The Seattle Star Newspaper, April 23, 1913, Page 1

ti FATHER WHO DESERTED BRIDE NOW || ESCAPED CONVICT IS KILLED AND LEARNS HE HAS 8-YEAR-OLD TWINS EATEN BY COMPANIONS IN FRANCE CHILD RECOVERED FROM GYPSIES ONLY WANTS TO SLEEP IN REAL BED READS BIBLE; JUMPS OVERBOARD TO TRY TO WALK ON SEA; HE DOESN‘ LYMOUTH, England, April 23.—A third-clags passenger named Pr. ADELPHIA, Pa April 23.—When, in 1904, a family row in the pARis, France, April 23.—Dispatches from French Guian® give 1 LBERTON, Ga., April 23 I'm going to sleep in a real bed in P Duro jumped overboard from the American liner St. Paul. He home of Albert P, Smitheman reauited in Smitheman quitting the detalla of a horrid etory of cannibalism. Four inmates of the k stead of those bumpty-bumpty wagons,” declared Mary Gretchen had been reading a Bible all the voyage and leaped iato the sea, houne, he wae unaware that he was leaving behind any further re penitentiary excaped. Three of them were captured. Accord , ing he could walk on the Water ae Christ had done. A lifeboat sponsibilities than hie bride of three months. Ing to their etory they wandered in the forest eight days without Small 80 the police when they handed her over to her mot declaring s mn Ja the desertion court the other day, Smitheman wae defendant food. One of them dropped from exahustion. The others decid to Mra. Hagar Smali, of Auburn, N. ¥. .Mary was taken from a gypsy jess towered Immediately and Duro was picked up, but he died from In an action brouht by his wife, Twin boye etaed at the bar with kilt add eat him. He was struck down and devoured by his or camp here by the officers. Mrs, Small recovered her daughter after gre amok: thelr mother, whom Smitheman had never \. panione. a three-year search, which took her several times from coast to coast. SOUTHERLY MOSTLY FAIR TONIGHT AND THURSDAY; LIGHT WINDS: ETTING The Star Pink? If not get It to IRST with the pictures of great news events, night. It contains all the latest first in the field with the best exclusive news complete scores from ail ; features and a careful selection of all im cc haahttoptes laa nealing be Feasons why the cireulation of The Star Js it growing VOLUME 15 THE ONLY PROGRESSIVE NEWSPAPER IN SEATTLE HOME NO, 47 SEATTLE, WASH., WEDNESDAY, APRIL 23, 1913. ONE CENT pe 5 ane ne EDITION ‘ haphazard, unbusinesslike manner, as $131,000 has'the question of summoning a grand jury. The reso- been spent in a little over a year in Commissioner lution was referred to the club’s committee on city Hamilton's district? Shall ht-of-way be bought affairs, with instructions to report next Tuesday. by former Commissioner Rutherford, in behalf of the “Under our statutes,” says the Commercial Club } county, before the county has authorized those par- resolution, “the prosecuting attorney, in pursuing his ‘a ticular roads to be built? Shall the county be put in investigations, has no power to compel the attendance } the same bottle on this $3,000,000 of road work as of sworn witnesses.” it now finds itself on the $950,000 courthouse? That is why he is handicapped in making certain Virtually backing up The Star's demand for a|swered. Shady transactions, political jobbery, jug- nd jury immediately, a resolution, introduced by gling with the taxpayeds’ moneys, that courthouse Attorney Vivian Carkeek is now before the Seattle deal, the garbage collection, the Clapp and Clericus mmercial Club. docksite purchases, corrupt use of money in the re- Prosecuting Attorney Murphy is asked by the! cent municipal election, the crematory scandal, the ms of the resolution “at this time to ask the court alleged printing graft, demand investigation. They call a grand jury, and that he continue hereafter have not been explained satisfactorily, and, in most call a grand jury each year to investigate the af- cases, not at all. 4 of this city and county.” King county is going to spend $3,000,000 in These are some questions of real importance to investigations which a grand jury would not find f d The Star has submitted a number of pertinent| road building in the next two years. Shall this vast Seattle and King county, and the Commercial Club nearly so difficult to get to the bottom of. 4 tions which the public is entitled to have an-| amount of money be squandered in the same loose, is taking the right sort of public interest in tackling So let a grand jury be called. te PRESIDENT ASK CALIFORNIA TO LET BRYAN CALL Wilson Wants to Send Secretary of State to Take a Hand in Jap. i UR BUSINESS MEN D0 NOT ‘FALL FOR’ ~ | STENOGS DE VENUS | Boalt Investigates Truth of Wage Probe Assertions That a Girl) GET BUSY; IT’S HOUSE CLEANING TIME s di- ate Must be Pretty to Get a Job. anese Land Bill Dispute. tores By Fred L. Boalt WASHINGTON, April 23.