The Seattle Star Newspaper, December 21, 1912, Page 1

ARMER ORR, too, has had deal- ings with the Western av. “Big “WAY TO GLADDEN _ THESTAR’S PARTY Railroad Halts Its Business to Help Out Little-Chimney Kids’ Christ- mas Celebration }., The mountainsides echoed with the ring of their blows, The tree! swayed, tottered, and fell with a crash that shook the earth, But It's Coming Now A freight train was due at the nearest station at 7 o'clock. The orders were imperative that the tree must catch that train. Horses were fetched. They couldn't budge the biggest tree that ever was.” More horses were brought, and the |tree was dragged to the station jJust in time to see the train de parting. Once more Mique spoke his mind to the Chicago & Milwaukee at 10 ‘of the Chicazo & Milwaukee |C@™t# & word. Once more the pres- called toseth, ident grilled the superintendent, Bamiiated. He called togeth | who roasted the foreman, who bils- bare | tered the souls of the hardy sects + ¥ section ne card _reprt | hands with bis frony and wrath on to a superin- Once more the mighty machisery who ¢alled a quaking sec- of a great railroad waa set to work. A switch engine hustied to the foreman it two eer a neekiy scene with a flatcar. The “biggest of @ great railroad was | ‘ree that ever was" was loaded on BY FRED L. BOALT. A tree came to Dreamland rink yesterday. . As it turned it was not THE tree, and figque Fisher was vexed. He} ed its puny proportions, rept, and sent white-hot wires the president of the Chicago | Milwaukee, the general t, all division superin- ents and all section gang was vexed, the presi- “the t tree| it. Another freight came along. cu lgdry Digwest (ree | rine flat was coupled on it Mique Weep And the tree is on its way at opel was not al-|!ast. The president of the Chicago & Milwaukee wires Mique that it. will |reach Seattle at 4 this afternoon. to Diame. He had sent men into the forest, far up in qmountains, to cut down the while he attended to other The above story ts true In all ew hey located the tree. But they |#ential particulars. It is, however, | A wot know it was for the littie-| Mique’s version of what happened tay hide of Seattle. Not| Mique may be guilty of what the ing, they said: |highbrows call “terminological in tree Is much too large. It | ¢xactitudes. Bard work to get it to the| Regular fellers, who know Mique K This other tree ts plenty has deen in the show business most bd of bis life, would call bim a cheer 1. | ful Har Tod dieaed it te the rail:| This much i true, though to Seattle, and| Mique wouldn't accept the first tree, and the railroad company is | getting him a larger one. “ee shipped it it reached Dreamland, Mique gave it one withering and, as stated, wept. also as stated, the president Eugene Levy, proprietor of the Dy United Frees Leased Wi out the superintendent, who|Grand opera house and the Mel- WITH US TODAY TRENTON, NJ, Doc. 21 4own the foreman, who|bourne. Cireult and Black Cat i After W. J. Bryan had called fhe gang—and the gang} “movie” theatres, has given $12.15 aS Bs on Gov, Wilson today he was Into the woods, with|to The Star for the little-chimney Old Sol got up late this morning asked regarding the suggestion fm burning, and they at-| kids’ Christmas show. The money ‘with their axes, the mon-/ represents the receipts of his thea the forest, which they|tres for one hour Thursday after. done In the first place. noon. | WOMAN FILES FOR BERTH IN COUNCIL Kate Sterling, a teacher, 1716 good substitute for) Harvard av., and E. J. Forman, 3420) | Woodland av., are the first to file [for the counciimanic primaries to ANSWERS TO ISH QUESTIONS is a chiffon? WINSOME WINNIE. mange. be beld in February. eight hours and 22 minutes today LONDON Dee. 21.