The Seattle Star Newspaper, February 25, 1914, Page 1

ot eT TTT! ] More Than | Sui VN THUAN 43,000 | Paid Copies Daily | al MMM VOLUME 16 FAIR TONIGHT AND THURSDAY; MODERATE WESTERLY WINDS. The Seattle Star THE ONLY PAPER IN SEATTLE THAT DARES TO PRINT THE NEWS NO. 1. SEATTLE, WASH., WEDNESDAY, BRUARY 25, 1914. WN ONE CENT UnnennaennanaanatA = Ee) ) THAINS AND WR MTANDS, fe | =EDITION= MMM COMPLIMENTS OF THE 4 SEATTLE Brewin? Fae ee George Cotterill seems to have lost his head entirely. He goes about lambasting The Star, calling us all the names old Blethen has applied to us in the past, just because The Star didn’t follow him into the mandyat Special Interest booze camp. In his furious attack on The Star, George isn’t even original. Parrot-like, he the same old words of hatred that Blethen and the old gang of crooks have al- ways yelled at The Star. But if The Star is a dog, as Cotterill says, because it isn’t fighting for Trenholme, what about the hundreds of good citizens who have always in the past fought with The Star and with Cotterill? These men did not and-will not swallow Trenholme. Are they dogs, too, Mr. Cotterill, because they dis- agree with you? When the Trenholme boosters tried to inveigle Judge Moore, former mayor and always against Gill, into sup- porting Trenholme, he said, “NO, I NEVER HAVE BEEN AND CANNOT NOW BE FOR THE PREDA- now, clique. What about Tom Murphine, Mr. Cotterill? apply to dim because he refuses to what Judge Moore calls the preda- choice names can you join with you behind tory interests? MADE OF THE BEST QUARTER-SAWED STRAIGHT GRAINED STANUPAT MATERIAL WITH SPECIAL INTEREST SUPPORTS & BRACES What What about Judge Winsor, Mr. Cotterill? He isn’t frantically beating the tom-toms for what Judge Moore calls the predatory interests. Is he also a dog and a coward, in your estimation? And there's Oliver T. Erickson—good, square citizen not he be with you, too? Joe Smith! him? There's T. H Council, openly against Moore terms the predatory Mr. Cetterill If he considered Trenholme this city's savior, would BUT HE ISN'T WITH YOU IN THIS FIGHT. What mean names can you apply to He isn't playing your game? Bolton, president of the Central Labor you and against interests what Judge And there are scores and scores of other such men, men who try to be right and who fight TACOMA GIRL MURDERED ON HER HONEYMOON BY FORMER SUITOR | i] | | | | | | Bridges. HERE'S THE GOODS ON MR. TRENHOLME' ‘THESE GOOD MEN, MR. COTTERILL, AR | NOT WITH YOU IN TRENHOLME’S CAMP: playing the role oftout for the Special Interest “Let S. E. Company Have - Its Profits,” Is His Idea’ of Municipal Ownership. Conference With Joe Smith an¢ Robert Bridges, the Special Inter- est Candidate Shows His Hand. J, 0. Trenhoime, If elected mayor, will the city lighting plant with a tender regard for the profits of the Editor The Star: Sound Traction Light & Power Co, 1 have it from his own lips. word is as good as gold. For two days some of his sup- porters who believe in municipal ownership have been trying to get him to reverse his position on this point, but they have not yet suc- c5oeded, The publication of this statement will probably be followed by @ con- tradietion of it by Trenholme. 1 |have therefore taken the pains to/ ask that it be certified by Robert Invite Smith “here The onversation between Tren- }holme and myself occurred in his sie He told me so himeelf, and Mayor Cotterili says that Trenholme's “f wae present at the con- ference in Trenholme's headquarters in the Alaska buliding Monday afternoon, and the following is a true and fair statement of the conversation between Joe Smith and J. D. Trenholme on the subject of municipal ownership.” ROBERT BRIDGES. citizens to pay $400,000 profit @ year into the city treasury, it is at — i | TORY INTERESTS OR THEIR REPRESENTA- square. Call them foul names if you will, go on, if you headquarters in the Alaska build-/the same time compelling others of TIVE. 1 a \ The Sta aged ing last Monday afternoon. 1 had /jts citizens, (patron3 cf the private Therefore, Mr. Cotterill, you should call Judge choose, spewing your gpreen againet, Dieter the Paper been invited to the headquarters to/company) to pay $800,000 profit Moore a dog and a coward. His personal opposition to that made you. It doesn’t hurt us, but don’t think that listen to the reasons why I should |into the treasury of that company. | Gill is just as strong as yours, but he refuses to let that you can deceive the thinking people of this city as the support Trenholme. | Thus by reducing the city light and J . me ‘ i redatory interests have deceived you! I came away unconvinced, power rates so as to leave the personal opposition make him a tool of the old special Pp 7 on y' I was accompanied to Tren-| 000 profit in the pockets of our interest, standpat gang that