The Seattle star. [volume], December 09, 1907, Last Edition, Image 1

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LAST*
EDITION
VOL. 9. NO. 148.
CITY PRINTING CONTRACT UP TO THE CITY COUNCIL
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DEATH-TRAP FENDER
CLAIMS VICTIM
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fV. Semon Knocked Down by Useless Fender and
Loses Life Under Car Wheels—Motorman and Con
ductor Arrested, and Released Without Hearing.
I Here are feruli -* In the Vnlted t
m_mrt which save life.
*8«4 the car* of the Seattle Elec*
R& company been equipped with
■if fender*. C. V, Semon, an
'eieftrtctan employed by the elee*
Immi company, wonld not have
|M» km-* Saturday night,
Smbkb iv rolled under Ihe feu*
i, of aort-bound tlaler street car j
•(j. BI at the corner of Second !
sad Cherry, st. at 7 o'clock
tart*? nlt-ht* -■** rushed across
at track In front of a *ouih bonttd
(m-B Lake car and wa* stmck
9jf!y by the Oaler street car (tulng
Uii*.PPl*»>t* direction.
'!'-fa*t*f Knocks Him Down
; t'f9m\ fender knockrd Henit.lt
!inra. passing over bint and roll-
At aim over and over. When the
«_>*» brought to a slop his head
wi,.' wedged against one "of
At forait'i wheels and one afat
i*l been practically severed
He aa* stilt living when picked
\m A* died when within a block j
mUt Eniergency hospital.
lam aaa fcudei eye ■ ■'. .if.*..lnteli j
$rt ft* fender failed absolutely to ]
m ft* work for »htch It waa In-1
tnjed. Instead of acoopinic the j
pi. ap and carrying hint until
PETTIBONE TRIAL
DELAYED A DAY
!v- fl. United Pr«*».l 1
• l„. a. Ida.. t»w. 9—ln oi-der to j
'pa the attorney* for the suit? and ;
m mttnte in the Pettibone trial
ttaft-ortiiaitt* to .14* up a aUpo-j
I am* a* to the admission of rer-]
-i bHtlmony ait- In the Hay-j
wat trial •■ fir Id* in thla roam. 1
I3* tnil tf ti.t.rs** A. PetUboo4»i
postponed for a day. TTwr *tlp
MMm »lil Include all th« teatl-'
[•_• *«.! the deptialtiona on the
gaps ' "' ■ ■■' —-■ '-■ ——* —__**a ...
IQOSEVELT IS BITTER AGAINST
PROPOSED JAP EXCLUSION BILL;
tWASHI.\OTON*,.IVe. 9 — fle-ire- ,
'Mttdwa' •{*<, m and Kabn, of Call-1
tenia.'na&e another trip lo >• ••
MHNt lUat.fVt-lt toil.iv la h •', - *
if _*a*-Iriß hi* mind'against .)..;•
mm extieston legislation but they 1
WW aa*ucec_4ful. Iteprvsentatlve ;
to.* .ha* a bill palling the bars;
A Milan ih.- . I»| ittt—».• higher .
_s the I'l'-trit Immigration regit*
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ji*.a.=a._ :
WARRANTS OUT AGAIN for"
THEATER MANAGERS
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, Itorteeo warrant* for arrest* of ,
tetter managers were again ls*ued ;
tas JtnUce Carroll'a court thla ;
Matte for violation of the Run*l
A closing law. Thl* Is a repetl-!
»a of the action taken last Mon-'
A, itrl looks tike the second bap- j
*h\ an* Interminable tight, unless ;
<•* system can be arranged for J
to Bay* expeditious di*!"**.! ofj
M cases.
I f fergeant. McDonald secui-ed the )
■ Mraat* and the manager* wtll be .
W^^^^^KBBnm up at polltie court j
mat deposit Ihelr Utile fSO pat. a* I
■ ta_*si-. and 'hen may be ci*)
l itßat • a repetition of the amn*- \
■tt Men. ii, court when tbe judge j
I ■» confronted with the propo*!-!
9*] at. disposing each week at
*m» be couldn't try ln two weeks.
■ TWaier manager* generally wear i
SMILE CLUBS-HAVE YOU STARTED
YOURS YET?
ntafla, antl the world smil«*s
wk you; grouch, and you grotirh
I Tf .