—~Marked bf whe fe ? ae Three counciimen are to be elect _——~- buoyancy of leading stocks in the ts t ive in or e tel ‘ ; ‘ ie geacticns three hoc hoe Rages Are eoty Seieeie toetin je WIDOW, DESPONDENT, | market bere today indicated that sings from eight until) t pire in the outlook for pence in the Where can I send her for| April Marble has signified his in-| JUMPS OFF BRIDGE [ii'..c0 ie more hopeta iaseite & Fa 80 that when she returns) tention to run again, Blaine has just — report that the Turkish Bear Shee she Tee Me “ay ; 1 Week thee ecsin (Oe ne «Turkish envoys PROUD MOTHER, feturned from the East, and Grif Mra, M. L. Holton, 4303 Fourth) would abruptly end the negotin fiths haw not quite determined) av. N. E., a widow of 50, despondent|tiong unless the Balkan plenipoten whether he'll be in the race again.jand ill, jumped off the Stone av.) tigries granted a demand for the re (se the best way to take a} INVALID. “RAFFLES” IS AT WORK AT HARVARD | CAMBRIDGE Dec, 21 That a “raffles’ operating at Harvard university was revealed to- day in the announcement that Pre- ident ‘Taft's son Robert and other | students were robbed of valuable articles of jewelry. ‘The thieving, it4s said, has been going on for months, and $10,000 worth of property taken. cure corned eT Fs UZ. ite what alls it. ou forgot to m send it " a chiropodist. 7 R RUNS ON _ SAND BAR; STICKS Ol! Co.'s big steel tank Col. EB. L. Drake rammed Bore into the sand bar near a bor island yesterday afternoon HOSPITAL ON FIRE ‘she was pulling out of the East POMONA, Cal, Dee, 21.-—The Po- rway, and refused to be budg-| mona valley hospital, a three-story tanker Capt. Lucas went) frame building, caught fire at noon her assistance, but after an|today, and there seems to be no Mars pulling gave it up. hope of saving it. Other bulidings ‘An effort is being made today to| near by are in danger. The hospl- her, the tide and two tug-|tal_ was full, but all the patients being utilized. Ww". carried to places of safety. + LAST PAY DAY! Th e Six.” He tells you about ’em on page 6, ————_______ - NO. 254, CATCHGIN MURDER OF . By United Leased Wire TACOMA, Dec, 21.--Cheater Thorne, millionaire president Police Declare Women Helped Torture Dealer in Diamonds. CHICAGO, Dec. 21.—Suspected of the murder of J. P. Logue, the dia mond merchant who was found dead in his office in the MeVickers the atre building, in the heart of the city, yesterday, four men and two | women are in custody today, and the police belleve the mout fiendish keting In the city’s annals is near solution Clyde Stratton, ex-convict, Mar garet Johnson, his alleged para mour; Edward Hampton and his} wife; Frank Williams, alleged ex couvict, and Chas, Duffy, a chauf- feur, are the sextet accused of Logue’s death. The police say the! diamond merehant was tortured, burned by acid, stabbed, slashed, chloroformed and shot before a blow with a bludgeon crushed his skall and blotted out his life. “How Chance” Figured. Stratton’s capture came first By the merest chance, F, A. Carnal, former prosecuting attorney of Hill county, Mont. entered the MeVick- er building, shortly before the crime, In the lobby he saw two men, one of whom pulled down his cap so as to hide his features when he saw he was observed Immediately the news of murder spread, Carnal hurried to police headquarters, and gave Police Cap tain Halpin a good description of his suspect. Other persons told the police that two blonde women had been seen near the office of the dead jeweler Within a few hours Stratton, Hamp den and the two women, both blondes, were pulled in by the drag- net. The arrests of Williams and Duffy came later. The first capture was made in the rooms which the Hampdens, Strat-| ton and the Johnson Woman OCCU-| stated as pled in a fashionable apartment! house. There were found suitcases | filled with burglar's tools and $2,000 worth of loose diamonds SHORTEST DAY aati Cook | WHAT IS HAPPINESS? READ . WHAT PRIZE WINNER SAYS Tacoma Banker's Cook Slip- (RICH CHINAMAN Sandwiched highbladers, K retired Chines through Chinatown here allow him to raise $500 with which to pay Policeman Harry Walsh, Keo gave & Yell and jomped the patrolman for protection highbinders . fred and then fled chase, assisted by other members of the Chinatown reated Wong Gue, Ab Joe and Emil Fong, who were booked on a charge of extortion. PLAN GOOD HOMES ny 0 SACRAME Gov and Senator John D the M4 stockholders of the Munict pal Housing association of Los Aw goles, capitalized at $590,000. of slums in Loe Angeles by provid. ing for the poor Class sanitary hab. itations at low cost sale. turne of not more than 6 per cent.” COLONEL HASN’T ped on Polished Floors. of the National Bank of Co! meres of Tacoma, in being sued by his cook, Miss Emma May Lewis, for $15,000 damages. Mise Lewis in a complaint led with the county clerk late esterday afternoon alleges she slipped on the highly pol- ished floor of the Thorne man- sion at American Lake, frac- turing ber left arm. For the extreme pain and the fact that she will be made vin. fit for her usual work of cook ing demonstrator, Miss Lewis wants $15,000, GETS AWAY FROM * 4 HIGHBINDERS |My United Presse Leased Wire BAN FRANCISCO, Dee. 21 between four armed C. Kee, a wealthy merchant, was led today to the extortioners, Passing the alde of The twice after him Walah took up the to squad, and ar FOR CITY'S POOR 1 Views Leased Wire TO, Dec, 21.