—President Wilson today tel- tains, Are the men of tle cold? Are their heads stronger than egraphed Gov. Johnson at Sacramento and the California leg- their hearts? Does bu % outweigh sentiment here? islative leaders, asking whether it would be acceptable for Fioer. A stenographer, tstifying ing the Los Angeles “wage probe Secretary of State Bryan to visit Sacramento to take counsel the nthe day said: “Its easy for a pretty stenographer oat a with the governor and legislators and to co-operate in fram- fod. But if she's plain or over 25 years old, it is practically im ing an anti-alien law which would meet the views of Califor- nt.” of the torrid zone. Climate ma be the Los Angel busine of love the whole year ‘round, possible for her to get e Los Angeles isn't far north have something to do with it. It man’s fancy lightly turns to though! while In Seattle—— We visited a dozen downtown offices today Diock, the Hoge and the Alaska. We said Bring out your stenog rapbers.” We saw and questioned 25 typists. } Their average age was 26. The oldest wan 47, the youn) 16. One only chewed gum. Two, we suspect, wore “rats.” Many, nia and still would not interfere with national treaties. President Wilson's telegram to Governor Johnson was sent in | duplicate to the president of the senate and speaker of the assembly, except for the first sentence. The Johnson message said “Thank you for your patriotic telegram. We find it so difficult |from this distance to understand fully the situation with regard to the | sentiment and the circumstances back of the pending proposition con- | cerning the ownership of land in the state of California that I venture | to inquire whether {t would be agreeable to you and the legislature to in the New York indeed most, of them were——w good-looking. Only five could de truthfully designated “plain. Two were positively beautiful. | Blonds predominated. One was red-headed have the secretary of state visit Sacramento for the purpose of counsel ing with you and the members of the legistature, and for co-operating in framing a law which will meet the views of the people of your state jand yet will leave untouched the internatjonal obligations of the Bu rk this, the beat the sort of beauty that appeals to bald-headed United States?” OM BF real estate business or law or brokerage Apparently the executive offices are doubtful as to how the Calt- They were mostly chic, tallor-made women, knowing how fornians would receive Secretary Bryan. Governor Johnson and the s make five. There was no nonsense about them. Not leaders of the California legislature have been insisting that the federat SLE was the sighing, languishing kind. government keep its hands off, but the president has decided that the ted the testimony of the Los Angeles stenog and asked ues are too grave to permit him to view the situation longer from such ployers: “Are there no gay dogs among you? & distance, eve- They answered: “Business is business If the Californians decide they do not want Bryan to go to Sacra- Said one: “I wont have a pretty stenographer in my office. mento, Wilson will consider some other method of getting first hand h at BH no matter how strictly she attends to business, she demoralizes information as to the situation there. my staff. The young fellows can't lea It is In this man’s office that 47-year-old stenographer is em. LET BRYAN COME, ployed. She wears “commonsense” shoes, mannish linen and an V ] B |PLAIN CITIZEN ACTS C: G dd ITS, bie ot gloom. : : i alues Better ampus Goddess “But,” sald her employer, “she knows more about my business 7 wa oe peer ano eats Reastesttin BE Rees Half at $7,000, AS OWN ATTORNEY AND | Was Only a Man ties, and the last to leave at night. If anybody tried to flirt with her, ’ Shas pag a : top she'd stab him with a hatpin.” | “To one pertectty good wife, | THE GAS TRUST CHICAGO, April 23.