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RESTAURANT EMPLOYES GO
OUT ON STRIKE
, __
f Refuse to Work Seven Days for Six Days, Pay, and
•Walk Out -Stand Together, and Will Fight to a
[ Finish.
its-ut 150 waiters and waKtvssee
_.'<■■-' out of local rates this mom
_____* * result ten of the ctty'a
om»'*'' were tied up. Tho
,__aß *' brought about by the
ttt e.»rem**nt of restaurant keep
; *».»»• employes must return to
: £* eevraday schedule OB the same
IST SS six da>s.
~T\_a action **» taken at * o'clock
tat tho-cafea were left wttbont
_,:* st Ih* breakfast hour. The
i iller* reported at the I-abor tern
si* tad at the headquarter, of tbo
ooU sad waiters, on Yealcr way.
tier* '- announcement was made
ait the tight will be continued In
feCsittly, Al "'•'■ restaurants
tiers tb* walk out occurred the
OH&S aad kitchen help went out
•SI the Other*
A await*, of the striker* will bo
|_H at the Labor temple tonight
________* pL of campaign.
tat tt ts expected aid will l*u ask
«d {root the other uulona of tht»
„!,. aad from tho National l-V.I
trtttea of l-bor.
jw T* Reduce Expenses.
■*TbV restaurant proprietor* Issued
I Mtetneat this morning that tbey
set* forced to reduce* expenses by
He *t reduction that* baa occurred
tl their business during the vut
It* seels It was announced that
BA *<*«'d be employed wherever
pctlfcl* * without regard to the.
BB
| fallowing 1* the list ol the* rr *
t—r—'.t where the wulk-out occur*
wl * 'a the 11 if si nf employes
m*iat
I rmerstxa's. Id: Vienna. 33;
o*4 ti. Wilbur*. 30; Union ttak
my, il; Yesler. II; New Herman
h'iar?. :.: S-eattle Kitchen. 13;
guar Moon. Mi Oerman Ilakery,
at"
Te fay the Scale.
HtolM I* * ''st of the restaur
iiti ■ rates which have announc
_ that they will continue to pas
tt* teal* demanded by tho union
___■■*-" work:
.10-M."'Royal. Chauneo Wright'*.
Kja.ru. 1. X L.. Oiytnpls Oyster
■a***" Rutte. Uius n-. American.
SmataU. lUsmarck. alt cafeterias,
tori Manca's, Grant's, and all
mat baring a bar In connection.
:';Th*o|)«-a houses not affected by
mt strike are the following:
kuhsketler. Butler, Savoy, Rainier
toad Rainier Club, Washington
to*L St. Francis and alt family
Urn
The ->* ants affected by lb*
HOWARD GOULD'S
LIFE IS THREA TEN ED
1-a (By United P.«*a j
SEW YORK. Dec. 7.—A wlld
eati, stocklly built young man)
■01 late last night la front of a j
MR apartment house on West*
ftr" thir.l st. and as be flourished \
m ♦(♦* «**sspkalfe. shouted: "I'm!
*".. to kill Howard Gould. 111
tat* his blood. My wife I* In that I
*-<*■ sad I'm going to sew her.
[Hey.east keep me away from
_*^^^BW**Wmmm9Vr*tß**%m**i
• iitppitts the Open knife Into the
\mmW •* bis coat, tho man ran
IS HURLED
INTO SPACE
PPHBy United Press.)
* WALLACE. Idaho, Dec. 7.—A
J-wtkera Pacific engine climbing
Bt kill between here snd llarke,
jMSsg s passenger train, blew up.
eUtsg student fireman, Frank
paasiagir ■
•est, sad a brake.an. Joe Hodge,
W^-ortaily Injuring Knglneer
jjsmfesrra and regular Fireman
«»ri« Hall. The body of Howe
tv nsrled ISO feet up the side of
** -ottntsln snd *)«. wss
artwp jo feet farther. Houses In
■s • vicinity ■ sre perforated with
****• at plpo snd Iron. A school
MM lot) feet from the scene. In
fiP were many children, wa* nut
***tt4 la the least. The eni-l
BO V SMO THE RED
B V FUMIGA TION
fatty Carroll, Year-Old Cabin Boy, Steals Back On
Steamship Saratoga After Being Ordered Off, and
Work of Inspector Causes Death.
