The Seattle Star Newspaper, April 2, 1914, Page 1

THEY CAN’T CRAM THIS DOWN SEATTLE’S THROAT! OU MIGHT as well pack up and go home, gentlemen of the charter commission. Your 30-ward-council-manager plan, which you have refused to reconsider, will never get any farther than it is today. If it is submitted to the voters in its present form, the voters most certainly will kill it. So why waste any more time? We're awfully glad we met you. We enjoyed you thoroughly. Your “Hinky Dink” and “Bathhouse John” plan of ward politics was really funny! When you told us that 30 councilmen elected from small districts wouldn’t play any politics, and wouldn’t think of log- rolling in their selection of a $12,000 city manager, you had Eva Tanguay looking like a Sunday school teacher. You certainly were immense! But we're a busy, bustling, hustling city. We've played and made merry a bit. Now we want to get back to real work. So here are your several hats, gentlemen of the commission. Good night! OGD © GED GERRARD GETELETS GUNES CORIEAND GAEEED GHERED ETD CTD CHD CRED CREED CVS SL CRIES i TED AERIS | ay SHOWERS TONIGHT AND FRIDAY; MODERATE SOUTHERLY WINDS. [pean eee | [#8] The SeatuleStar Zz) Paid Copies Daily d FTI THE ONLY PAPER IN SEATTLE THAT DARES TO PRINT THE NEWS : MIMI = iy VOLUME 16 NO. 32 SEATTLE, WASH. THURSDAY, APRIL 2, 1914. ONE CENT owittixt.a"e, ¥ ‘SUPT. RICHARDSO | TOLD’EM TO CHOKE . ME,’ SAYS PATIENT b , , | 1 By Fred L. Boalt ] “The first assault occurred two or | ‘ Wx "De Waldo Richardson, | ta el coe eerie. Nae sini raed 4 superintendent of the county hos- Theodore Price complained when Dr, ital and poor farm, “beat up” Dave Me- Cenzie, chairman of the county commis- sioners, Tuesday, a friendly critic said: “The doctor is an impetuous man.” Granting that the impetuous doctor might be as ready, under | provo- cation, to hit a young and muse ular man as an old and weak one, the fact re- mains that he did assault in a manner extraordinarily brutal a = man = much smaller, older and weaker than himself As the doctor has demonstrated his impetuosity on the chairman of the county commissioners, who had pro- voked him, the public has a right to speculate on the lengths to which his impetuosity might carry him when irrt tated by the down-and-outers at the hos- pital and poor farm, a majority of whom are. of course, older and weaker than McKenzie Old folks are trying Sick folks are irritating. fee Leroy B, Thorpe is a caricature of the man he once was. He is six feet tall and weighed 200 pounds. From the waist up he is her- culean. He was once the equal in physique of the mighty Richardson him- self. Seyen ago Thorpe was stricken with paralysis in the legs while doing heavy concrete work on a building on Dearborn st. Five years ago he went to the county hospital and poor farm, and he has been there practically continuous- ly ever since. Save for the paralysis, he is fit physically. His mind is well balanced and alert. He has had a fair education, Richardson came into the ward and turned out half the lights ‘You have no business reading at night,’ the doctor said. **Well, doctor,’ I said, ‘you might as well turn them all out.’ “He told me I had nothing to say about it and that if I didn’t like the place I could get out. I told him I'd gladly go if he would find me a job, and he he didn’t believe I'd ever done a lick of work in my life ‘I've held as good positions as you doctor,’ I said ‘I'll fix you for that,’ he replied. “A small matter, perhaps; but you must understand that our life here is made up of small matters “That night, while I was asleep, my wheel chair and clothes were taken away The next morning an orderly came to move me to another part of the ward. 1 asked to have my locker taken along, as on other occasions I had lost trinkets which I valued when they were left be- hind. I refused to move unless my things went with me. “We'll see whether you'll move or not,’ said the orderly. “He called another orderly, who was followed in, by «Dr..Richardson.. .The orderlies jumped on top of me. One planted his knee in my stomach. The other grabbed me by the neck and choked me until I had to give in “‘Give it to him, boys!" said Dr. Rich- ardson, ‘until he is ready to quit.’ “My throat was scratched and blue and my chest was bruised. “The second assault was just before FIRST PHOTO FROM TORREON; A REAL PICTURE OF A REAL WAR CURLING, N. F., April 2.—The loss of the lives of more than 200 seal hunters off the New Foundland coast Tuesday and Wednesday was re- ported here today by wireless from the Red | Cross ship Florizel, off the Straits of Belle Isle. The message threw into an ex- trsordinary conflict accounts of @ disaster which evidently occurred in the ice floes off Cape Race dure ~ ing the blizzard of the last two | days. s Mixup in Reports The Florizel’s message spoke of” |the 200-odd lost men as members. of the crew of the steamship New Foundland The New’ Foundland had been reported today as having arrived at St. Johns with news that 170 of the | crew of the whaler Southern had perished in the same storm, ~ The confusion was attributed errors in transmission of wt: messages. It remained a qi however, whether the Sc Croms or the The Southern Cross, lost or not, was three days jane today | There were "20 ships in the jing fleet which put out from 86 Johns March 13. All must have — |run into the blizzard and the feo | pack. Most of them were | tionally staunch craft, and it was | believed they could combat the — g and has made himself useful to the in- | floes. the last election. 1 wanted to register. y stitution as a bookkeeper. Dr. Lamb told me that Dr. Richardson | In all nearly 4,000 men were fa He is 54 years old had ordered that I was not to be allowed jthe sealing fields when the storm fig He has lived so long with the knowl- to do so, I said I was an American tes: the: Set. j edge that he is doomed to a life of help- citizen and had a right to vote. But | — lessness and dependency that he hae be- when I tried to leave with my chair, two 10 ANNOUNGE come, perhaps, a little bitter. orderlies grabbed me, threw me back on | | 4 But he does not appear to have brooded the bed, and choked me until I promised 4 over his condition to the point of ob- that I would not try.to go.” y Session. His words ring true eee ee Photograph taken during the } Tee @ ee - Dr. Rich fighting at Gomez Palacio, in the \ “ r. Richardson, when questioned con- | outskirts of Torreon. Gen. Vilia’s ‘ "I have been choked and mauled cerning Thorpe’s charges, said: “I |rebel soldiers firing . from behind , WASHINGTON, April 2—It was f twice during Dr. Richardson's adminis- | know Thorpe well. I do not remember quickly thrown up breastworks of | authoritatively stated here today, ka tration. Dr. Ric hardson was an eye- the assaults he mentions. If oes stone and sand. Black rings In the P | that the cities in which regional res an today. He knew ‘shout: "ihe second i sure T would iat Me it now.” i t |e tomorenr +e hi ators included, with the ¢ |the courthouse and the Claremont, | i EON fe: thelr own | private | Vedder, Magnolia, Munson and Flor ‘ jand went thoroughly ft ida hotels. | uation he city lighting plant was also ia bie TAKEN BY VILLA er Carranza’s chief of staff “Ip IN MILLION | let out of commission outlt ‘onversation So far as known, the only casual- 3 were still resisting, 0 upled a Jan, who jumped from a third-story - fortified adobe structu in the window, in the Florida hotel, broke Seventeen-yearold Jimmy y Dex “My ” allied befriended a boy {southwest part of town, where it her nm and is dying ter has found a friend. once and I know what a good man was “offering an unexpected de- arts in Hotel Kitchen | Jimmy is the boy who took a loaf|!t made him,” explained Jimmy's) JUAREZ, April 2. Following PY nes ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla, April 2.