—Lieut A. J. Wallace. Meyer Lissner Lewis Ro Works, brother of Works are among The object of the organteation ts to “prevent the existence for rent or for at moderate terms, with te VIOLA STRATHMORE, 14, “THE BLUE BIRD. APPI S' What is it? con Handreda of tere. pet There they will learn what be found 1912, ONE CENT ONE OF THE But most of them, to judge from their letters, already kr ON THAINS AND NEWS STANDS Be CHILD ACTRESSES IN Today The Star announces the winners in its prize essay little | The 11 winners will go to the Moore theatre Monday|Sonoro, and much American capital is invested there. night, guests of The Star, to see the performance of Maurice) Macterlinck’s wonderful play, “The Blue Bird true happiness is folks in Seattle submitted let which opens and where letter little Vietor Richardson, 15 years old, knows, His was awarded first prize, He lives at 20th ay. W. and Armour st., and Monday night he will have a box at the Moore, and will take with him Victor's essay moment— apparently a negligib ard, it is more esteemed and does not bring it. conferred by any earthly prince or potentate bition can lay no claim to it, and certain it is that money alone Every motive has its ultimate end in happi- ness, and every prayer has some mention of It. three persons, any three he may wish to invite. “Happinese—that which cannot be bought or sold for one ttainable by all, though possessed by few. quality, m While ured by no earthly stand. than the greatest honors Fame and am- vie A mother’s e Seattle Star THE ONLY PROGRESSIVE NEWSPAPER IN SEATTLE SEATTLE, WASH., SATURDAY, DECEMBER 21, ‘HOME EDITION INDIANS DESTROY OUSEWIVES, a new way to make pin money! Read, on page 5, what one California woman has done. TOWN; HUNDREDS KILLED IN STREET tfor nearly 100 years. Home Are Fired, and Women and Children Butchered by Savage Band of Assassins By United ¥ DOUGLAS, Ariz. Dec. 21.—A band of Yaqui Indians has wiped out old scores in their feud with the Mexican govern- }of San Marcial 50 miles south cording to dispatches from Hermosillo today. More than 500 Mexicans are said to have been killed in the defense of the town and the massacre followed. | ment by massacreing every man, woman and child in the town of Hermosillo, in Sonoro, ac- The place was a shambles when the Indians, after looting the houses and mutilating the corpses with which the streets were strewn, retired to the mountains. The Indians, 500 strong, besieged the town Wednesday night, forming a cordon around it. returned their was exhausted HOPE AMERICAN RESIDE DESTROYED CITY ESCAPED SLAUGHTER. The beleaguered villagers fire from the houses, until their ammunition TS OF Several hours past daylight, the firing from the town ceased, the Indians crept in, and the butchery began. Homes were fired and fleeing Mexicans were caught and slaughtered. No mention is made of American residents in the dis- patches. As the American quarter lies on a hill just outside the town proper, it is hoped the Americans escaped San Marcial is the center of the coal mining industry of The Yaquis have never been conquered by the Mexicans, it may |though the desultory war between them has been going on Once a powerful tribe, they are threat- jened with extinction, but the remnant continues the strug- gle with unabated ferocity. The attacking Indians are supposed to have been part of a regiment organized and armed by the federal government | | } during a recent ‘revolution. have attacked so large a town as San Marcial. ONE MORE WARNING This is the first time the Yaquis IN ALL YEAR IS Didn't feel much like getting up Finally crawled out of the clouds at four minutes to § o'clock CONSULTED BRYAN of Henry Watterson that the Nebraskan je named as ambas sador to od to suEe ¢ be happy?’ and the whole The surest way to obtain ‘True happiness first thought for her son is, ‘Will swish of the bride is for happiness. happiness is set forth in the following word comes only from the joy of serving others.’ “Happiness—that for which men plot and scheme all their Hifetime! its formula is complete—it is yours to take— take it!” , ; The ten other prizes were awarded to the follow ng children, each IS SENT TO MADERO phatically stated also WASHINGTON, Dec. 21.—-One that the more warning will be given Presi. Warning would be the last diple hk Mnhain of & 00 th pnts matic demand for protection of ets American citizens in Mexico, Both American life and property In his prg and Secretary of jrepublic, and if this goes unbeed State » thoroughly aroused jthe United States will act over the investigation of the Smith Sol took a squint or two at the lay of the land, and wasn't struc 2) much with it So at noon he sent U Observer Salisbury a wireless stat ing that he expects to hit the hay at 4:18 this afternoon. This is December 21, the shortest| day of the year—brevis nox, as the scientific sharks call it. In all, the sun shines in Seattle S. Weather| PEACE REPORTS «lh cod the late Whitelaw Reid. Bryan eaid ‘Col. Watterson has not con sulted with me about the mat ter, I know nothing about his plans. HELP MARKETS of whom will get two good seats for the Monday night show Dorothy Grace Taft, 168 27th av. Bery! Johnson, 169 Etruria et Lily Hempel, 4315 W. Holgate st. West Seattle. Esther Mohr, 522 24th av. Cora McClelland, 1128 15th av. ‘ Claire Kappeller, 4521 Seventh av. Henrietta Hawkins, 845 E. 69th st., Green Lake. Linda Nadeau, 717 Marion st Helen Dorothy Wallace, 3217 34th av. 8. Maude Schusler, 6216 Russel! <a is alla aaes | wehigsoeuaiks would cost any ordinary purcha: — ‘The coupons for the seats are may call for them Monday, any t! up to& p.m. Ask for the Contest iter. ps . Malorne Blue Bird” ie a marvelous production. Burford Hampden Ws 16-year-old “leading man,” Is the best boy actor on the Amer Stage. The play tells @ beautiful story. Winners in The Star's cc teat will occupy $2 seats, except little Victor, whose four box seats $10, or & This adm was made senate committee which showed by an off f the state that rebels bandits had prac ment, whe the tenor tleally wiped out all American set- iitimatum sent was purp tlements in Northern Mexico. The ly allowed ak, so that Ma investigation also showed that migh {tuation President Madero is virtually help- ltake tion. It was em- less. POSTOFFICE AT PARKLAND ROBBED TACOMA their way through the Chicago Women Begin Egg Fight Society Women Act as Sales- nesses. bridge at 10 o'clock this morning in an effort to end her life, the cold water evidently changed her mind, for she clung to a float- ing plank until pulled out by wit She is in a serious condi tion at the Noble hospital. Mra. Holton has been despondent ‘ for several months because of the|9. YEAR-OLD BOY death of @ relative. under the care of a nurse, but slip. way without her knowledgt She had been H. W. Rogers, taken to the city hospital Friday after making two at- tempts to end his life on the trestle Shock of} provisioning of Janina, Adrianople and Seutart The report that the Austro- Servian dispute Is practically set- tled ag a result of the ambassa dorial conferences also had good effect on markets, IS A REAL HERO By United Preset Leased Wire. SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 21.— Although himself narrowly ea caping death and displaying a number of bruises, Tommy Ah- lers, nine years old, is basking in heroic glory today, following bis resene of two little girls from death under the wheels of POLICE WOMAN |ELECTION CASES UP GETS HER JOB BACK; TO SUPREME COURT By United Press Leas OLYMPIA. Dee. The su preme court has n under ad visement, after argument Friday two election cases from county The first was that of Andrew J | Quigley, republifean, contesting the election of Byroo Phelps, progress ive, for county auditor The second is the case of “Judge” George W. Sampson who claims an Wire 21 Fay Edwards, one of the police women of Seattle, dismissed from the force by Chief Bannick No vember 20, was reinstated at 1 o'clock this morning by the civil) service commission, after she had made a prolonged plea. The last of November Chief Ban- nick was informed that be must cut down the size of the women police sqnad, He dismissed Mrs. a reason that) election to a two months’ term on Bay uaa’ the least efficient of the the superior court by 13. sticker | votes. ee Roth cases have been decided : 1 Captatn | Soles. are aoe coking | against the claimants by Judge Al- of Mra. Edwards’ work on the force, bertson of,the superior cour King | the W. R. Thor cant in Parkl outh o men to Lower Cost of Eggs. jeity, and ge ance to the = | postoffice par off in a cor-| Ry United Pre anes Wire |ner, safe crackers, early today CHICAGO, Dec. 21.