■
*il*r Wag order off the steam-1
* ■SratfKa yesterday afternoon
_W tho oihers of the crew. In
*2* r»!lf >n for fumigation of the
J™*' by the sanitary inspectors,
**«f Carroll, a 16-yeii- cabin
■£_ *h«sa home I* In Seattle.
fw* back on board, and was found
»-*« ihlp's gangway this morning,
J" I**1 ** met his death by pattern*
"*• Irorn burning sulphur.
.j Mad Retired to Bonk.
kjjjytlot-l point to the fact that
«IM had retired to his bunk In
J* " '• of the ship, and luring
• "[• mil by tbe sulphur fumes,
._? Msgßered in th. aangwai
'strike are cmrdoytiiK anjr help thai
j It la possible to secure and all mi
1 tinned to i.p.-i.is- today, although
| with nnl mf il ton a and Hoitit. with
. Inexperienced employee.
Issues Statement.
K. I'lii'n; tv statements ide by
jthe president of the Restaurant
Keepers' association In ciplalmnit
tbo action of tli.- association In
.seeking a return to the seven-day
'schedule of work in restaurant.,
i Alice M I ..mi. business agent of tho
waitresses' union, baa Issued the fui
jlowing statement:
"Wo called out the waitresses
I this moratug In the places where
j they refused to continue the six day
scale. We have all voted to stay
together and will atlntta tbe fight
iiutlt we win."
"Tbe president of the Restaurant
Keepere" association la Ml In
the press as saying that tbe seven
day week rule will bo la force for
1 but a abort while. No assurance
of this has avar be-, given ua In
fact not one word has been said
to ■■•* union about tha seven-day
Weak. They merely Informed the
gtrl* individually that they must
work seven days for six days* pay.
Some of thetn even said If the all la
didn't like It ih- y could quit.
"Tbe waitresses ask only what all
other working women get, one day'a
rest In seven. We are even witling
to vnork seven daya wbero subtil-
Ittt.'S cannot be secured.
Wages Small
"Our wage* are already small aa
compared srlit, other urn work*
era. In ih.- east recently 1 found
that women net better «*«-. thaa
here, living expenses considered.
"The local Restaurant Keepers'
I association has bam advert.stng Mi
eastern papers for waitresses, prom
ising to tarnish transportation. Wo
sent girls to tho addresses given
tn their advertisements and found
Ibis to '.. true.
"Our union make* a practice ef
giving assistance in waitresses com
ins barret from other cities without
asking whether they belong to a
union. t\V have never asked the
employers to assist us 111 this work,
although th.-y brought some of lb*
girts here.
"I see I have been called a dream
*>r If anyone thinks I am a
I dreamer ami will come lo our of
i flee he will find 1 am very much
:a»a»
up the step* and poshed hi* way
through the veetlbule. He took a
hunt of key* from hi* pocket and
was about to fit one Into .-t-t. kick
of an Inner door when l' opened
and a man barred the way, lie
•else.! the Intruder antl threw him
down the sfepe, Almoat before Ihe
man had reached Ihe sidewalk his
assailant had disappeared within,
closing the door.
"I'll come back here agate and
blow off Howard Gould's bead," the
man muttered as be started toward
"roadway.
neer was found within the holler
not far from the wreck. None of
the passengers or persons In house*
alongside of the trsck were In
jured. The Indications sre thst low
water in tbe boiler caused the dls
' aster The coroner Is making aa
Investigation.
__
Pleads to Lesser Crime.
NOIITH YAKIMA. Dec. 7.—Jo*.
