty. Hodge and John C. Lawrence, for governor; Dan for congress from the First district: W. Bryan of Bremerton, candidate for congressman-at-large; Guynor “Teats, candidate for lieutenant governor, and a host of candidates for minor offices, have alread drawn. Others will follow ds today on which they were are withdrawir forced t husiastically Bob Landon wit soon as bec BY FRED L. BOALT A son was born to Mr. and Mrs.) Jack Deviin, thie city, at 8 o'clock] this morning. Whe neighbors say) the child will be named John (after his father), Emmett (after the patriot), Redmond (after the Irish) Nationalist leader) Deviin, The) mother and child are reported a doing weil. Economically Master John tne Emmett coming of Redmond ly it nes known that the progressives will have @ complete ticket named by primary election CASE EXPECTED TO WITHDRAW With Hodge and Lawrence already out of the republican party and Otto A. Case expected to follow as soon as he can »9¢ communicated with, only Hay and Billings, standpatters, will be left to fight it out for the gubernatorial nomination in | boy weighed 9 pounds at birth, and| the republican party, and the republican primaries promise to be about as interesting and exciting as a chess tournament. WILL BE LONESOME FOR HUMPHREY The same situation will be presented in the congressional weeks, issued the following bul-| Devlin is unfortunate, almost dis-| fight in the First district, with Dan Landon already out of the letin: “A son was born to Mrs. Astor at | $:15 o'clock thie morning. Both | mother and the boy are doing well. | The child is named John Jacob Astor. This was Mrs. Astor's} chotce of suggested names.” A taorbid, curious crowd gath- ered jn front of the mansion early today, drawn by announcements that the expected visit of the stork was near. Rivairy Between Mothers | astrous. For Master John is not a/ $3,000,000 baby. “He's a 30-cent baby,” the father later in the day, “but™— proudly—“he has as many fingers and toes as young John Jacob/ Astor.” Mr. Jack Devlin ts trade, but times are dull in the lumber industry, and the pay at best not as good as it ought to be, and, even with only two in the fam-| fly, it has not always been easy to meet the rent man grinned a logger by! |} face and the money in the hand The arrival of the heir is expect ed to strengthen the rivalry which now exists between Mrs, Madeline Force Astor, mother of the newest | Astor heir, and Mrs. Ava Willing Astor, divorced wife of Col. Astor and mother of Vincent Astor, chief beneficiary under the terms of the | late multi-miliionatre’s will Before sailing for England on a pleasure trip with Mra. Astor, Col. Astor drew up a new will, by ¢ terms of which $3,000,000 was set) aside for the expected hetr. Colonel | and Mrs. Astor were en route to New York on the Titanic, in order | that the expected event might oc-| eur on American soll, when the liner crashed into an iceberg. Col. | ‘Astor wont down with hundreds of other victims after seeing Mrs. As tor safe in a lifeboat. Although no positive announce- ment has been made, it is expected | here that the child's birth may com- plicate the Astor estate. Mra. As- tor believes that her baby has been unfairly treated in the disposition of the Astor fortune and she may| contest the colonel’s will. When Mrs. Astor's father, Wm. Force, was asked here today wheth er a contest was probable, he said | the matter was under consideration but that no decision hfd been reached “TELLS THE STORY LOS ANGELES, Aug, 14.—Mrs. Cha E. Greenfield, mother of} PVivian Greenfield, the B-year-old| child who was murdered yesterday in a Venice lodging house today received a letter from her husband, which the police believe estab- lishes that Greenfield murdered the child and then either took his own life or sought to create that im- pression. The letter follows: “My dearest wife—Well, dear, it has come to this. As I told you be- fore, you broke my heart and ruined my life. After mother died you were the only one for me, but you turned against. me and made hell for me ‘and baby, too, 60 we are better off out of your way. I told you last night, and now you will have to suffer as we have in the past. When you get this we will be out of our misery. “(Signed) Charte and Vivian.” While coupling cars at Argo this morning at 3 o'clock, Charles ,H. Bingham was caught between them and crushed to death. He leaves a widow at 605 Orcas st. | rled about. No advance bulletins were is-! sued concerning the ushering in of Master John. No trained