he has fought for 15 years You are in a strange camp, George, and maybe that Mrs. Dorot hy Johnson holme’s headquarters by Robert| zens, we would compel a reduction accounts for your frenzy. Anyhow, we will forgive you Bridges and H. C. Pigott. Partici-/of the rates of the private company, j | in this city. | . , | He say: he never has been and cannot now be for | for what a lot of your friends charitably term, your un- the predatory interests or their representative. Judge manly and dishonorable conduct. Moo’ Trenhol 1 his*back hen he speak an e of the predatory interests and their representative. WOMEN VOTE IN "MOTHER STATE) This is the last photograph of json went on their honeymoon trip. Mrs. Dorothy Johnson, the Tacoma! Pepper met his former sweetheart bride-of-a-week, who was shot and/in the hotel corridor. instantly killed yesterday by her| “I'm going to shoot myself,” he former fiance, Abraham Pepper, a/told her. lace salesman, fn a San Francisco! Mrs. Johnson thought he was Jok hotel, where bride and groom were | ing staying on their honeymoon. | “Shoot away, ‘Pep,’” she said. pating in the conference were Wylie Hempill, manager; R. E. Downie, treasurer; Donald McDonald and Charles Hutchinson of the Tren- holme committee; Bridges, Pigott, Trenholme and myself. Must Go Slow, He Says which would leave in the pockets of other citizens $800,0vv more. Im other words, can you not see, Mr. Trenholme, that in our efforts to get $400,000 profit a year out of the light plant, we are taking $1,200,000 jaway from our citizens, of which MEETINGS TONIGHT And you, Mr. Cotterill, have joined what Judge Moore Hi Gill, candidate for mayor, pe THE PREDATORY INTERESTS AND THEIR speaks today at noon at the Pepper, who shot himself after kill-| He did—first the woman and then| Pigott introduced the subject of $800,000 goes to swell the profits ESENTATIVE. Grand opera house. men ing Mrs. Johnson, probably will re-| himself. municipal ownership by asking |f ® public service corporation? { You might call”him a dog and a coward also, but Tonight he will speak in Red-]| TRENTON, N. J,, Feb. 26—The | cover. | Today, at San Francisco, Pepper | Trenholme: Trenholme—But these people it is just possible that a lot of good citizens will believe ding’s hall, First av. W. and | house resolution extending suffrage| Mra. Johnson, nee Danhaiser, alexpressed deep remorse over| “You believe in municipal owner- have invested their money here im Judge Moore knows what he is talking about. Roy st, and at the Danish |\to women was passed by the state|strikingly beautiful brunette, kept| the shooting, and sata he hoped he|Ship of all public utilittes, do you Rood faith, and they are entitled e¢ s. 4 t Il of th h Brotherhood club rooms, 14th [/senate today and is ready for the|company with Pepper for severa)| would be placed on trial as soon as|not?” to consideration. They are entitled | ‘nd now, Mr. Cotterill, what about all of the other ay. and Fir st. [governor's signature, yeara in Tacoma, She recently be-|his condition would permit. A po-| Trenholme replied: “I do, but|to be treated so they will get « | rh men who helped The Star two years ago to make iD. Tresbotme wil spent ——— came engaged to Johnson, and Pep-| lice guard was placed over him at|Wwe are so heavily bonded that we nse paras return on their invest+ that up-hill fight that made you mayor? at en's hall an e per went to San Francisco. There,|the hospital today, He will be| will have to go slow on extensions 5 ~\ What about Ole Hanson? 7 worth and Brighton schools tn FIRE KILLS Two too, last week, Mr. and Mrs. Jobn-|charged with murder. and new ventures at this time.” Myself—This is exactly what 1 £ te sada ik ith the Furth the Rainier valley, and West ~| “I did not know Dorothy was to| Some of those present appeared | Su@Pected was in the back of this ,_,|8 he a dog because he didn’t join with the Furth: Side hall. MEL EI Harmar matry Johnson until the day of the|to think that this should satisfy|/™an’s head when he sald he was Ankeny-Goldsmith-Blethen-P.-I. gang behind Trenholme wate Tiled, brutal Hatlen ears HU wedding,” he sald today, “Then 1{me. I sald for municipal ownership. He tells What about Ed Snyder, the man who, as your mana-| Gor property? Lat _Myatt-Fowells| hart, and there were many Arrow fot a letter from her, telling me Smith Asks Questions Tent pikat, woth lero ae ger, worked night and day for you two years ago | School. 