Kyle, charged with attempted mur
der of Alexander Marks In August
last, by arrangement with the pros
ecutor, pleaded rullty to the le**er
crime of assault with a "deadly
weapon and will be sentenced later.
where bo fell beside a burning
Tho Saratoga arrived from
Alaska Thursday, and orders were
given the ship's msster >esterday
to clear tho boat In preparation
for the work of the sanitary squad
tinder Ihe direction of llr. M. W.
• Hover, one of the 11. 8. govern
ment sanitary Inspector* in charge
of the waterfront.
At 4:30 o'clock In the afternoon
the entire crew was ordered off
the boat by the first mate. Young
Carroll and Loßcross, his bunk
partner, left to*.' i and both
in.mn drinking. Ah near as i.< n
cross ran raasieinber, he Ml Car-
The Seattle Star
SBATTLU, WASH., SATURDAY, DECE»I_ER 7, 1907. 'at
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* BANK CLEARINGS. ,' *
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* Seattle. *
* Clearings today . ,$1,2:1 ,111 11 *
* ...lance-. ..„_ ,«..,«« *
A a
* • Tacoma. *
a Clearings today $708,393 *
* llslnnres , it. 111 *
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* Portland. *
* Clearing* today ...... $873.1113 A
A li.il.tti. .• i , 83.20S «
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Old Vigilant* Dead.
BAN IUFAKI.. Cal.. is. 7.—
Hudson tit- la Monisms, a piom-.-r
and member of the vigilante* ot
Ban Francisco. Is deatl here from
roiniillralloiis due tn old age. Ho
flauretl prttmlnently In the atlrrlns
events that occurred when the slat©
*aa )otiua
MRS. -UNDB-RO DIES.
Ur*. Delia Bitot. wife ■■' Mar
tin LaUndberft, a saloonkeeper on
Yesler way. died yesterday at tho
I'aclflc hoapltal, nr.-.l 33 yeara. Bb*
leavea one t MM.
PROSPERITY m
M ETCALF BOOM
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* NIGHT RIDERS RAID *
* KENTUCKY TOWN •
a• ~ *
* (tr United Pre** ) ft
* I.OtTIBVIU.B. Kjr- l>e- 7.— *
* "Night vtder**" raided Hopkins- *
* villi- a-uty today, destroying *
* tSOO.OOO worth of property* *
* The "riders" burned the* t»o* *
. ltee> and firm headquarter*, tbo *
* it !i-j»htii!.- an- telegraph of- *
* fir-*. « ilttii-n tobacco wart*- *
A houses and dt*moU*hi-d tba mt- *
* flu* of the Km! or Mail, a arm. *
* paper that bad been eon* *
' * .It-i-twal by tba* tatialal* ; '"*
* *
* * * ... *_*_***** * * *
TO POSTPONE ALL
STREET WORK
The board of public work* ba*
cm out alt iti.- aM.-t-i Improvement*
that ran Is* postponed.
"It I* tba policy of thn board,"
■aid Chairman Thomson thla morn
ing, "to pot ntrr all work that t«
■ not rittialdansl a lis. lit. it ii. rrs.jit
lo be> 'lot.** at tbl* lira**."
Ilut Hit.-.- .lilll.l't an. pre-*
si-r.i. •) by the engineer*' depart- I
ment, only one of which mat tar
anything like . largo nn. Tbl* |
1* tha estimate for that concrete
walk* on K. l*ro*p**et and K. Park
drive from Huit>n.ii to Ulmenth
ay. N., at a coat of 111.900.
BURGLARS SECURE
SQUARE MEAL
,
(By United Pr***.)
TACOMA. I»*c. 7.—Thieve* got
a pair of l.'"i diamond .tiff button*
and a good o*|**_ras meal last night
at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Frank
Wllaoo, while tbe family mart at
tbe theater.
The Yakima Ay. meat market
wa* entered and I I'm alolen some
j time during last night.
