The Seattle Star Newspaper, November 6, 1916, Page 9

STAR—MONDAY, NOV. 6, 1916. PAGE 9 (PAID ADVERTISING) BROWN ANSWERS MATTHEWS DR. M. A. MATTHEWS, You have controlled the Prosecuting Attorney's office of King County for two years, and you have influenced and controlled the action of our Police Dry Squad. Published accounts in our daily papers show lawlessness, corruption, graft and vice is worse today than ever before. Why is this, if Lundin is competent and sincere? st Lao? . 1 ask fair treatment in an opportunity to answer the understand not to bother any more places unle we tell onduct the Prosecuting Attorney's office if elected the skie statement { Dr. M. A, Matthews, published Friday eve you to. (Everybody in the office was busy) “Take it from me, cit ns, that if he is elected, Sometimes the Times is a serious joke, but no ing, November “There is a place on Sixth avenue, south, where a those charged with and tried for commission of crime one has ever accused it of advocating officials and things Believ that Dr. Matthews was an honest man hav woman has three girls working for her, and she sell n this county in the next two years will have as hard best for Seattle’s general good—not even when it tried to ‘ ing the welfare of this county and city at heart, I did not liquor, I reported this place to Lundin’s office, but he 1 time getting out from under as ever experienced by saddle the steal of Harbor Island onto the people of £4 *§EEEORTAS ES OA Oe ERE EDEN FL eer eee eta ee hesitate to call on the doctor and impart to him certain would not let us bother this place. (Wh« too busy to 1 law-breaker in this county, or anywhere else—and I rattle information. I had been warned by friends to take sor make a campaign?) know One with me as witnesses to our conversation, so I fol “In d to drug stores, Lundin’s office would | “In my thirty years’ experience in defending men If a man is reliable and honest, being a minister lowed this advice out certain ones for us to work upon, and told us to ge charged with crimes, I have broken lances with the best will not make him unreliable and dishonest. Some months ago Mr. Bell, whom T have known for a certain place, no matter what it cost. We would put prosecutors on the Pacific Coast, and the reason I say If a man is unreliable and dishonest, being a many years, and Mr um, who has a letter of recom in on an average of one hour per day on one hen | know—is because I broke one of them with th ame sos * ° 4 Siindation sipned by Me. teundih: informed wa ehodt con we could have worked five or six places a day, Where Brown minister may make him cunning and crafty, but it Minnk in Ses and how the prosecuting attorney's we would spend a week or ten days getting one place Eh -ras panta el ene yeiee uno, fi paconia, Thelcade may fail to make him reliable and honest. office was playing fast and loose in law enforcement we could have gotten four or five places in the same time was a quasi-criminal one. My client, a former J I did not conceive at that time that a man like Dr (Lundin’s Investigators were getting too busy) dance hall proprietor, was sued for seduction of Lundin Pret nd N tt Kn What’ D + M. A. Matthews could be interested in desiring present “We have turned in information on several place who was an inmate of his place. He denied it; the case e 5 0 0 OW S Ong conditions in Seattle to continue upon which Lundin’s office did not take any action. We looked easy—do you get the idea—girl employed in a The Washington Free Press, July Ist, states in heade After I was d by the Democrats to file for received instructions to let the places alone that were dance hall, seduced while in that dance hall? lines on front page " Seprahap ie atte rey I ne w that it we uld benefit my selling liquor “I went blithely about the preparation of the defense “GRAFT, DRUNKENNESS, CORRUPTION! ry candidacy lease the Democrati “We have spent time and y on place 1 got quoting to my office force SCANDAL, LAWLESSNESS, DISORDER!” —@ Count at Was Dd. < the evidence to prosecute, but there wa action take When virtue