Tm Is not the way It was In tht*
*TV»k, but we sre Improving on
"-Tilling else these day*, so why
9 iSm copybook?
__* read our story of Haturday
g- the Smile club? Of course
** fid.: Talk about organizations
■ Promoting brotherly love antl
Mm the world along, the Hmlle
*» ovight to be the leader of tlicm
*• lure wondered sometimes
J» secret orders didn't make that
•»n of their obligations—
~"hat whenever I can. on dark
"'•sod sunny day*; ln rletory
J*» defeat; In pleasure or In
**< la the morning, at noon, at
am, and even when the baby
WBB me at 3 am; when I tell
*» *»• gotwlby, anrl when I meet
JJsHihbor, when I pay my fare,
Jr* 1 speak to my employe*,
**•'■*•-' my prayers—at all
J7» times and ut all other limes,
****** 1 am able to be man
?*£. ... smile."
■j^* th* reason far the Bmllo
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, tbrlstma* Is coming. It's right on ua war. It'a a great time to
a**m smile, because Chrlsmas I* smile season, nnyway. Get
J* MeiMl* '" w"h •"'" Adopt your constitution, and then take
»» tine club creed out In tho street with you. Pass it along.
'" Cood humor with you everywhere you am.
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a
ithn car stopped', tit. fender knock- |
ed Semon down on the rails and
then passed over hltn.
• Xlotornian I<cster I. Corlteit and
Conductor 0. I*- Hogan were »r
--reeled and laler released on their
own recugiiltnnec, lo appear at ibe
coroner* Inquest, If one I* called.
Parent* Ar* Living.
Benton was a sou of Ilavtd It
! {teuton, of ti.o3 Corllsa ay.. and Is
s survived by bis aged father and
', mother, a Bister. Catherine, and
three brother*. Prank E., a drafts
man employed by the city engl
neer'* offW; Clarence J., having
ln*| ector for the Seattle Electric
company, and Herbert A. cashier
of the t'rudentlal Life Insurance
company. " »
Semon was born In Allegan.
Mich, in IST*, being 31 years of
age at the lime of hla death- He
lived tn Oklahoma and Michigan
until eight months ago. when he
cume to Seattle and became an
employe of Ihe Seattle Electric
company, the corporation which
by ualng defective fender* on U*
car*. caused hi* death.
The funeral wa* held at one
(o'clock thl* afternoon from Itulter
worth'* parlor*, with Interment at
•Mt. I'leasant cemetery.
■ n . ,".",■".!""■".'' ';„,r",". i i pmtmßß — mma
[llradley cv plosion at Ran Praneisco!
Und the testimony of rertaln wll-1
! ne»*ea tn the Colorado crime*. 1
; Thl* action will greatly shorten the j
trial. Another reason for the post*
I pooeraenl. which wa* agreed to by j
I the attorney* on t~ih aide*, aa.
tho fact that Senator llorah could
I not f fii lltvlae until tonight. Haw- j
j ley will make the op<-ning atate
iltient for th* pruaet-utlon to*
,UUt>n* permit. The Ir. -.(.i.-nf told
him the other day •hat be would
ni 1 ..*..' the bill. "If I can put the
I bill to a rote It will pan*, fur prao*
' tkally all raugreaamea aru with
I me. If the t >>*• gresstonal power*.
j however. I*.tilt .«■ that the passage
of the bill would <*au*n foreign
complication* 111* I will probably
'prevent tt being read." «ald Haye*.
ara jean— eta— '■*■,*■*:'». ,„ —mm
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a mitt air of elation over the pr<»
<dlcament of the prosecuting alter*
'■ ney'a office, and predictions are
I freely made that It will be a hard
| matter to get a jury that will con
. rit-t
Snow Bothering Railroads.
ftt'MMIT, Cat. Dee. »—Heavy
' anow In the mountain* la rauslng
■'trouble, w.ii tn wind* are prevail
| Ing and the *now ta melting, eaus
j In*' landslides and traffic I* gen
j fiat! • tied up.
Mystery In Fortune Find.
RENO, I>ec. 10.—A mystery sur
j round* the finding of fIO.NOO ln an
i.i.i gasoline stove la the rear >f
I the European hotel. The p<illce
ihave tho money and »re waiting for
I clue* aa in the owner.