WROINSKI SENTENCED.
Jo»«-ph \\ t.ilnslil convicted of a* |
sault with a deadly weapon a* a
r»-»ult of trying to (hoot George
Ksicnbnrger In Augunt. •at this
morning sentenced by Judge Mnrrl*
In the superior court to *.i w- a
term In the (late penitentiary ot
not lea* than ono nor Mare than
two yeitm.
,
TO SUPPLY POWER.
Within 10 to «0 day* Light Btiper-
Intendcnt 1.. 11. Young* nay* he will
be In a poxttton to offer the W'eat
Heat tie l.i.'ht A Power company
power to operate Its new •ip *•>
that Fourteenth ward rltlxen* will
lie aliln to ret more water.
I roll on first ay., near Virginia
st. at about 7 o'clock In the eve
fin.-. Carroll declaring that be In
tended to return to tho ship.
Boat I* Fumigated.
Fumigation was begun at 6
o'clock on board the boat, dour*
being closed and pasted wllh strips
of paper. No mm was noticed on
the boat by the Inspectors, who
placed the sulphur pots and It la
probable that young Carroll went
on Ixiard after the preparations
for fumigation were completed.
An Investigation Is now being
made by the authorities and a cor
oner's Inquest will be •mini'!' by
hr t'ofer, head of tho sanitary
forre.
Henny Carroll was the son of
Phillip Carroll, a stevedore now
In Portland Ills mother, Mrs. Win
nie Carroll live* at Eighth at and
Hike st In this city. A sister,
fiiin r* Carroll, Is employed In a
local Lolophom exchang*.
it_>ij*ai«_wiiinii».i,*ix,iu...j..j..ii^aju^Li«iawi
lATIItII AWARDID CHILD.
Bvasl.i t'headle, Ibe l>os Augelme
girl who disappeared ttfler ber m
rival In Ibis city several will ago
and waa later found living Willi a
family near I I lilllllUtr. I was yes
terday awarded to the custody "i '
the father, tt. 11. t*ht*adle, or 1110
Twenty-fourth at N,, but waa,re
manded bark '.. thu custody, of in 1
prott-ctora nnill Cbeadlo arrauges
to reimburse them for money which,
thuy It.iv.' spent In buying tin' girl j
clothe*.
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: BALLARD CITIZENS PROTEST •
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a a
a At a special meeting ot th* Thirteenth Ward Republican *
* club, held at the former Ballard city hall I*. .tight, th* follow *
» ing resolution was unanimously adopted: *>*
* "Whet***, Hid* tor th* city printing for th* ensuing year *
* ar* In excess ten time* th* amount heretofore paid for th* »
* same, and, . *
* Whereas. It Is believed by th* members of thl* club *
* that th* city printing can b* den* at a much cheaper figure *
* than proposed by lh* bid* no* on file and thu* save a large *
a amount of money to th* taxpayers of this city. and. *
* "Whereas. It appear* that th* bids offered ere not fair to *
* th* taapayar*. therefore, be It *
* "Resolved, That thla club urgently request th* city council *
* to reject saul bids and resdvertl** the same." *
* Believing that It would be »> th* benefit of th* Thirteenth *
* ward If th* city printing could be don* by Ballard publish- *
a ere, th* club decided to put up th* necessary cited* if th* Bat- *
« lard News would put In a bid at I*** than half of th* bid *
* of th* Bulletin. Th* B*H*rd News ha* don* th* printing for *
* th* former city of Ballard for many years, and th* club be *
i * lievee that th* Ballard printer* can *a*lly do the work and *
, * save money far th* taxpayer*. || *
* *
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Open Expensively Furnished Headquarters With a
Staff of Paid Workers in Interest of James B.
Metcalf for Democratic Nomination.
