The Seattle Star Newspaper, July 19, 1913, Page 1

° cs) a GOVERNMENT MAY PROSECUTE THOSE WHO INCITED RIOT Buying Seattle-made goods is More than 40,000 copies of The sts [fut spending but investing: e e a ws al a eco ae ca You get a chance at your » all bona-fide, paid circulation. The poney again. It stays here THE ONLY PAPER IN SEATTLE THAT DARES TO PRINT THE NEWS aan “SEATTLE, WASH, SATURDAY, JULY 19, 1913 * ONE CENT 2s, f"Atx3,252 | EDITION NVAWS XTANDS. fe latch-string’s out. Advertisers can come any time and see the books. S VOLUME 15 silks iy NO. 121 and com = . Desig ‘a flat collag eves, | i im wel roll eg gtay, @ or pla DER RIOT LAW SCENES OF WRECKAGE IN THE WAKE OF ollar andl View of the Interior of King county socialist headquarters, in the Granite hotel, Fifth av. and Vir- ‘The wrecked |. W. W. hall, at Washington st. and Occidental av. Here the sailors clambered up the e | ginia st. This the first place wrecked by the ri 8, who returned later and threw all of the furnl- qmtape, smashed the windows and tossed rything movable into the street. Here the rioters first re ture into ¢ it. The plano in the fo: 4. detided to burn the fittirgs of the halls. it is estimated that 30,000 peopie were jammed in adjoining , a sy . YCIALISTS BLAME POLICE: 10. | "OWA LAYS RESPONSIBILITY With the idea of preserving peace during the remainder of the Potlatch ; } and to prevent a recurrence of the riots of last night, Mayor Cotterill this morn- Wig A score or more of secret messages were sent to Washington, D. C., today oe : : ing took direct charge of the police and has issued emergency orders ing! a 4 misses, in connection with the riot of sai ight, and the federal | Wanleis Indignant; tie Denies ‘ il M ns ibiti Po vo agp § in ee ae nd misses, #] @ connection with the riot o sailors and soldiers last night, an e federal ’ up all saloons until Monday morning, prohibiting the issuance of a certain after- i ite Check Hf ent is expected to begin an immediate investigation of the affair. The R ibilit f th Ri t noon paper today and tomorrow within the city unless proofs of the publica- t if . * . . a . . . . ee § 1 value at Quect that our Daniels was dragged into oe, flag ‘ fight and ben esponsidiity or @ NMOL} tion are First submitted to him, and barring all street meetings, except religious f and iers participated in the destruction of property, has aroused keen TACOMA, July 19.-Secretary of the Navy Dantets here this || gatherings. pias in the national capital. | Ficecenmna sateenantly ‘aenien Cie 2 Bo age Mig (er Pe ae | Mayor Cotterill acted under section 2 of article 5 of the city charter, which / Secretary Daniels’ re-| || representative the secretary made the following statement | reads in part as follows: ; ‘pediatio | “In my Seattle epeeck | had no thought and made no reference “In case ‘ ‘ lature 5 , of the report to any local situation. | made the same set speech that | made at }) 4 1 - of riots, tumult and violent distur nove! of public order, the mayor } f d of his speech has |] Erie, Pa., come time ago, at the Perry celebration. | did not mention || Shall have, as exigency in his judgment may require, the right to assume con- imet satisfied the socialists, the |, W. W." |trol for the time being of the police force, but before assuming control he He eh Bim we inclined to blame RETR ae MarR APSE LN BE ee |shall issue a proclamation to that effect, and it shall be the duty of the chief | : ‘ims On the other hand, s | of gas ¥ execute orders promulgated by him for the suppression of such : ‘ AYOR’S ORDER |tumult and restoration of order.” of white jor Cotterill exonerates wi - d : ith heavy Diels entirely, and dur- | aa ag F i This morning, foliowing issuance ef &-proclamation i whieh ! a he et taken by Mayor Cotterill following a consultation with Admiral conf . | Headquarters of the socialist party for King county, a socialist ha he assumes control of the city’s police force, Mayor Cotter! |Reynolds and Gov. Lister late last night. This morning the mayor co vi Q button