The Seattle Star Newspaper, July 30, 1915, Page 1

ee ee ee eee | The most prominent citizens OOD MORNING, Sir Knight of Columbus.” Knight, now what can we do for you?” “ * % * * * (f oan us “Good morning, Mr. Shriner.” We thank you.” * your automobiles. % *% * “You helped us pmnnees our friends during Shrine senveniion week, Sir * No, it hasn’t been arranged yet. The Star just suggests that the Seattle Shriners might furnish several hundred machines to help transport and entertain visiting Knights and Ladies of Columbus here next week. The invitation list isn’t confined to Shriners, tho. you help? It means much to Seattle. “M-U-T-T” O YOU know what a Well, it's and sometimes it’s a thing that “mutt” is? sometimes one thing another. Sometimes makes you laugh And, believe us, you're one if you don't take The ar regularly so as to enjoy the big secret we're going to spring on you ina day or two, i 8, Many machines are needed VOLUME 18. 8, SAILORS KILLED IN HAT] The Onl NO. 133. Paper in Seattle That Dares to o Print the News : SEATTLE, WASH., F RAR ARAN nnn RIDAY, JULY 30, 1915. ON THAINS ONE CENT The Seattle Star AND NEWS RTANDS, Be 100 at Knights of Columbus hall, Monday at 6:30 p. m. and 200 at the same place on Thursday at 4 p.m. Will Telephone W. F. Finn, Main 8824, if you have a machine you'll loan to the cause. RRA AAA Rene EDITION WEATHER FORECAST—Fair TIDES ALT BEATILE High. low. 651 am, IER ft, 14k om, 47 4:03 pom, 189 ft 1k pom. an Becker Dies in Electric Chair Protesting His Innocence | COUNTY READY TO START FARM ™::*: COLONY SUGGESTED BY THESTAR Haman Derelicts Will Be Given Chance to End Days in the Comforting Thought That They Are Not Wards of Charity; Commissioners Favor Purchase of Stimson Farm, Across Lake Washington; The Star Offers an Idea: Why Not a Citizen Board of | Appraisers? UT at Smith Cove, most any day, with their rigging gone, and their spars cut down until they are Coal hulks, they are. Once they were proud merchant ships, battling mighty skimr and then hurrying home again with the products of the Orient with the wares of the New World, They were very busy, useful and fell off, owners failed, and at the last duty before the boneyard t craft impor ted, battered, last, neglec you'll find one or two begtimed old ships, mere stubs. seas, skimming swiftly the But days age beaten entered on the la of stean riding high in the water, | to Old World ports, laden 1 crept uf them, charter their usefulne ' Just coal hulks—crawling, swashing along in the wake of a miserable tug from the mines to the wharves, where the _ceal is scooped from their holds to the holds of big steam liners—but still useful. SOMEHOW, THEY ALWAYS FIND USE FOR A SHIP UNTIL SHE CRUMBLES WITH DECAY AND IS DRAGGED TO THE BONEYARD. UT not so with a man or woman fulness are Paksed Financial setbacks, accidents, put them on the shelf and the boneyard claims them Oftentimes the world drives them to the b Unlike the coal hulks they are not given the privilege of fit idle, miserable objects of charity. Or they wander on a streets until they drop, starving. 3 ‘ LONDON, July 30—The Rus jguns from the fortress of Novo sians have begun evacuating |Georgiewsk, northwest of Warsaw, Warsaw. They are removing | is being pushed to the utmost all public documents and treas- Part of the armament of the, ures from the city and the | fortress will be left intact until the banks are sending their gold last moment, so as to hold the Ger) to Petrograd. By tomorrow it (mans at bay until the vast Slay ie believed Warsaw will be a my escapes | fuded of government stores Preparations are being likely to be of use to the Ger- | everywhere for stubborn rear guard mane. actions to cover the retreat of the |main body, but the battle for pos t |session of the city as a whole is | generally regarded as at an end | and their families ‘the city. have made} For days trains have been The Russians are preparing to _ Carrying refugees out of the ldynamite everything of military | aeient Polish capital over | value in the fortresses and In War. | the railway fines still open to |saw itself as the last bodies of _ the east. Grand Duke Nich- | troops retire. Slag Is concentrating troop | Prepare Triumphal Entry _ Waine for the removal of his whiada sat | eldiers and the evacuation | The country about Wa h 7 Mey soon be expected to be |been Jaid waste and dispatches _ somplete. have declared the city will be fired 4 the Slave as they leave be this information as the sub-| "one kaiser is preparing fora of advices reaching here to «umphal entry into Warsaw. The vai | London was prepared for the of Warsaw at any time. 7 All ‘dispatches from Petrograd it reports of measures taken ee iIitary erities declare by the Re | Russian m coplahondhaachg mara OF retreat is the only step that be considered by the com rip of t G could 20 : “shout Warsaw. his cater tec tine manders from a strategic stand Wo be broken point. Russian line must be with and the city abandoned to kaiserin is on her way to join him at the army headquarters and will enter the city at his side. Civil service reclassification com- the great field army |mission appointed by Gill to hold Remove All Big Guns lmeeting Monday night in Triangle) The wt Work of removng all heavy building. RRA rn nnn E public service commission has an immediate duty to perform. Ahead of any other matters that may be In the hands of the commission, there Is the duty to en- force the 25-cent minimum monthly rate for gas in Seattle. There ought to be no quibbling or hesitating. 