—With blew open the safe and escaped hundreds of clubwomen back with $200 in cash and $180 in| of the movement, “a cost of stamps The postoffice was living” campaign was opened wrecked | here today with 10 carloads of eggs being sold direct to con- sumers from stations in all parts of the city Some of the most prominent women in Chicago offered their | AGED COUPLE OFF ON A HONEYMOON | LOS ANGELES, Dec. 21.—Bound| Services as “saleswomen™ to |for, Florida, Reuben Stroud, 72, and} Mré, Jobn C. Bley, president |his bride, who was Mra. Lucinda! Of the Clean Food club, which is managing the sale. |C. Taylor, 60, of Salem, Or., are on “tar * It is planned to sell the their honeymoon today. Stroud ts | : mand ‘ eggs at 24 cents a dozen, |& wealthy rancher of Alhambra. His} Witch according to market | wife was a leader in church and W. |C. T. U. work in the Oregon capi. tal, where they met WALK DEFECTIVE; figures, is 20 cents below the prices asked by grocers. Chemical tests of the eggs sold will be made to prove their good quality. {to be insane, but his mind cleared jof 7-year-old Jos, Josephs, of Lack- at the foot of Virginia at, where his wife was killed the day before, waa released this morning. When brought in Friday he was thought later. He apparently drinking heavily because wife's death DECIDE FATE OF — CONFESSED SLAYER BUFFALO, N. Y., Dec. 21.—J. Frank Hickey, self-confessed slayer had been of his awanna, & Buffalo suburb, was found guilty of second-degree mur der by a jury this afternoon, He had pleaded insanity, tance, BOAT CAPSIZES&—TWO DEAD Couvin and Peter Demebreles, wait- ers, are dead here today as the re- sult of the capsizing of a sailboat In Humboldt bay. fellow-employe, cape from death 0 a trolley car. Tommy, on an errand for his mother, saw the girls playing on the car tracks and @ car bearing down on them. Quickly he jumped in front of the car and dragged them both to safety. He wan hit by the fender and thrown some dis- EUREKA, Cal., Dec. 21.—Charle: Wm. MeMillan, a had a narrow en- He clung to the id she had been a little over-| palous In orresting drunken men. He said that he had on several oc- strong. i 3 bs BOY FALLS OVER 4 Press Leased Wire over the Puget Sound Electri railway side easions warned her net to go too THIRD RAIL; DEAD ic PRIMMER READY TO SERVE TERM Barney Primmer, sentenced to 10 years in the penitentiary on a stat- utory charge, this morning person ally withdrew his notice of appeal| - to the supreme court and told Judge Ronald he was ready to begin his Dec. .21,—Stumbling | term. When he was sentenced, last Sat- track at Milton and/urday, he pleaded that he was in falling heavily across the third rail,| poor health, and did not believe he the death of Henry Brown, 11 old son of Captain Brown, owner of Shelton, tugboat | which was heavily charged, caused | could live long in the penitentiary. | Primmer is alleged to have commit ted the crime against his own daughter. 4 BY FRED L. BOALT | RTIS HAMILTON, former adjutant general of the Washington a) national guard, convicted of embezzling huge sums of the) people's money and sentenced to 10 years in the penitentiary | at Walla Walla, has been pardoned after two years of impris- onment, ©. D. Hillman, prince of swindlers, who was convicted on 12 counts, Siven the minimum sentence—two and a half years—on one count| ie, Sd has Had that sentente commuted to one year, and will s00n | We MeNeil’s, a free man. of nowhere in particular, sentenced to the penitentiary here-or-other, for burglary or something elae—it is difficult Temember which, {t happened so long ago!