The Seattle Star
. TEST NEW AUTO CAR.
The new auto car purchased by
tilt for IM fire deiuirtment will be
|itlt through the final tests today.
Lite machine Is speedy looking, and
has already been put over the
jump's at a speed of over CO miles
.in hour. The .pe-etlolll. could
.'lilt register M and *»«* a.ina*livd
to smithereens. The car Is some
thing over 30 horse |xiwer antl car
ries four men.
METCALF BOOM TO
BE OPPOSED
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*•; FIQHT fOH BURNS *
* <*„ u^-pr..,, *
* (My Un.tad Prr*a *
* KONHON. lift-. l-Tommy *
* Hum* algned in ni-1.-* today for *
* a It> round Until* fur the *
* •world* rhampltinithlp with *
* J*a*k Palmar nl Newcastle, *
« They will 1.1-1.1..11.1. fia-.t.t lata* *
* lv January before the Naitonal a
* Bpoiling club. *
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HANDKERCHIEF MAY
DETERMINE MURDERER
(•/uftUt-Tp-^'l
IIKU.INUHAM,'Was*. Dm, ».—
The 4,'i.itti.-*! problem In the Watt*'
murder trial I* Mf being unraveled
In the superior court—the owner
thl|i ot tho r.-.l bandanna handkei
chief that wa* found lv tho niuittb
*if t'i.tlt. Itoper
At that .'fill!!.,- of lhat »•■■.. nth
'day session of th*> trial Ihn ba-drag
gled 1i" <• ot lu'iir.fii t.i.-f. that
positively told the tale that a mur
der bad h>• 11 committed, 4>** ran*
[ipiCUWa fur Ihe purpo*e of Idt-n-
Uflr-llon by the varum* witnesses.
HARRIMAN GAINS TIME
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(By Unitaat PrAM \
CHICAGO, Oee. •.—B. 11. Ilarrt*
man* attorney* today calned a
{MMtpottement until Thursday In the
Khih Injunction suit ta i.i.t.ni the
'. Harrlman t'nton Part ft*- pro*lr*
fi.'in Tilling the :»! "•'> chare* of
I llttnol* Central stock.
" ArrrttS Ao*tr4*t Hob*)**.
SACRAMENTO. Cat. 'Dee. -..-*■
The migration t.f tramp* .1 ■: hot**-*
j to Caltfurnla la far greater than for
' many year*. Th« railway eoiapany
|t* having itreal trouble In prevent-
Ing the traveling gentry from fa*
[ins pemseasion of tha. trains and
! runtitiiK thing* wllh a high hand.
in keep hobo tratel under eunlrul
jibe Koutbern Parlfle company ha*
(established a special |*.llre service
land practically every train ha* an
j armed guard attoard.
BLOODSHED IS FEARED
IN GOLDFIELD DISTRICT
PREPARE FOR REGISTRATION.]
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The new registration booth* *i
the elty hall In ihe old water and
light office are being Initialled. '
Tho registration will open on the
sirond of January with about fif
teen clerks and this number **iit
be Increased to JO or tO anon after.
ALASKA DELEGATES ARE
CUT TO TWO ;
(By Untied Press.)
WASHINGTON. Der. 9.— The of
ficial call for the llrpubllcan Na- •
tlonat convention (0 tie held at Chi- j
. .v.''i. June ill. ha* lieen signet] by !
Chairman New. Heveral change*,
have been made In delegates. Alas
i..t I* only allowed two Instead of j
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KIDNAPPED OR LOST
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Earl rantlch. a 0-year-old boy of
Cumberland, has either been kid
n.ip.-I or Is lost In tbe big woods,
.'.i.tiiii'l his borne, according to word
which has iK-en rt'celved at the
sherlfr* office. Deputy Hherlff Hob
Hodge* Is now sea liini; for the
ml...iiu: youth and ha* ...ii"! hi*
bloodhound* into service In hope,
of finding Ihe boy. Nothing h*s
bea'ii seen of the missing lad since
3 o'clorlt yesterday afternoon.