—Harry . Said another e going to flirt with a stenogra | $7,000. | Ackert Northwestern wide pher, it will be » else’s—not mine. Such a thing would be sin ie aT it | versity student and member, ee ud ore vp Pa eae e to drop | "lease ren Sigma na Epation fraternity, SACRAME ¢ dv cnee bad for « . Mrs. 5 bie to drop in er | made his own argu | cn ednnd ih the marrority ' * as 40 any time e ; : prema G4 net cond | ment te the jury, which con- | '* (ip right’ with the sorority |itiram Ww. Johnson immediately JAPS PROMISE It ta the gossip of this mau's office that his superior fraction rtd deh cba ae ig tes ge sisted of Harry Muhl, butcher WAckerbarg’s. appearance at |Upon his arrival at the executive NOT TO FIGHT fg a large lady with a jealous disposition. acticin fclan of Taylor Homer Baker. “aman; M erbur ppes y ASHING : t - Said still another: “Personally, | prefer pretty stenographers | Instead he sued him | Tainitiod, Salaaeenae SSA al the junior play, with a chorus | offices today called into conference Bete eats! i April igs 7 Mansion t | a n, salesman irl, intro: 1.” D hol alifor Sse In the offi Business is dreary enough at best. | like thick, soft. | for alienation of the ley, & Tobias, girl, in } as ya, lymen ‘ntt-allei K d res, and mahogany furniture—and pretty | ns of Mrs. Emma Green S& Toblas, | done up in the latest of things d be de-|] 82 Snttalion land law, aimed of tinted rugs, and good pictures, a gany pretty | clerk a to mateas ews — ectly at Japan, Japan will not ttencgraphers. But just about the time | get a pretty stenographer | And n thelr ver ra daliaetea cake ate sident | attempt any warlike retailiation ee ey weny of Going tN nee, She Uee ane gee marries. lve. | dict Sipe led glist who dalled "6.0 ‘Hrat: [Breen be doviced to conte to mame This declaration was voiced supplied half the office force with pretty wives who are bum cooks. age man wi the gas trust could ; fi 1 be invited to come to Sacra-|I here today by Baron Chinda, Never again! I've got one now that can take dictation as fast as | ee os ae aie || DE Ox } tion /mento to join the councils of the enad Thicac e a can hand it to her and never bat an eye. She's about as voluptuous acted as o = | » x lawmakers in framing anti-alien ger aes ‘hy ah ive as an ” | was w nd “er | 8 r r legislath eons Pigeons pray gr . , reall l ones, one wears an | | witness. He pu and a oceuy t ame elevated Me # of the senate expressed e lasses Jap d ie ort is mind. If you were few cents and got a jury In Jus car with “Evelyn” on the re- |gurprise when it became _ Savin trying to quiet Jingo talk by the Oo Te te eacaze ) flirtatious conversation, she 5) ee ener sere a see turn trip to Evanston. Later {that President Wilson had teeeh Oe too ation: Cas eee ties ‘Bere ew } yruary 6, 1913, the doctor | Brinker advi him to pay Ackerbur's fraternity brothers led that Secretary Bryan visit Sac-i] Cr the question. ee -sipeonifteoed tre and a cozy little supper took her to Victoria and mar into court the tender of wha raised a rumpus, Today he ad- |ramento for the purpose of confe cues Og: afterward, she thing, apropos of the ried her. The coup t is he considered the right amount tted the fair “Bvelyn” with [ring with th on th roposed theat . tage, and dismiss you charged, are living fn |} of the bill, and Sidder ten- | the cigaret breath was John R. allen land measures. That such a Of the message. “Why, yes, it will end ) dered $8 = Davies, a student development was entirely unexpect-|be a fine thing,” he asserted. ae =< HUSBAND COMES Had Judge Brinker been able Miss Louise McLean was carried | e@ was @vident when they were told| Sen. Thompson, who aided {n ct- = " to give Sidder the “tender” ad raenaesy i amber bese f the president's message to Gov. framing tt dsall bill, said that - about 35,000, : BACK; GETS IN JAIL fer would have [Out of her burning ne fa Johnson the leg would welcome ive ECOUNT 0 The recount, 1 as ; the $10 jury / early Wednesday by at. Bryan come,” declared San.