An sir of maay prosperity proper- I
!ty befitting a safe and sane
| movement for the elimination of :
politics from municipal government
la th* Interests of "big bustne**"
pervsdea Ibo beadqnsrter* In tbo
Hotel Iluller of the nrganli. ef
fort lit bring liraerwl Jsii— 11' )
Motc-lt Into the maynratty com ,
paign as an -.pliant for the
straight democratic nomination.
The quarter* lblito**li*e are com
******* and ostensibly expensive,
excellently furnished and equipped,
conveniently located with relet mat
to Ibe center of business activity ]
and In every respect suitable for)
'the p»-•..««- of 'he movement. No-j
fi.".'. *alarted attendant* *re st
hand and mote and go under Ibe'
able ititt-t •>n of the manage who
Is kept In a well shielded back
ground, and a stenographer Is kept .
, booy with an elaborate correspon
dence conducted In connection with I
the campaign
Hay* Paid Worker*.
I*BM worker* hate been buoy ;
for the past we**k circulating peti
tion* urging Oena-ial M-iraif to
enter the rare, etid slready some
.:.'> signer* to Ihe petitions have
been »•■-■■■;red In the list of names,
which Is on exhibition at the head
quarters, there sre comparatively
few which may be recognised aa
having been active In the post In
political movements, the support
of the candidate having, apparent
| ly, been drawn largely from th,
rank and file of the voters.
The list I* beaded by Fred R.
Hand. the real estate man • and
electric railroad builder, and It W
Kmmons, sn attorney, and for
mer law partner of i*harle* il 11*11' I
ncr, president of the executive
committee of 'hi* King County
Democratic club. Among the sign
era sre J. I>. Trenbolm. seeretsry
of 5 the Northwestern illeamshlp
compsny and a director of the l*o
get Bound Nstlonal bank; O. U. t*ol*
vln. former manager "f the Heattlo-
Toeor, i'ower company, and " •»
Quy, druggist and an *cllve First
ward republican leader. The peti
tion contains the name* ■it repob-j
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PETTIBONE JURY IS
SELECTED
(By United Pre.*.)
nOISB, Idaho, Dec. 7.—With the
completion of the jury In tho I'eitl
bone case late yesterday afternoon,
the attorneys for the state will be
gin Ihe arrangement of their testi
mony Monday afternoon. The morn
ing session wtll lie devoted to the]
opening statement by Jamea II."
Ilawley, chief prosecutor.
The BVOragO age Of the present
Jury Is 20 years younger than that
which tried and acquitted Hay
wood, and the state sea*m» espe
cially pleased thai the young busi
nessmen and tradesmen of Hoi so
comprise Ihe greater portion of tho
Jury, Tho friend* of the defense
are Kratltled that union labor Is
represented in the |*er*on of A. C.
Hoot, a member of the Typographi
cal union for 80 years. It was
learned that the long conference
which waa hold between the attor
neya yesterday was on the proposi
tion of excusing hy agreement .1.
11, Kraxler, the graduate from Ihe
CnlveiKlty of Idaho last spring, hilt
no agreement was reached and
neither side exercised a peremptory
challenge on him.
I.ate yesterday pi noon the Jury
was completed and sworn a*m**a .
follows: . •
J, 11. I'm/If I . aged 25, student;
i: L<. Kvans, 31, farmer; A. A. Tit
sun, it. it haul , W. A. I'almer,
40. liveryman; William Siithl, 69,
iiiusisti lor: Nowlou Carper, 3G, car-
CITY FATHERS MUST THROW
THEM OUT OR VIOLATE OATH
Means a* well as democrat*, no
action having been mail' In
regard to partisanship In -king
meg to «l>-« It, and those In charge
af tb- movement boast that there
are probably more of the former
thai* of tin tatter. However, they
frankly Mi that ll I* the plan ..I
the movement lo have General Met.
calf declare hi* Intention and seek
the nomination at lb* band* of Ibe
, democrat Ir party.
Non Partisan Movement.