—| It wie in the Florida's kitchen The condition of Former right side of Mcintyre's head, ~ Deputy Sheriff R. J. Mcintyre, | “But I would like to see the fist of bread when he and another boy | benefactor. Jimmy can £9 tO|twohours telegr " ie 1,000,000 damage here to-| that the fire started, just after day- were hungry last February after parca yr ip eg ty and T'll | hetween Chivanen: feed Vite rae exe “ - a time ‘St. ge are to | light today. py a | at yal Rs cg id ee ‘exclaimed ‘Dr. Wikherspoom soe days of failure to find a job. pay him for the work he does on | officers here today declared that | D N iF complete destruction was threaten-| As it spread, the guests from the) 42071) 01 | ton on the occasion of j|today. “I cannot imagine a man's — e E. H. Severance, a Bothell ranch-|the place. All I want is that he to ali intents and purpose: eon | other hotels poured Into the streets, | os ‘i ° 3 . ti or, with s big heart and a real de-|shall grow up to be a substantial | has been in Villw's’ honde win | pitas i ea oward noon {t was believed the| many of them scantily attired. bg Detntsioner thevue -te lee ee sire to help boys grow up to be | citizen. “ last Tuesday afternoon MT, VERNON, April 2.—Accord-| flames were under control, but-they | Of the buildings destroyed, aside | Kenzie Tuesday, 1e-aeriaue, ac-° || ‘Mclntyre-nhw charges. aan ee cevered the ge eens one. A a eave Only two remnants of the fed-|ing to Special Agent Ray of the| were still sweeping the water front ge tener mH A hoornrd Lag har vk cording to Dr. John Wither- | kicked him on the head as he lay — judge Frater rosecutor Ellis elleve they eral garrison were stil! holding © , sderal tr were held in, bur-/ Of historical interest. fo Hotel . ) ° i for someone to save Jimmy from|can succeed with a seventh one. they said, and it was mecnenivi Great Northern railroad, George E. vache cana WP hecting should | Vedder was one of the oldest in| "P00 wh aheneel the ine | pre trate On the floor. Lg the reformatory. Jimmy smiled as he left his expected he would capture these. | Ball, arrested at Calgary suspected besit | America, | jure ninclana jay at his home, Bin pdeireagran gh e felled him 4 After discussing the proposition | friends at the courthouse Carransa and ‘Villa bad thetr| of being one of the two-men; whp] Courthédee @urned Sethtsre 1s Sohtean ta. Kee eee nlatcate: crete ae with Prosecutor Ellis, Severance] , “It's nice of Mr. Severance, and) talk last night held up.a Great Northern train at| ‘The burned atemat tat eime cov-| , Meeting Capitol Hill W. ©. T. U, Baar a carota’ Deamtbaton ctl Ge tanmbiite th sma aaa iu ee ae ee ee ee I'm going to make good,” he said The former, with tho members| Samish and Killed three passen-|ered everything between Chartotte, | Nel today. Seolntyre’e Head, tea? ofan exptens laminations oc ee or ok Jimmy from of his cabinet, took complete pow-| era, has been positively Identified | Treasury, Hupolita and St, George] Got money? Learn vookkeeping and/ed that his skull may have been| ‘There is danger of « hemorrhag the county courthouse out to the] | Mra Frank Raymond asks di-| x0 sion of the main telegraph office| by passengers who were on the | ts barter able to take care of it. Hyatt-\tractured. This may have been|the doctor said, shduld he be erent en egg OT gs OE ODOT TN nee iatmnininarinepe ne ulisings, desttored inoluded res, tereugh scaling meme persrat Caued. bys. pawerfil Bigw. an the moved to the city for. adea aa I N I ‘ amination. DILLPICK “ “Ss ” Bi ae DIANA L LES IN | DRESSED FOR COLD WEATHER” | A 4-Reel “Screecher” Film| LABOR COUNCIL “OH, PAR, You OUGHT To Had PuT ON? SOMGTHIN?— IT’S NEARCY A BLOCK To TH’ CAR "| “WELL, COME ON, DIANAR$ UM READY IF You ARE! DON'T Keepa FELLER SyAnpin’ HERE FREEZIN' "iF Yur! GONNA TAKE “A LITTL& FROST AIN'T DIAN4R TO TH’ CAR, GONNA PHASE MG. ALL me ao Sit READY. "spose ir TIZt I WAFTA PUT ON 13 4 i's UL COLD OUT, i SWEATER, 4 OVERCOAT, * TS x useo7” won FER] A FuR CAP AN? BE KEER FUL UDSON'S BAY FeLT 3 COMPANY TAKIN’ LC© eee OVTA TH’ BAY," TAKES A STAND The Central Labor counell pass« ed resolutions last night, opposing al and state-wide prohibition, 77% motions were introduced by {the provision trades council and” criticised the attitude of congress= men who favored national probibl- tion, Opposition to prohibition, either’ rs national or state-wide, was dase on the clalm that thousands of mei ” would be thrown out of work if the” | bills w passed. | ‘The action of the council was vigs opposed by the eee iaonhdatas carpenters and oth |tntots, who went on record sal | the resolutions, |_ J. W, Brafford told the polite: | last night he had been strong+ | armed by two men at Eighth ay, and Union st, and robbed of