'f for no other reason, the sta Spect for itself, should be quick to issue the order fixing the Minimum rate at 25 cents. The gas monopoly had agreed to this rate and the com- Mission had accepted the agreement. To let the gas barons @scape any longer with a promise violated and scorned, is an Sdmission on the part of the state commission of either In- Competence or faithiessness. THE STAR BELIEVES THE STATE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION HAS BEEN TRICKED BY THE GAS COM PANY INTO A BELIEF THAT THE 25-CENT RATE WOULD BE VOLUNTARILY ESTABLISHED BY THE COMPANY. MORE THAN SUFFICIENT TIME HAS ELAPSED IN WHICH noece*® BARONS COULD HAVE MADE THEIR PROMISE {SWING THE BIG STICK! They have failed to do #0. Their word is no good. They have no se: of honor. Their creed is gr The public service commission ought to swing the big stick ° on them—and do it now. | $28,000 payable next February, jat 6 per cent | 60 acres in G |the indigent problem in a county neyard | They go to the poorhouse and sit doing light work which would A year and a half ago ‘The ar made a great big sugges tion. It was that the county or city —or both—buy some big farm, not too far from Seattle, where the poor folks, the sick, the cripples, the and the down-and-oute: live like a big family. On this farm they would have plenty of fresh air, plenty of light, and fri ! | | could hear the hens cackle } the robine sing. Oh, it would | be a great old farm! | And the very best part of all | would be that everybody able | | | | | to stir could BE USEFU COULD PAY FOR HIS KEEP! He no longer would regard himself as a charity subject—a most degrading position—but would feel Independence, along with the blessed peace of contented old age. He would not be in the boneyard. | eee | The Star is glad to announce that at last the suggestion is bearing | fruit. The county commissioners are now considering the offer of sev eral farms, the most promising of which seems to be, from all reports C. D. Stimson's farm, “The Wil lows,” across Lake Washington near Woodinville. On this farm there acres, It is beautifully and already has a large barn, tle sheds and a bungalow The price asked in are 428 situated, cat $108,000, the balance in four annual payments, | Commissioners Hamilton and Knudsen favor buying the farm, but Commissioner Carrigan asks more time, to consider other sites. Prosecuting Attorney Lundin has been instructed to check up on the legal phases of the purchase This farm would be large hundreds of poor Buildings would have to enough of course The present King County hos pital and poor farm stand on about orgetown is a Poor farm” misnomer.) | There is no farm ne land 1s valuable for ‘ado | trial sites, and three parcels of it are under lease already, It is worth, perhaps, $3,500 an acre | What the poor farm and hospital! need {n the way of provisions they must buy. The egg bill alone comes to more than $400 a month, The| total accommodation of the joint institutions t 150-—Af you pach tn The poor farm will take about 120 at @ papeh. The hospital, de signed to tale of the sick tches the indigent overflow farm with ac 120 to nolve as| populous as King is absurd on the} face of it It doesn't solve it by a long way, ‘em care YO expect a poor commodation for only ‘ERD AND OLE HANSON, »| degree ng before their days of tse- in idleness until they decay pay for their keep. So they for every year scores of pitiable souls are turned away from its doore—are told that it can hold no more, and that they must seek shelter elaewhere Not only does the Georgetown in stitution fall but ft Is run, Yet it has to solve the prod! necessarily, at a loss and worth more than eee The Star believes pital should stay where it is, close to the city. But why de vote $200,000 to a poor “farm” which Is not worked? Leave the hospital with an acre, sell the balance, and ap- ply the proceeds to the pur- chase of th imeon farm—or some other—which can be made to pay its way by the farm Produce raised on it. This can be done. The successful “farm colony” of Cleveland, O., proves it Let's not send any more old human ships to the