, It ' W. Rmmoas. who bad taken
A prominent part In the movement
and •a client* one of thn petl
(lions, I* htm**'!f a republican, bat
,he declare* that tho movement It
aclf I* nonpartisan despite the
partisan character of It* candidate
and the plan for him to secure
his nomination.
"The movent.*:,' thu* far la
merely a cpontaneou* uprising of
popular urntlment In In-half of
j General It-tcalf ... .1 Mi Km*
mono Ihi* morning. The petition*
have be*en la circulation about a
w.-t-h, and we hsve already hsd
some I .vi signature* to them turned
In at headquarter*. When Ihe out*
standing petltlona are all collected
the signer* will number sbout 1.000.
W'n vi- arranging to have a con
ference nf those tn charge of the
movement some time this sftcr-
Soon or this evening at an hour
to bo ranged at which wo will
go over the petition* and arrange
to have a committee present' them
to General Metralf and urge htm
to announce, hi* candidacy."
It I* understood at tbe headquar
ter* that Oeiii-r.ii Metcatf Is In full
sympsthy with the movement and
wilt enter the race a* suggested.
It. W. i.minnn* snd M. M. Tester,
representing the Metcslf organisa
tion, called st th* democratic lunch
eon today and staled that they
wished to submit a proposition to
the club, {'resident iteynold* In
, formed them that Hi. . would hart.
to make th.lt proposal to s general
meeting of the club.
It I* uii'li tv.iKi.i that Colons!
Illelhen ha* agreed to handle the
publicity end nf the Metcalf cam*
l'.iiv.n through the Times.
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FLYNN STOPS
WARD
(By United Pre**.)
HAN FRANCISCO, Hee. 7—Jlm
Klviin slopped Huh Wind Just he
fore Ihe eloso of thu sixth nml final
round of their I!; lit nl the Kellanre
club 111 Oakland Inst night. Ward
was all but knocked out when Ihe
affair was brought to 11 close, by
llefeiee i Mill.- Smith and one of
.Ward's seconds, who clambered
through the ropes at thn same mo
ment, Ward bad taken a hard
beating at the hands "I In burly
opponent and »i hardly able to
stand on his feet.
Public Interest Demands That Newspaper Combine Be
Not Permitted to Rob the City of Thousands of
Dollars During the Coming Year.
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MR. COUNCILMAN:
If on Monday night next you cast your vote in favor of awarding the city printing
contract to the Seattle Bulletin you will be considered by The Star ai an enemy to the beat*
intercut* of the city, anil as unfaithful to the trust reposed in you by. the men who elected
you to Ihe responsible office you now hold,
So considering you, The Star will use every influence jhismlilc to secure your defeat
in your efforts for nominal ; ami, if unsuccessful there, will use every influence to
secure your defeat at the polls next March.
Don't make the argument that the law makes it mandatory upon you to award the con
tract to the lowest bidder. That isn't so. If you think it is, you haven't sufficient intelli
gence to he a member of the city council, ami should be defeated on that score, if on no
other.
You are a hired in.in. with much responsibility; and. unlike the ordinary hired man, you
have taken an oath to faithfully perform the duties of your office. If you vote to award
this print in}* contract to the Bulletin at 50 cents an inch you violate your oath of office
and arc not a fit person to represent the tax-payers of the city.
Here are sonic figures The Star a^ks you to observe: »t
. ... as. ** ..-..,,--' I- -
Coat of city printing during 1908. at 50 cents an inch $48,000
Coat of publishing Bulletin for one year . , 6,240
1',..1it to Col. Blrriien $41,760
irroiit to v,oi. iiictncn ............... ............ ••••••«•• *.*>*ji*/uu
Here arc some more figures:
Cost of city printing during 1908 at 25 cents an inch $24,000
Coat of operating paper similar to Bulletin .....". 13,000
s
Profit to paper similar to Bulletin $11.000
The figures given arc based upon the estimated amount of city printing during 1908,
to *— ■*« *_■/ ay* ta :
and do not include the publication of the charter amendments, which would swell the
profits in both cases up to a very much larger stun.