in a dance hall doth dwell The Seattle Times, October 10th, states in headlines elect a n Der rat to the office of Lundin’s office Paxpayers bn ga You can look for violets to bloom in hell.’ on front page S torney, aad I was foolish enough to think “There is a report for each and every day on the “Well! wn and I tried that case before a jury “CITY ALLEGED TO HAVE GONE. BACK TO = was a Memoctat who sight’ aid in securing ‘th i and an expense unt where the money for two days. At the end of the first day he had me LAWLESS CONDITION THAT EXISTED SIX #4 Supt i ee od te er I Seat woud spent on each and every place, and if all investigators’ fighting every inch of the way, At the end of the sec YEARS AGO. : Sie . nite Dr. Matthews I ie bad ot tpg Sikes cpa rice aed ‘f > sali ihe prs A iy a “Old-Timers Whisper of Open Sane Whole * ‘on Phelps, which is as follows (But they did not dare to get busy with Brows “I went to the Supreme Court, and there the verdict wor P cwsidi pg tt Bad Lowa gone on ’ SI ITIN( rTORNI I yy CHING yn aie : ; : : : ( : Mu r iF “a , 7 RO ; EC v1 ING AT PORNEY I ATE OF w A HINGTON, County A ing : was sustained by « 4 nied, comet os a rehearing en ban ‘The Seattle Post-Intelligencer, October 11th, states as © said that they have read the foregoing hard that I wasn't left a chance for reversal on the law, BOOT ea G RINGS IMPORT WHISKEY BY THE sa Was! know the contents thereof, and that. the ons and and the Supreme Court had to keep its hands off by CARLOAD tent of the law t statements there t are tru their ow a ority of one, although four of them evidently agreed The Seattle Star, October 11th, states as follows: authorize to be used fc sonal knowledg i with my ‘violet proposition.’ : “DRY SQUAD HEAD SAYS 300 JOINTS ‘COUGH © lawful pu ‘ s and phar ; FEUM “Don't fear that Brown will not make an efficient UP.’ EX-COP TAKEN IN RAID. su macists d« gest prescript s in the City G. BELI prosecutor, or that he don’t know the law, or that he is “Graft collections reach $80,000 a month! bj of Seattle | med this office to the amount of ibscribed a worn to before me this 26th day of inexperienced “Three Hundred ‘Joints’ Operate! intoxicating liquor required for lawful purposes covering October, 1916 HARRY B. NELS “He will make King County a REAL Prosecuting “Share of the Spoils Goes to Police Officer! a period of Ac ile on Notary for the State of Washing Attorney “These were admissions made to The Star by Sergeant & with the e t_more than residing at Seatt “Sincerely yours, Ril Putnam, of the Dry Squad, Wednesday. 4 oe had Soe ae 1 submitted lisputable proof of “G. C, ISRAEL.” ‘Bootleggers, gamblers and rooming-house proprietors bed ¥ y haley: ¢ the People of King County, and My Many keep under cover by paying blood morey. , barrels, « ns; and barre ‘ , Pas" oeattic Erie and Lawyers : “Sergeant Putnam made the statements following the J 52 gall tage a var aaa ip a T beg the liberty of stating to you briefly the capa arrest of ex-Policeman Margett, who was caught in a raid not to issue pern xf more than the ab amounts ch ilities of Edwin J. Bre wn Democratic Candidate for on a liquor warehouse at 5500 First Avenue South, any to any one drug store in a period of six months, with the . Prosecuting ade 7 Ring, eine ‘ Wednesday morning. ; exception that the above limitation as to alcohol should 1 County ‘hada real prose wy stay : Ee in J trow Be : ronesty, ae ROLy, rie i i Be “+At least 300 hotels, rooming houses, soft drink @ae not apply to Stewart & Holmes or G. O. Guy, Inc., who, Dr. M. A. Matthews was felerated out of recap ghOrayronedt >" Se beens ogee ys a 2 oa see A tablishments, negro clubs and gambling houses are oper I am informed, require a greater amount for manufactur- ieoh eitten 460 cea stared © cat seed tbr, Siatthawe a oa lac b a ‘aioe ogee ig — sr pa eae ating in defiance of the law,’ he declared. “They pay f ing and other lawful purposes. as n ivices Tt icy baled’: HonvieHon that fe & 7 i ; Me pu 4 ven + as bavidnacpgn as Li ing from $50,000 to $80,000 protection money every month. : Yours truly an ot " @ to honest and equal law e st hd ui; Fie gut riddell dae ecebasar iy AR A month and a half ago the Dry Squad had the (Signed) ALFRED H. LUNDIN POnueHERE Th aitia’ ont Bhapblegity oleh caisr Aboakis ara penn hae dayNaoa liquor situation pretty well in hand be “3 eme his that I regard Edwin J. Brown as one of strongest law 1 . idee. ne @ (The bold face is mine) If Dr. Matthews is hone sis } ; ss vers in Seatt I base this asserti upon personal ex- “*Today with all these places running, it 1s corte Under this order ¢ alcohol has been brou Lur . Why did he not a crience, an discussions of 1 subjects with that the police, or at least members of the department,?® to Seattle’ since January to’ make 960,380 quarts ¢ et t t wa ed Edwin J. Brown in the trial know about them and are not trying to suppress them. = ‘Any citizen can figure out what amount of protec=, Dlended iskey, accord t report, an ‘ tick ‘ most important cases ever heard in the : , at $2 a « w Ir t dollars! D I ' : of this state, requiring more than one tion paid by these 300, or more, places must be if only a® I had taken this « t Putnam and he you. Ik now the s we the two trials. It was one of the most little as $300 a month is paid by each. Twenty-five dol- | was astonished, and knew noth it it u I gave because unmistakable tial evidence has intricate difficult of cases that 1 had ever partici- lars a week is not excessive, considering the high price! Ee him a copy. He said he would s it to Dr. Matthew vinced me. I have been undeceive I cannot say that pated in. Edwin J. Brown briefed the case, sought the booze . but that he thought that Dr. Matthews was tied up witl you are sir ma | u You do not law that was necessary, and prepared the instructions ‘If the Dry Squad had not been hampered in almost _ Lundin shoot straight. You « have told me honestly the given by the court to the jury; and for comprehensive- every conceivable way, its raids tipped off, its telephone When I presented Lundin’s order to Matthews he i. I et 1 ¢ to ness, clearness, lucidity and correct declaration of the tapped, and threats of personal violence circalates ae was alert and quick to present hi nse of Stewart & Support sar. + at : law, I have never, in all my experience, seen those in- of these from within the department—conditions couldn't i Holmes and disregarded the facts. Mr. A. G. McBride, 1 the structions surpassed. 1 observed that as an examiner of have become as thoroughly rotten as they are now! y Mr. W. B. Buffum and Mr. R. G. Bell called my atten- en Mr witnesses and in legal arguments to sustain his position The Seatle Times, October 11th, states: tion to this when we left Dr. Matthews’ church. na r upon the ering, or our opposition to the introduction “Graft Ring Puts on ‘Lid’ in Seattle When Paper 3 “Permit me to f ” that we prepared the de You have broken fa of evidence, Edwin J. Brown convinced me that he was Turns on White Light of Publicity. ae i + following affidavit an to go with Dr. Matthews, EDWIN J the peer of any lawyer in Seattle. His address to the “Four Hours After Outline of Evil Conditions, “Bad Rabbi Koch 1 Bishop O'Dea, to Lundin’s office, with Democratic Ca ate Prosecut jury was replete with logic and good sense, permeated Lands’ District Undergoes Transformation—Police Un-= 9 his own inv n these cases throu, ut with the spirit of fairness, seeking only jus- earth Big Cache of Liquor and Make Arrests—Gamblers a did hot prove ompetent, I tice, and was delivered with great power and natural Hesitate. would t the race election una eloquence “Former Patrolman Captured in Raid on Warehouse.”