of bd erence with the). ine 1 WW. halls were wrecked Friday evening by a mob led by issued the following emergency orders to the ohlef of police: iimaktings iz : 6 ia ti os thas yor conferred with Com i Saetary and Governor ::i 4 soldiers, which varied in size from 2,500 to 30,0 After sb jj tired poration Counsel Bradford j . sailors and soldier h ed in size f 2,500 to 30,000 x TO THE CHIEF OF POLICE: | “ ; “ i ibuti i at Sateereems Lister last night, the idea| ™*kins & tour of all the places, the f led crowd returned to each Acting under the direct authority Imposed upon me by the ‘ ‘These order: said the mayor, “are aimed at the three contributing causes to the i ms h thi place, and, stacking the furniture in the street, set fire to i A ey proclamation assuming control of the police force, of even date || riots, namely: The saloons, the Seattle Times, and the street meetings. My sole intention ‘ expressed that e The police, unable to control tbe situa ii eee es ag we herewith, the following orders are hereby promulgated for the J/is to preserve peace, and that there will be peace and order the people of Seattle and its taory : ith wath © e crowd and wate 0 S s . , A Ae, ‘ and soldiers were |“' pp be fine begarinent was called out when the crowd began to apply | on of any further tumult and for the restoration of | visitors can rest assured. I am taking this action, not in any critical attitude of Chief Ban- |e rather than princi-! tne torch, and automobile fire trucks followed, putting out the fires be-| All general laws and ordinances: shall be enforced. In nick and his men, but in order to be clothed with the authority to issue emergency orders, ; Pah in the rioting. fore adjoining buildings were ignited : : |] the ordinary and usual manner, aa prior to the Issuance of the ||! fully endorse the police handling of the situation last night, which averted bloodshed. 45 il 95¢ iBilard Price, one of the socialist | The total damage Is estimated at from $3,000 to $5,000. | emergency proclamation, except as set forth In the following || “I want this distinctly understood, that the Seattle Times has the privilege of printing ne» ter, declares emphatically that RIOTING STARTED EARLY emergency orde |anything derogatory of me that it desires, and I will not blue-pencil any article of that ie W police could have nf | The rioters started at Occidental and Washington at 7:30. He (2) Aga guard and measure of protection against a re- dod. s But f setil insiat™ for ch tear Pgedircdel rece pen y tt es at this Im ang thus poe gyn br about 50 sailors and 25 soldiers hered for @ demonstration at the 2 of public order, you are hereby directed | real t is likel ig le sake of peace and order the city, on suppressing any i “ee and [mer @ saved the |v cene of the fight the night before, started by a woman street speaker, | nd other places where intoxicating liquor || ™# ter that is likely to produce riots, such as were produced yesterday. 1 oiles pul tye the socialists, on learn-| When three soldiers and two sailors were beaten in a fight |] 's s0ld 0 be closed, and to stop theigale of any Iitoxteating | Immediately upon the issuance of the mayor's emergency order, a detail of police was and. Dutch aan Scie peneenties- woth t Se » the soaber a ov ga eee en ee eae day, Saute Suly 19th oid th ele aie ie rigidly artetoed |dispatched to the Times office, and another detail notified the saloonmen to close up. <einm vith laces, ~ gpl my protection, Odie Repairs ay, tke et. followed by a growing crowa|| through Sunday, July 20th. Unless otherwise ordered, thie Pursuing his determination to preserve ebsolute order for the remainder of the Potlatch j1-em i a dozen, eee eee of interested spectators, the uniformed men arrived at Fourth and| emergency closure shall be superseded by the usual regulative week, the mayor has requisitioned the day shift of the fire department as emergency patrole Mayor Cotteriil takes the oppo-| Pike, where the I. W. W.’s and socialists hold meetings every night | Provisions