The difference shown in the above statements between the cost of publishing the
Bulletin for a year and a new paper for a similar period is occasioned by the fact that the
Bulletin is print* from an office already established and owned by the proprietor of the
Bulletin, whereas tin- new paper would be compelled to either install a small plant
or to arrange for publication from some office already established, paying a good profit
to the owner thereof.
These are facts we arc giving you here, Mr. Councilman, ami we want you think
them over Sunday ami Monday. •
MR. TAXPAYER:
Col. Illelhen aa>s thst M cent*
per Inch I* a reanonahle price for
publishing tbo city printing In the
linHum -mW*,
He claims thst the illetln lias
done this printing for the past four
years st a loss.
That statement I* false
If the city printing h»d lieen put.
llshed tn the I lilies at the rate of
It, cents an Inch the statement
would be true. The rate of £.0
cents an Inch fur printing would
not Ih* exorbitant for publication In
large newspapers such as the l*ost-
Intetllgeneer or .the Time*, .or In
(..-it • is of large circulation. *uch as
the*.- paper* and The Hi ar, whose
large edition* or great circulation
make tho cost of while paper a big
Item.
Hut thl* Item of expense doc* not
figure In the production of the Hul
letln. with Its Itmlted circulation of
*"•! or less. Tbe cost of white pa
per 1* a small Hera In Its prodtic*
tlon snd I* not Inrressed by the
clly print Ini;. ii It Is seldom nee
esssry to enlarge the Hulletln from
tta ususl size of (nut pages.
Cost of Bulletin.
The expen*e of producing the
Hulletln probably docs not exceed
1120 per week, or $fi.2t<i per year.
According to Ihe colonel* own
statement, the Hulletln will real lie
during tho present year, ending De
cember 11, 11.000 on the city prim-
In. alone nt it rate of IVt rents per
Inrh. This Is aside from the
amount extorted from corporation*
wlm h I,.ne published application*
fur franchise* In ihe Hulletln.
Consequently the legitimate In
come from the rlly prlnlliiK alone,
at the rate of *'» cenl* per huh
pays ;i!...iit fo'ii-flfllm of tht* ex
pense of piiitlii lilui: the lliillelln.
As the Income frmii elreiilatlon Is
proliahly $5,(11)0 a .Mar, Mint the
lm oiiio from legaf and display nil
i. ni--im: ns much ur imiri'. tho
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* Pastor I'rlmarliis, heud of Ihe *
j * Church of Sweden, has been *
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* Oscar's bedalde. Ills majesty's »
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STORE ROBBED.
Ilurglars last nluht broke Into the
general merchandise, store of Coop
er II'" 'I Auburn, and Stole, a
largo number of revolvers and
rifles. A report of 111. robbery was
received hy Sheriff Hmlth this
morning anil deputy sheriffs ire. In
vestigating iiif case.
Mrs. Maria A. Harris died yester
day at i bo home of her only daugh
ter, Mr*. Clinton 0. Cooke, 10;i9
Helmonl place, at the age of 71
years. Mr*. Harris came to i attle
five year* ago from Kansas.
ONE CENT
WEATHER FORECAST—RAIN TONIGHT
AND MONDAY, FICIBH WEST WIND*.
city printing Is handled by the
Hulletln at a profit • v t'.- cents)
an Inch.
At tO cents sn Inrh the profit j
would be 1400 or 1.500 per cent.
In your business would you con- (
aider th.it a "reasonable" profit.
Mr Taxpayer?
A new paper, equal In all re-1
sp> (ts lo the Hulletln, could be!
published In Seattle, take, the]
city printing at half the figure)
i which the colon*-l defends as rea- j
! sonahlc. and from that Income
alone pay all expenses and reap a)
profit of $11,000 per year.
Big Profit In This.