.” imous Our She I am impelled to say that with Edwin J. Brown's The Seattle Times of October 12th, states: p Dr. Matthews did not take any one with him, nor ao knowledge of the law, his ability as a trial lawyer, to- re “Graft Ring Begins to Poke Head Above Surface id he give t stigators jportunity to go with ur Mayor, r gether with his keen sense of justice, and his beneficent ngeit : ‘ : esi ee we Shae he rm statements with the undi law because in is incor . n s no attitude toward the rights of all people, his administra- ‘Absolutely defiant of law and eeeeteee servants, OF buted evidence. He took snap judgment, and now | ¢ Mayor Gill the pr y perating tion of the Prosecuting Attorney’s office would be secure in well-nigh go rae of organization, a Phe question and befogs the issue as clean a ca with him in law enforceme strong, businesslike and just, and a boon to the taxpayers sae se Sentshe ‘Tien ot ehekaar lei ctaitee 2 va / insincerity and incompetency in public office as was « of King County, and a distinctly progressive change in . rs pecans spine s e ) ) f ‘ ; vet i “ rT cE J G STORE, unearthed that office. I am inspired to write this letter, hoping LOST WHISKEY TURNS UP IN DRUG ae this affidavit, please Does the Seattle Times Want to Be that you may see your way clear to render Edwin J “Taken by Deputy Sheriffs, illegally, it is alleged, 4 air ts Edi tla Brown your valuable aid and support in the contest f then sold to pharmacy y on Second Ave., Seattle. F in I to Is? that of “City Detective under official investigation.” . ce andl t 719 Dearborn , Office : : iv r of We wee said nf ocala r . i the party think that it does, but the ple, like all of I trust you will not consider this an unwarranted The Seattle Times of November Ist, stat i 4 There were places all around said piace that we could us, are human and may make a take or be guided by intrusion, as I feel that the interests of the people of __ “UGLY CHARGES FLY IN BOOZE SEIZURE J have gotten about, but were instructed by impulse. The Times has not been courteous and King County would be best served by Mr. Brown's TRIAL “y ; 4 F 4 the prosec 7 at ¢ not to bother anyone in enough to ask me to ahaa tence of my ialifica election “Judge Boyd Tallman’s Court scene of sensational 3 that vicinity, except the above named place. (Lundin was tion for the office of Prosecuting Attorney Tt has no Respectfully, assertion as prosecution of John Savage proceeds. busy) 5 way of ko pwing eae she me a ee he ee mae! a JAMES L. CROTTY. " Juestion by yAngervoe nee aching vimess oil ee Slisca es s pie Taha berber oe anes eget ot to speak with authority. Fortun italy, the records of who is one of Seattle’s most able lawyers ne Seattle Times tells you qhat I should be given a 4 AS u nies . ee a ie ses ‘ Lundin, je ae violate our Supreme Court cannot be blotted out—even by the ; It is my humble opinion that lawyers of suc h known stinging rebuke for daring to oppose Lundin, who should ise th Gy pla fae a Wag e (Laur too busy) Times 5 ie ‘ : rpihelauh a lets i aes = bod ie pi saga oe have advanced information, but who tells you that he did “On Third avenue, near the postoffice, we were It is true that Remude ot ae having diversified auuliftatiand. tenths ston SEDs erat yee ; not know such condition prevailed. If he did not know, : : etre tng tt aan aie interests that I could not give all of my time to the jualificats c ¢ rosecuting A rey as he was the only live man in Seattle who did not. He is~ stopped by two gir to go to their aie _ exclusive practice of law, yet in the ten years that [ those gentlemen who write editorials, and with whom I incompetent and should not be re-elected. If he dids ; we ecpeaumrapetnyae a at a Se a ply was associated with Mr. John R. Parker we tried over have no personal acquaintance, _ ‘ pecan know, and failed or refused to act, he is insincere, and |) Seesee opi ean { : : : are poke ; 1 criminal cases and lost but about seven and EDWIN J BROWN should not be re-elected. 4 es hex acta for te ita as a7 Sie ventia. | \ ere: of these were rev hain let Wid shen A The unfairness of the Times is plainly shown, and NTL Leann YANPAGE sd PETS SERIA: | CER Gyn Gea ported this to Lundin, and he gave us instructions to let Had the* Tt CECI ORIRL Neier PRED! FRI CHER its efforts to prejudice the people against Brown is shown PROSECUTING ATTORNEY, KING COUNTY, f lace alone. (Landin was awful busy) would have asked me for my credential 7 by the following paragraph in their editorial: Alfred H, Lundin, We w a pool hall on Pine street 1 asked a er: y bier ends, eee ohecs feat seas Nee “For Prosecuting Attorney there can be no possible A ; Deputies: ae aq young fell re we could get some liquor. He sai as if sgh pe oi SRE PALA THEMES Gbaith ae hsee excuse for voting against Lundin, and every reason for Frank P. Helsell : erctt Cc; Ellis *Come with me and I can get you all you want.’ He wh ae ve 4 pile a Hoge alae ied fies voting for him. Conscientious, able, young, willing, alert, S. M. Brackett ne Summers took us to the Arcade Hotel, on Second avenue, where pee ae 4 pet cage pel amt : trained and well equipped, with a good record behind him, John D. Carmody ven H. Palmer we bought one pint of liquor from the hotel manage We wie Fri : rae Washington vs. Edwin J. Brown, sec engaged on enormously important work, by reason of Edwin C. Ewing pay Patterson q turned t »ver to Lundin’s office and were instructed not 37 Wa hie ae bs Senate sare OF (Conatititionall Law) which he has had no time to conduct a campaign, he Joseph A. Barto to bother this place. (Busy, very busy.) a ibe ee Pa Naas Bera sak bart should be returned to his office by a majority large Seattle, May 10, 1916. * (The Arcade Hotel is now under new man nent) 644 7 Ws re shoe ee eRe nutty) , enough to show the people's confidence in him and mark To Whom It May Concern: “We received information that the New Richelieu Te ey MEE RCE TR eT GRHIRETOR AE Tlatisiaw: We a stinging rebuke for the advertising-dentist, Brown, 2 The bearer, W. B. Bufium, was employed by this Hotel on Third avenue, was selling liquor. Lundin gave Wa hi ore Pie 61 pag 3 ‘ 5 pay Socialist, whose election would be nothing short of a office in securing evidence against persons violating J%: us instructions to get this information on this hotel. We te Ranel ot Bean W. tilcks ve. Will EL Tenking, se calamity to the public weal. : the liquor law of this state. We have always found obtained three or f bottles of beer at this place and W hi Aenea daria 68 page 401 (Personal Injury). Ihe fact that Brown requires so much editorial space Mr. Buffum reliable, and have no fault to find with turned it over to Lundin’s office, but there was no prose aSeg ers : in the Times proves that Brown a al the Bente, me his work, and take pleasure in recommending him. ‘0: nis case. We spent about three days getting ? the people are with Brown, and the way to make the Yours truly, Ree nats baie thi hotel ‘The cost of getting this place Is Brown a Lawyer Times respect the people is for the people to rebuke the (Signed) ALFRED H. LUN YDIN. ¢ was about $30. (The taxpayers ought to get busy). Read what a Republican, and one of the most emi- Times once more, and elect Brown. hen the Times Lundin gave the above signed letter to Mr, . “When we would turn in information in regard to nent and best lawyers on the Pacific Coast, has to say would be the first friend to say, Brown, we will help you Buffum, then told the people, through the press, that i the places, Lundin’s chief investigator would tell us, ‘! about Brown to clean this county and town he discharged kim, ‘Thon Dr. MooAeMtatthews Gam q cannot give you any instructions until I have consulted “It amuses me to listen to all this controversy as to We remember how the Times likened the late John Mr. Buffum that Lundin would put him to work, but a Mr. Lundin.” He sai I have to get m nstructior the competency of Edwin J. Brown as a lawyer, and I. Humphries to Falstaff and ridiculed the Judge, but after for GOD'S sake keep still until after election, 4 from him and then tell you what to do, and want you t the doubts expressed as to his ability to satisfactorily John FE. Humphries was elected the Times praised him to s : rs Woodrow Wilson has been criticised and scourged, but not one charge of corruption has been made against his administration. The Nati on is clean. : Ernest Lister has been criticised and scourged, but not one honest charge of corruption has been made against his administration. Our State is clean. Elect Edwin J. Brown Prosecuting Attorney and King County and Seattle will be made clean.