of the license ordinances on Monday morning, July men for the evening. They will be on duty tonight with the regular and reserve police nt Salesroom b He says the police acted ‘A speaker was haranguing the crowd, When he sighted several|{ 21st, 1913. | force. “Wag soldiers he denounced them. According to a bystander, he said You) (3) Riga heh as biel epapperstens ie sat als pervet bee Prasanna — Anlaee. the i ” e \ ce to your fellow-men. You are birelings of cap publications which have been made by the Seattle Times. ani 1 Z it tedey, others oe oad ot whe dot * aoa work one tying instead of joining the army to| particularly the Issue of Friday evening, July 18th, 1913, includ- 9 | the mayor's order. He was arrest: y, “there would have ital y don't ‘ 4 7 } } ed and taken to police headquar- Te cedshed. | get something to eat-— ed a plain and willful Inciting of the rot which followed, and ere s Koute of |) bay Mite neve relainas Atl SAILOR HITS SPEAKER IN MOUTH indicated, on the part of those responsible for that publication, | epee in bag Of Maye, Thomas R. Horner to sue At that point a husky sailor hit the speaker in the mouth and de-| pies by Dd ad eeriare = elute atuennys ee ie ’ Mayor Cotterli’s order for the! Charsed with beating up two " aevernment in the co 1 apology. Instantly there was a riot Coramisse parle os Be Segal 7 directed t) op - closing of saloo > eity Strikebreakers at Renton, Dave se desired, for th urt of | manded an apolog, ; A ‘ suance, sale or circulation of any form of distribution within || LJ all saloons In the city; pe de: ott their ios. | A news stand owned by Millard Price, at which socialist Iterature | the city of Seattle, of the Seattle Dally Times during this day met with immediate resistance by Mitchell and Andrew Peterson, ‘2 was sold, was smashed (Satur “ ° saloonkeepers, In order to bring 1 mit ’ : eet a ‘as ania akan oe aturday, July 19th, 1913) and tomorrow (Sunday, July 20th, , pipasiReepense «20. striking coal miners, were brought Continuing to Fifth av. and Virginia the m roke into King 4912), untess the propristors of puch maper eball have firat. sub- Ir or 0 ay bibs apgeeentss okie cos En asi to the county jail by Deputy Sher i mitted to me the entire proofs of any proposed issue, and it shall have been found certified to you by me as containing nothing calculated to incite to further rlot, destruction of property and danger to human life. (4) During this day (Saturday, July 19th) and tomorrow (July 20th, Sunday), you will cause all and every character of street meeting and public speaking thereat to be suspended and stopped, that there may be no further exciting of the public mind which might lead to renewed riotous outbreake or repris- ntel S: mpl ‘oy bar was ordered |ft Roberts Friday night. The ab r to refuse to obey leged assault occurred Thursday. |] THE TIME—S o'clock this | i” the H afternoon. by his THE PLACES-Second av. and Union st. and Second av. and Madison st, THE ATTRACTION — The |] Star's Golden Potlatch girl, who will shower money by the hand- was used ag a socialist hall. The doors were kicked {n, windows brok SC. OF DESPER | Je out, and most of the furniture thrown out into the street, including a piano. nt Sane 97 attempt was made to set fire to the pile, and the mob started | tome tor Washington 406.0 " On the way they stopped at an of the fine hot weather| . ther church used as a socialist hall, on Seventh av., adjoining Dream. | ay, 8 YU'll find in The Star to- alc The doors were kicked in, but no further damage was done. Vil . | ] | \county socialist headquarters, in the Granite hotel, and wrecked the | vi | place. Then they went to an old church at Seventh and Olive, which | | | REGRET SOCIALIST RUIN WERE ONLY AFTER I. W. W. 6 oF F MASS OF PEOPLE SEE IT ‘ | My the posses, 6, 222't's story on rien ‘the eached the 1. W. W. ball, on Occidental near Wash als, This shall not apply to any religious meeting of a regular ful upon the crowd. Aiaity ch eh‘ iaithte’' aiuhonsba reser let aight aes ise sd Prates are