4th and Pine, teach you how t7/ escapes in w fire which destroyed 1 fo she loved John-| “1 would like to ask a few ques-| in guch a mann Is he, too, a dog and a coward? He isn’t with you 1 PeRue ts sorta busines"! Haker's hotel gy |e ORR Dap “she. cid ae tions with a view of ascertaining competitor, the Puget Beene ii , 5 | what reservations are lingering 10/ tion, Light @ Power company te the back of this man’s mind.” 4 —_— eT TRY TEAMSTERS ‘i ‘ earn a profit on Its business. | de Then to Mr, Trenholme: net. believe | hak. weer r you, Mr. “Upon what principle would you|trenholme, should y | TO MAKE ARREST fix rates for service by a7 | Hoe Beatines tea en a y publicly In a way desi . n igned to A MERR CHORUS OF MONG EL BARKERS | pest ‘Twenty-seven -teamstere were |CWHed utilities?’ . protect the profits taken by a pri- “Bens,” the mule which worked | placed on trial before Police Judge |», ermolme — | would manage | vate corporation from the pockets st 8 +, | 24 he y | » Pacific Coast |G " ©\them the same as a private com- ‘ Labor men of Seattle are, with scarcely an ex-| They thought the fact that this paper had bit-| (oii’Co's mise at Franklin, Washs | ful assommicge: dee “Hernan ty, {Pany 1s managed. Sos OE ‘Trenholuaah ception, for H. C. Gill for mayor as against Trenholme. |terly fought Gill for five years would compel it either |'* ¢%o¥ing © muchnoeded Test to-|the complainant against the men|,, Myself —ut you cannot do that, |own words. 4 ibaa > be-| Il heir “4 table” di : lday as a result of prompt action| who appeared in court because a private company {s man-! He is for municipal ownershi\ Why have the labor men changed? Always “ad swallow t lh respectable” dummy candidate or|py the King County Humane so-| The men collected, it is charged, |®8¢4 for profit to ithe people who] Oh, yes! fo . . res reasonable | to remain neutral. clety, following publication of an!on the water front, whe: ‘lown It, while a public utility must But he believes that the electric re they have been against Gill. Isn't it hy! WI The Sta their tr d ‘ .. farticle regarding her in ‘The Star.|union men were unloading wagons, |D@ Managed for the purpose of glv-| monopoly should be so treated thats to suppose that there is a mighty good reason why| h a je r mn rid a and avoided it,| An arrest will be made at the/and later went to Western ay,, in|!98 Service to the people who own) it will get a profit on its invest= * whe is paper revealed thei H mine today, as a consequence, the Market district, wh. slice | tt. ment. they, who have heretofore fought Gill, are now for i a Pac edie the big ea wowed Boot | Fred L. Boalt, The Star's Scan eent arregted thom” POl’®| “Trenholme—The fixing of rates| So treated, if you please, at the \° oosters,| writer, discovered “Bess” while Ba ne ee is a detat! of administration |expense of the citizens of Seattle. . . ill who used to be fo ill bu .|“‘covering” a mine accident at Myself—True enongh, but the} Here is the milk in the cocoanut: _ _ When the lying Special Interest papers say Gill h Ps hede ivi rG f t who are now for Tren | Franiain He found that the com! principle upon which they should be| Trenholme believes in managing is supported by the same old crowd, they know they ho! ved tl “sy ying i tg via. Papers resort to! pany worked its mules until they fixed is not a detail, but a matter|the city light plant to protect the A Ww? . | tricke to lies, and to e lowes ‘hie be. die, instead of getting more and of principle, The report of Super-| profits of the electric monopoly. are lying and all the thousands of Gill's new sup- triclery, to. hes, és t possible kind of eine them in shifts, Tt was] — intendent Rosa shows that the in-| JOR SMITH, porters know they are lying. journalism in a desperate effort to bolster up their | cheaper EL PASO, Fe That Gus-| come of the city light plan for 1913) : These Special Int ti ers and their rotten scheme. Mra, 8. C. Griggs, secretary of tave Bauch was executed by the} was some $900,000, of which nearly| JOKE ON THE JOKER : h pecia nterest boos! ing pap ‘ | A the Humane society, visited the | M ican rebels at Juarez last Fri-/one-half was profit. Now the city) CHICAGO, Feb. 25.—Lack of dirty little weekly allies are all barking in a me AND ABOUT ALL THEY HAVE SU |inine with two officers Friday. She |4ay was reported today among|light plant has oni, a third of the| eof humor in hie bi h y immediately ordered Bess to the | United States army officers here busi T third f th 1. pens ‘ q * nmed ply ered Bess to the States pe e, usiness. ‘Two s of t must SV hes 4 chorus at The Star because of its attitude in this IN DOING THUS FAR IS TO FOOL GEORGE COT: |i = Bees iacbandiod ‘by Ita private? oom) £3. love hie’ $2,000 som, wae ra TERILL INTO JOINING THE CHORUS OF MON. | rh e ule bad vorket_ i 4p tHe record of the eelemograph petitor. i refore, when the cit Hunter wrote a humorous skit aed m he tiene’ eeks without a rest,” Mrs, Griggs|have been confirmed by Tammany-!by maintaining high rates for ser-| on his superior officer, whe 4 : plot called for The Star’s help this time. |GRELS AND CURS BAYING AT THE STAR. said, graphed, vice by the city plant requires its couldn't see the joke, ‘ ° , 4