nurses awaited the event Mr. Devlin himself carried first news of the approaching even to the home of a neighbor woman last evening—a woman of great] and wonderful experience in such matters | “God bless you, Mr. Devlin said. “There’s nothin to be wor- M've had seven. I'll be with you directly.” | She dropped the duties of her own home and dustied over to the Deviins’. She took command with an assurance that put vague com- fort into the heart of Devlin. When Husbands Are Useless. The doctor, busy man, came In his auto an hour later He is a big man, with a fine, kindly face and big, white, capable hands. He] found Mr. Devlin pacing wildly up and down and getting into the neighbor woman's way He led him to the | “Husbands are worse than useless | at a time like this,” he explained, shoving Devlin through the door. “You'd best stay on the front steps, where you won't be in the way But stay within call.” | Mr. Devlin lighted his pipe, but] forgot to puff. He's a clever man| at his trade, and very strong, Mr. Devlin, but what use | bulging muscles when a fragile life is being ushered into the world? Seconds were slow minutes.| | | the front door. are Minutes were endless hours, Hours were all eternity. Day dawned palely. Mr, Devlin tried to smoke, but the taste of tobacco was bitter He paced the little walk to the gate a thousand times. By and by the door opened. It was the neighbor woman. Behind her was the doctor. He was put ting on his coat His face was drawn, for he had wrestled mightily with death, and he was very tired But his eyes were smiling. A moment before Master John Emmet Redmond Devlin had drawn his first breath, ang, as the air wae sucked into his astonished lungs, he was filled with wrath, Master John screwed up his little red face into a knot. He clenched his little red fists. And then he howled. That 1s, he thought he howled. The sound—the sweetest music Mr. Deviin ever heard—was wafted to the father’s ears—a thin, plain- tive, wailing note. “A perfect boy,” the doctor was saying. And Jack Devlin stumbled in to stand humbly at the bedside of his wife and first, born. with a smiling |? Sagi party, and with Standpatter Humphrey holding the sack. Other Candidates Progressive. State Senator Bryan was the first to announce his withdrawal at the meeting at the Butler hotel yesterday, and practically all who were th present followed sul Rick Burrows, progressive candi- date for state senator from the 26th district, had all along said that if primaries were provided in the third party he would resign at once from the republican party, and he was the first.to withdraw his candidacy at the court house ‘yesterday. A. E. Fuller, candidate for county engineer, took similar action, rs present at yesterday's meeting who withdrew from the re- an party were: Hugo Kelley, candidate for commissioner from uth district; John Strin candidate for sheriff; Dr. Boudwin, candidate for coroner; Howard Durk, candidate for justice of the peace. Today a host of other candidates announced their separation from the republican party Oth publi: Hodge's Statement. “Bob” Hodge was in Centralia when yesterday's action taken. He returned this morning, and at once issued the following statement of withdrawal from the republican primaries: Primaries Assured. A progressive party having been: formed, and the assurance given me by réal progressive leaders that the candidates of that party are to be chosen by the people, I hereby announce my atlegiance to the new party and my withdrawal from the old. I welcome this oppor tunity to join with the true progressives of this atate and to break jaway from the stand-pat organization now so thoroughly discredited throughout the nation, I will continue my campaign until the date fixed for the progressive primaries, and hope and believe that I will be the first gubernatorial nominee of the progressive party of the state of Washington Candidates who have announced their withdrawal from the re- publican party this morning were Paul Houser, candidate for the legislature from the 41st district; John A. Best, candidate for justice of the peace; C. V. Garrison, South commissioner candidate; W. Sikes, North commissioner candidate 15 Choice Dairy Cows for Sale Cheap-sses Fine Level Lot$300-$10 Down, $5 Monthly. Modern 6-Room House for Rent, tn a great market, wherein every want of every reader. is satisfied. THEY GO INTO OVER sume 40,000 HOMES EVERY EVENING Do any of these bargains appeal to you? 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