A liberal estimate of the cost of!
producing snch a paper is $250 per j
week, which would include a hand-;
some profit for the printing house]
Ito whom the contract for the;
{mechanical work might tie let. Thej
expense for the year would there-]
fore not exceed f 13.000. and the
Income from city ; printing would j
amount to 121,000 at -'.'. cents an
In. h -
These figures are based upon ;
the assumption that the city i
printing will amount during the |
year IHOS to the same as luring
the present year. As a matter of
fact, however, the printing this
year will be very much greater. In
cluding as it will the publication
of the charter amendments to bo, {
voted upon next March, antl which
must run, according to law, no
inn. -i These would bring the
profit Up tit a very much larger J
■urn than (hat mentioned above.
These are facta wo are giving ]
you, Mr. Taxpayer.
And there Is a remedy which may j
Ih* applied at the present time, tie
splto ihe fact that Ihe council com- j
niittiHt on printing has voted to j
recommend the granting of the con
tract to the Hulletln.
See Your Council'
First of all you must see that
1 your oouncllman on Monday night
TO CELEBRATE A TRIPLE
GOLDEN WEDDING
Fifty yeiira ago this coming
Christum* l.vf. three couples united
In a triple wedding in the Utile
lumbar town of Fieelnnil, Buglnaw
couuty, Mich.
On t'hilstmns Kvo, these same
three couples will celebrato their
triple wedding by a triple golden
wedding celebration at the home
of Mr. .in.i Mis. O. A. Purchase,
,'HI3 Twenty-second ay. south.
The celebration is one of tho
most remarkable on record as all
the pa{tlctpants are past the uge
of thr—score and ten years, hav
inn defied the law of average, ex
istence of Hull. If ' paving retained
j vote* to reject the bids opened st
I the council meeting last Monday,
; which bids were the result of a
| combination If. if Into between
ithe Times and the Post Intelll
'geneer by which the former wa* to
suspend the publication of its
[morning paper If tho tatter would
i permit ii to secure the rlly print.
'Ing at lis own figure. ••
When these bids have been IS
jjected it will be tip to the msyor
jto name an official paiH>r. That
' there will be a paper willing to
accept ihis city printing si a rate
less thsn ' alf of th.. named by the
i Times The Star give* yon Ka word.
j There are men ln Seattle today pro
• pared tn begin at once the pubtl
] cation ot a paper such as the Hulle
tln and to take the city printing
i at a figure which will be mutually
J agreed upon as providing a reason
i.hie profit.
I The Stai was asked this morning
j through the mall In Dr. C 11. Rey
nolds: "Why did you not put In
la bid for the city printing? If Ihe
J city council should reject the Time*
I bid of 50 cents snd call for new
j bide, would your i-aiier put In a
bid and at li lots.-! figure?"
The Star's Position.
The filar thought It hud eady
explained its position in this mat
ter.
The Star did not put In a bid for
I the clly printing for the reason
[ that It prints but eight pages, and
,11s columns art* already filled «nh
J commercial advertising. It could
l not afford to throw out this adver
tising and accept the city printing.
The star has tried, Mr, Taxpayer,
I to place this city printing matter
before yon In a proper light.
If you believe what lias been told
you In these columns see that your
liii nl man in the council docs hts
duty on Monday night. Ho Is your
servant, ami It Is up to you to
see that he does as he Is Instructed.
their health and activity.
The celebration will also he a
reunion for the couples, who have
been separated for years,
Mr. and Mrs. O. A. Purchase. Mr.
umi Mm. V. 8. HoughtaUng. and
Mr. and Mrs. John la-wls ill.' tilt"
three couples who engaged In tho
triple wedding. Mr. and Mrs I'm
chase live In Seattle. 11" other*
are coming here for the golden
wedding In Join in the celebration
of 60 years of wedded life, uninter
rupted l'> separation or death.
A number of descendants ol tha
thro* couples will Join in celebrat
ing the remarkable fin .itn!
numerous pu.-sts have been Invited.