boneyard the hoe while they're still usefull And | let's hurry the new arrange | ment along. eee But let's do it in a business-like way. The county commissioners may figure, or they may not, that what they want is a highly de veloped and improved farm, like that of Stimson's It may be better to buy a place an large as this, or it may not be That is the commissioners’ buat ness. But this word of advice The Star offers THE COMMISSIONERS SHOULD, BEFORE BUYING, APPOINT A DISINTERESTED BOARD OF! CITIZENS TO APPRAISE THE LAND, TO CONSIST, SAY, OF) MAYOR GILL, ERASTUS BRAIN. OR ANY OTHER BODY WHOSE VER. DICT WILL SATISFY THE 65 BIDDERS WHO HAVE OFFERED) THEIR FARMS TO THE COUNTY! Members of Admiral Landing oa ty - Reported Killed in Fighting Thursday. MEAGER | DISPATCHES RECEIVED IN. CAPITAL Bluejackets Victims of Snip- ers; Battleship Connecticut Rushed to Scene With 500 Marines; Admiral Calls for Reinforcements, WASHINGTON, July 30.—Two American sail- ors were killed Thursday during fighting at Port Au Prince, Haiti, accord- ing to advices to the navy department this afternoon, Reports from the navy department gave meager details, The men were members of the landing force put ashore by Ad- miral Caperton to protect foreign residents after mobs of revolutionists had slain President Guillaume and Gov. Oscar. The men killed were sniped from ambush in the southwest part of town. The battleship Connecticut ordered to proceed to Prince with 500 marines. In a message to the navy depart. ment, Admiral Caperton id ) threats had been made of an attack on the town tonight and that he would land reinforcements at 5 p. m. “There is no cause for alarm, but 1 must have sufficient troops to handle the situation,” the admiral's sage stated. The Connecticut will leave Phila- delphia tonight in command of was Port Au Capt. E. H. Burrell, FRISCO IS IN AWFUL SHAPE SAN FRANCISCO. July 30.— “What's the matter with San Francisco? I'll tell you what's the matter. The people of this town don’t realize that religion investment, nd Christianity So sald Billy Sunday, base- ball player evangelist, when he arrived here today to hold revival, whe ed what thought of San Francisco. Sunday paused long enough while eating breakfast to make this comment on the statement he that wide-open towns meant wide-open purses and better business, “To hell with the kind of bust ness that has to depend on a wide open town to be prosperous,” “Ma” Sunday and the little Sun. days accompanied the evangelist. “San Francisco is short on churches and Christians, There are Jonly about 20,000 Protestant church | AT THEIR OWN PRICES, |members in this town and there! DO THAT, AND THE DEAL CAN ought to be more,” he said. “Pitts. BE MADE WITHOUT CRITICISM, @ has you backed off the boards when {t comes to churches, San H, L. Miller, convicted of second| Francisco has fewer churches and robbe recently, released | church-goers for its size than any thirty-six hours after entering ¢ Jail leity in the United States. PATROLMAN GRUELLY ABUSES AGED MAN IN Police Officer F. J. Phillips I again In the limelight by reason brutal ‘treatment of a prisoner. This time Officer G, C, Collins is with him Thuraday they arrested James Reynolds, near First and Yesler, for begging. Reynolds is gray haired, with a long, white beard. Phillips and Collins, both big men, dragged Reynolds across First ave. as tho he were a sheep's carca’ This is accor of ng to employes of MAKING ARREST he clothing store of Westerman & Schermer, and soldiers at the U, §. Marine Corps recruiting — station, both at First and Yesler, who wit- nessed the arrest They say Reynolds’ head bumped on the car tracks and that bis cloth ing swept up filth of th® street in his journey across the pavement A handcuff around one wrist was tight, nesses, it 80 to accordl these wit cut Into the flesh and caused the hand to turn black “Why don't you go ahead and kill me, and get it over with,” groaned Reynolds, as they reached the | Big Policeman Meets His : {| Big ceman } /“*As | Stand on Brink of Grave, =| —:nd Cooly; Helps the 9” Guards Buckle Stra n 1 Am Innocent,” Asserts Becker) ii pins “win } SSINING, N. Y., July 30—"From your experience with con. Chair § O demned men, not it your belief that the guilty always | ee cont in the it hour?” Father Cashin, chaplain of Sing ' rs a Ging, was’ asked today, fellewing the death. of Becker { MUMBLES PRAYER AS “Invariably,” he replied. sacrament is given. ring the sacrament y manner “Becker answ grave, | am not “Usually they confess after the Father Curry said to Becker, ‘Are you guilty by word, or deed, ever of this crime?’ Father, as | stand on the brink of the { SWITCH IS THROWN IN { “I Am Being Sacrificed for My Friends,” He Declares in Last Statement; Eulogizes His Wife, Who Fought so after ad- THE YOoG! TEMPLE, AND FIGURES IN THE CASE THAT HAS SCANDALIZED ISLAND Above, the tabernacle on Mercer! isiand, where the followers of the f ¥ Yoga hold their meetings. Below, Mra. Dorothy Gerber, who left her | husband and joined the colony. At bottom, Raiph De Bit, yogi of the colony, who was arrested with Mrs. Gerber on a charge preferred by the woman's husband. ‘TELL OF YOGI IN BATHROBE | BEACH WALKS |@ detay In the legal acy was occasioned in superior court Friday, when attorneys for Mrs. Dorothy A. Gerber, the child's mother, sparred for | time in which to bring evi- dence from California to prove | the mother’s claim on her daughter. Meanwhile, affairs at Beaux Arts, the village across Lake Washington from Leschi park, where Mra. Gerber is said to have fallen into the sna Ralph Bit, head of th cult, have assumed a dire a pect. . es Uniess De Bit and “the madam,” as Mrs. Gerber ts called at Beaux Arta, leave the village, it is hinted, they will be asked to go. It also developed Friday that an investigation has been started which may develop into a charge of violating the Mann white slave act jagainst De Rit, on the ground that he caused Mrs, Gerber to be trans | ported to Seattle from San Fran | cisco for immoral purposes, Beaux Arts city officials were on the verge of calling an indignation meeting Thursday night to consider the De Bit scandal, it is said, but it was finally decided to walt a few days on the assumption that De Bit and Mrs. Gerber, whom he tntro- duced to the community as his wife, will leave voluntartly, Cc. C, Phillips, resident of the {sland village, asserts he has seen | De Bit and “the madam” stroliing up and down the sandy beach as early as 5 o'clock in the morning De Bit clad in a bathrobe, with bis arm about the waman known as his wife gutter, A crowd gathered and protested Phillips was severely reprimanded by Pollee Chief Griffiths for brutal treatment, a year ago, after The Star had called attention to the case, pirated to Save Him. By ‘GEORGE R. HOLMES United Press Staff spondent, OSSINING, N. Y., duly 30.— At peace with his Maker, a prayer upon his lips and his iron will unfaltering, Charies F. Becker expiated the murder of Gambier Herman Rosenthal when he was shocked to death In the electric chair at 5:55 a. m. today. Pinned to his shirt near his heart, the former czar of the tenderloin carried to his death a picture of his devoted wife, In his hand he clutched a crucifix, Three shocks were required to kill him. The deadly Corres current cut off » whispered “Jesus have mercy” from Becker's lips and his body Strained against the straps in the first shock of death. It was not the plea of a man GUILTY, SAYS WHITMAN ALBANY, July 30.—There not a shadow of dow! to his guilt, and there never w: more perfectly proven ci said Gov, Whitman today, com- menting upon the execution of Becker. fearful of death, but rather the prayer of one facing the Ruler of Destiny, convinced that he was in- nocent and was being offered as a sacrifice. Prociaims His Innocence Before stepping into the death chamber from his cell, the con- victed man turned to Father Curry, his religious adviser, and said “T am not guilty by deed, con- spiracy or any other way of Rosen- thal's death. I am being sacrificed for my friends.” Previously, in a “dying declara- tion’ which he gave out from his cell at 4:30 a, m., Becker pa® sionately reiterated his innocence and left as his only legacy to his ; Wife this acknowledgment; Proud of His Wife | “I declare to the world that I am proud to have been the husband of the purest, noblest woman that ever lived—Helen Becker.” Becker “died game.” He walked junassisted into the death chamber. The former police lieutenant led the procession which moved slowly land solemnly thru the “little green door.” At his side were Father Cashin, the prison chaplain, and Father ; Curry. | Becker made no statement in the death chamber. His head was ob- ‘viously clear, however, and he was not drugged. At 5:40 all witnesses were seated in the death chamber. Absolute quiet prevailed. The guard retired, and suddenly the “little green door” \ (Continued on Page 5.) Whatever You Need to Buy on Saturday | Whether it’s food, clothing, shoes, millinery, fur- | | nishings—no matter what, you will find it listed somewhere in the ads in The Star today, and in- variably at a price. that means a most substantial and worth-while saving to you. Remember this —the average family that will be guided in their | buying by the ads in The Star can save not less than a couple of hundred dollars during the course of the year. That $200 might just as well be added to the family bank account. The best bargains of | Seattle’s best stores arg in The Star every day. | Start now, make up your Saturday shopping list | from the ads today. | . ett cetneaneepnpeianeaisitiniaebabaneiatianstbinitaumneneaiascaiiecee eee i H