—is still in durance, Jones is a composite type of the unimportant men who break ; and pay the penalty, Hamfiton and Hiiiman ave special types, They are brilliant, brainy ; Hamilton was an embezzler from chotee, Hillman, rich, swin- in order to be richer. These two didn't need to steal. sooner were they behind the bars than their relatives and brought every conceivable pressure to bear —political, financial mad Wocial—to secure their speedy release. ._ They had been “punished enough.” They had repented and were warm to redeem the past. Mothers, wives, children had suffered | H ostracism. No good purpose could be served by keeping the men “~~ longer. Ordinarily, in the cases of ordinary men, the law is an automatic machine, merciless, not always just. degree, you get so many years. You are dropped in the hoppe machine grinds. You wear stripes. Automatically you get so many days off for “good behavior.” You serve your term, and then, and not till then, does the law con- sider that you have been “punished enough.” a cunning machine which works with intelligence can, on occasion, reach down and pick up, as the “arm” of a Unotype picks up a fistful of type, a convict and set him It is, however in special cases. fe free. The “arm” at Walla Walla picked out Hamilion—missing the hun- dreds of Bill Joneses—and set him free, found Hillman, whom the courts had his sentence. Ordinarily, when a convict petitions for a pardon, parole or com- mutation the president or the governor asks for the records of the They are reviewed and returned by Ordinarily, the mall is conajdered fast enough, But the machine can be speeded up in special cases, They “burned up the wires” between Se- case. mall. They are sent by mail. it was put on the high gear. attle and Washington. wante@ all the facts in a hurry. graphed, “It was,” states the news dispatch, “the first time the telegraph has been used in such cases,” Mighty nabobs must have got busy in Hillman’s behalf—finanicers Taft and the attorney general at And the commutation order was tele- a. For a certain crime, of a certain The by @ number, You are known The “arm” at MeNeil's Islan treated so kindly, and commuted In Hiliman's Washington and politicians whom a ci HAMILTON, HILLMAN AND PLAIN BILL JONES—A STUDY OF OUR JUSTICE tious administration cannot afford to offend, Taft says a year of imprisonment is punishment enough for Hil. man, Perhaps he is right The chances are he ts right Perhaps it would be an injustice to Hillman to keep him in stripes longer than @ year, and, when given rest of his days. Hamilton, too, may have suffered enough, lve down the past. His is a Napoleonte intellect, and could do as much good for society as in the past jt has done harm ie liberty, will live honorably and honestly all the Perhaps he is truly penitent He is young; he may But what of Bill Jones? Is anybody “burning up” the wires for Bill? Is anybody being “seen” in Bill's behalf? Has any congressman or senator or lobbyist “approached the administration and explained that Bill has been ished enough,” that he has repented, that his wife and family need him? It’s fine for Hillman, and Hamilton, and Parker of “wireless” ill fame. It's fine for their families, But Bill Jones must serve his time to the end You will find him in am any penitentlary—a pallid, striped, numbered creature, numbed and hopeless, one of a thousand pallid, striped, numbered creatures, fol- lowing the routine of toil and discipline as automatically that keeps him there, # the machine Sometime, when the machine has ticked off the years and months and weeks and days, that he has been sentenced to serve for a certain crime, of a certain degree, it will automatically cast him out, broken, helpless, branded—as “punished enough.” | SHE’S AWARDED $250 After staying out for 22 hours, a Judge Gilliam’s court this morning returned a verdict of $250 jury in damages in favor of Mrs. Mary|* Sund Hobson against ‘the city for in- * erly winds juries resulting from a defective * noon, 39. sidewalk, (+t eee ee WEATHER FORECAST Occasional rain tonight and ® increasing southeast. ® Temperature at ® KR RRRRR ARR RRR * * * REE ERE REE Free Tickets to Pantages The Star has arranged to give away each day, free, two box seats to Pantages theatre, Watch The Star Classified Columns carefully for full details, You may be the lucky one any day. © THE STAR GUARANTEES IN EXCESS OF 40,000 PAID CIRCULATION DAILY