trying to t When the mob reached religious organization. | Pah Be tha ying to trap 15,000 Jammed in the streets Witnese my handithia {oth day of Juiy, 1998 cooled down, because of the attacks on the socialist headquarters. She left a tral of gold along c her route through the down 8% town district Thursday—certifi ‘8 grip-| i a of plain “ |} cate ic en presente t of F BP Hort story the iis | went up in smoke ates which, when presented a ori ti 1 . |] The Star ‘office, entitled the ion. Price Don't | rhe anitors danced hornpipes and shouted, and the crowd howled , \ fee aie ORAS ae The sailors vt was suggested that a printing shop for the I. W. W., | a tha shining gold pleces, The men evidently started ovt with the idea of raiding only the I, W. W. places, but in the excitement they riddled several socialist halls. sallors smashed the mut into the sereet, The torch was applied and books, benches and banners |S — i 4 2 ere probably , pictured Ww island bandit with decoy | ington, there were proba i ‘* ndr their ‘ GEORGE F. COTTERILL, Mayor. " cape, m antic th etting fat, Climbing the fire escape, midat fran wi ." their very ‘nie He windows on the second floor and pitched everything movable Gouverneu Morr - @, h f enlet net clean out, but it could not be found. | * at aventh antl Tesier, Teetee cil’ sarted to wreck a. gospel tik Then, yesterday, she scattered PENN NT. COUPON nal bles QUIT HOSPITAL Rotarian tnane when gunners wearing oot ave” LT AEN INJUNCTION | ts. ries secccen se A NO. 19 awn with | were found on the walls , dimes, quarters, he : lawn” eee oi be about 100 watlors, and nearly as many soldiers, the crowd! Mayor Cotterili this afternoon) “The mayor only attempted to|| “0!lars. all along the route tak Any four coupons clipped from The Star, nade wil Jimes | started up First ay, and returned to the King county socialist head was ‘saved with an Injunetion Is-| stop publication of this newspaper | i file) carintcte cremaetar: te consecutively numbered, when presented at The ~ Clernme whaaheer quarte' where they completed the destruction, throwing everything sued on application of |. Blet ” | lope, . ° . . rare 2 My Ber theatre and hie vite | fut the plano Into the street and setting tire to.the pile, Continutig to en, newspaper publisher, restrain. (today. the judge was reminded. |] the front seat with the driver, ||] Star office with 15 cents, will entitle you to a si minor injuries In|the church at Seventh and Olive, they burned the purniture already ing the mayor from preventing How will a decision next Wednes- |} calling to the people to come 65-cent pennant. Washington State Pennant now collar and Fr morning, | stacked in the street publication of his newspaper. |day help matters?” |J and get the money P ‘Il be by Wits te add FF hon” sea Word was brought to the leaders of the mob that they had missed — Judge Humphries was summoned| “It's the way injunctions work,” Today she will go out again. out. Pennants wi sent by mail 1 cents add@- terial, fin- t the Ne the headquarters Of the I ag WwW aps sr utiine were dongged in Fo0m cll ll rl a Ka hllbadec Pe a) ci acidieah: e | rive: sielgoks reuran bet aang | tional for each Pennant is enclosed. Bring or “ 22 in the Nestor building, at Westlake and Olive, Going ther mob grant the order. de was waiting yor delayed calling off al] a i P Bt Yet been , ao oan eee see adauarters room, throwing all of the furniture Into a. in the court when Blethen, with his |detail of officers he had posted || She will stop her automobile mail to The Seattle Star, 1307 Seventh Avenue, ord ar wreck@@ th i i tearoom Me OM relative vacant lot and burning It lawyers, appeared around the Blethen newspaper || and— , near Union Street. sagt Bie, ere will be no inquest held After this the crowd paraded up and down First’uy, unul dispersed, The injunetion was made return-| plant until he had consulted with | THROW MONEY AT YOU. “ = ia the relatives demand one, |by the provost guard from the reserve fleet. able Wedn: Corporation Counsel Bradford |