| Bryan's vis alt of the re 8 be a maliman, whe Boynton, bull moose leader, with a| There will be no action on antl ecret till th on, by orde p | hearty laugh We will welcome | al 1 measures in the senate a P of Judge Humph an over J him.” {al orders will consume r rson (“Chet”) lding, for. ie re mete 4 Pri, Sen. Birdsall, who introduced the ay, according to floor : : | taintec upstairs. 5 essed surprise when told mer deputy ae iff cy re December 2 by a | Memitz, ge that she was *, , and ; ing ¢é aged aa a ate detec Reet I i i the ataiead ' g a week checking y fond memorte thesis, it may be he still fr up the stairs li tive, 1s under six months’ sentence eee sao vaye sid had notified the com- |and brovght her down, The dam- | for criminal contempt of « see ee has tu haan pany that he was moving and |age to the house, which is owned : by wan couion bade th a warited the gas disconnected. |by Mrs. Sarah McLean, was not submitted tes oi hain te hee sented — by large | x : ger i han | | ou Go . Sesion ret and M t a ot rgetown, | Oa on i ehh salinihone 7 " ephoned tying headq ; ‘& t the ¢ test! 7 various kinds % tion A, on thi that Oliver had returned ; pppoe 6 ' ' g Be cra sana ors eae see : see ours Yet “ on Q e cit a | es votes. Th cast was i ‘ mondpoly ° mayed, | and Knock, Call Him a Busher; Blockhead, Maybe, or Four-Flusher; Of Ill to Bill We’ve Had Our Fill; Believe Us, Bo, We’re for Him Still i e should lustre add t snd three ure “ 1ecessful in their recall cam f Ave M M paign against Police Judge Charles sos . me poem Board W ith Receiver on Head L, Weller, who aroused the ire of This is a fine map of the state of Wash: 4 x EATON, Col,, April 23.—With business too pressing for a church || the women by reducing the bail of ington, the United States and the Panama ise 1 and wedding, Miss Alta F. Gum, in charge of the telephone exchange here, if man against whom white slave Canal, and shows the Parcel Post zones in t ea was married to H. B. Mick, a wealthy stockman, while wearing the | Charges had been lodged, Although . 1 : 1 inf A bs n head receiver and with the transmitter in one hand, Twice during | the vote was light, much interest detail. It also gives complete information t HlOry | the ceremony she stopped the officiating clergyman to anawer tele: | ws, taki n int election, Wiley regarding the Parcel Post. You will find an ‘Henry B. Mick, do you take this woman to be your lawful and || Judge Weller’s bench by a vote of it a most useful source of information. And wedded wife, to-——"" began the minister . Eainat Weller's 20 remember, it doesn’t cost you a cent. You « Hello, hello! Yes, just a minute, please,” broke in Miss Gum yn women, leaders In the hi fi b: " | f ith h ar “To—to—cherish, love and protect,” stammered the emba:rassed || ™ > oust Police Jud get this fine map abso! utely free with eac. | Bg : minister . : celebrated “his recall yearly subscription to The Star, at the An ! ¢ Me, t for all th “And you, Alta F. Gum, do you take this man— last night with an fee cream “Ja 1 : f $3.25 da : AND WROTE. AND ‘ that Pacor “Number, please,” interrupted the operator bride. “Line's busy.” J The celebrants were the orgamtzers regular price of $3.25. 2 | ao ‘ ‘ sede picid Ke te L After several interruptions the minister succeeded in getting the |,and directors of the Women's Re ie aly F WROTE - ——————+ we still insist knot tled and he “rang off." call to which organization They said the plays that hear bis | world’s bes: dramatist, | |we 6 his defeat, |\ setiisiiianiiaiaiaineinimal Phone Girl Busy, We mer president of the University of Washington, died at 5 p. m. his home, 1232 He had been Ii! Tuesday at Fourth av. N Prof. Thomas M. Gatch, for- | ‘for some time. JUDGE WELLER SAN FRANCISCO, April women v of San —s ds at Her The fine Parcel Post Maps which The Star is giving free with each yearly sub- scription are going fast. There are only a few left, and if you wish to take advantage of this generous offer, send your order in at once.