INVESTIGATION IS
CONCLUDED
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With the taking of the testimony
of Capt. I'atterson. fif the tug Ita
rane, this morning, 111 l Investiga
tion of the aerldent 111 which Ihe
steamer lniilnnii|iolls ran down a
launch from the Kxploror several
weeks ago. running two death*, waa
completed. Capt. Patterson-testi
fied Hint the Indliiiiapoll* blew the
correct signal*. A derision by the
Inspector* la expected in the next
low day*.
The little mall steamer Dora baa
arrived In port from Reward. Him
will be thoroughly overhauled be
fore lulug unit north again to re
sume (he routn in the westward
along the Alaskan coast.
SEATTLE. WASHINGTON. MONDAY. DEC 9, 1907,
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OFFICERS ELECTED.
tleorgo 11, Kevi lie was Saturday
night reelected president of the
Hentllo Commercial club for tfie
ensuing year, tleorgo Hotm was
iißmeil temporary secretary, I
K. Mosea TlO0 a president, nn.l J. i
11. Snlveley second vlco president,
Th*» following director* were
chosen: tleorgn A. Virtue, 11. IV.
MIX, Julius Khafer, VV. I. Whlteley.
lleorge Matiger, J. M. Maxwell nnd
N H Ml
HELD fOH MURDER.
(By United Pros) >; .
OAKLAND Dec. *.~-M. A."\\H
klna, who Is charged a till killing
Verne Carmen, with Milium In
lived, and burying in-! beneath an
ll'llll. nl ihelr home tn Elm
hurst, has been held to answer be
fore the superior court In tin
charge of murder.
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Signers of Petition Are Comparatively Unknown—
"Colonel" Launches Publicity End of Campaign in
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Accordance With Agreement.
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In accordance with hi* promise
to Its |.it-iiii.it-t* iitit'l.. some ten
day* ago, Cot. AIJi-u J. Illelhen
launched yesterday In the Times i
I ll." publicity feature of lln cam
paign for James 11, Metralf. tbe
candidate of certain "big busine**"
and privilege seeking Interest*, for
the democratic nomination for
mayor.
Ueneral Metcalf la introduced to
the publle a* a candidate by a par
tition purporting to tie signed by
some *w) . iri.-.t n« and merely ask
lag him to 1... "tn" a candidate for
the office. No reference t* made tn
the petition lo any party, though
tt ba* been a part of the program j
tif the movement from the, start
that he seek that democratic nomi
nation tn the primaries, asplraat* ]
for that honor having, to dale j
proved entirely wanting.
Is Ardent Democrat.
In accordance with thl* program
a committee rrpfiacnttng the
! movement called on Genera! Met
! calf laat Prlday and presented the j
j petition to him. asking lhai he give
lit hla eojulderatlon. General Met*
calf Informed the committee that
be 1* an ardent democrat and thai
b.* would run In no other manner]
ban a* the candidate of lhat par* j
111 Thl* wa* satisfactory to Ihe I
i committee, which a* sought am*. \
}to take the matter up with the ;
' King County Democratic, club.
Tbe committee called upon Ihe
| club at Ita tnneheoii i.t.r .Saturday
i for the purpose of pra-aenlltig the
j matter but It* member* We in
formed by President lieyaold* of
that organisation that the luncheon
wa* merely a aerial gathering and
could not take up business matter*.
Ai."'her effort IO im. rt al the
Democratic ctuti In the matter will
ha made at the meeting of the club
1 Thursday night of thl* week
Casual reference to the printed
'petition asking General Metcalf to
i enter the rant ahow* that It. I*
signed by men who are compare
i lively utile known la politic*, from
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Clash Practically Certain Between Federal Troops
and Miners.
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(By United *»-<■*•
tiOI.DKIKI.D. Nee.. Dee. ».—That
blood will be -lied In the present
trouble here I* evident. Ilqth »lde*
| fear tho worst. The miner* are In
I an angry mood and the greatest of
caution I* being eirrcliwd by both
side* to prevent an early clssh.
There is no sign of ni.utl.tl law at
! present, but there Is lhat unsettled
■ feeling In the atr which precedes
a storm.
The troop* arrived late Hnturday
! afternoon. There are now nine com
! panic* of troopa hera, the second
j detachment from Monterey having
* gone Into permanent camp on Com
bination hill, within MO yards of
tho .111 of the Holdfleld Cotistill
dated company. Tho first detach*
j ment. which came from Han Krau
! Cisco, remain* lit the ramp estab
lished In Ihe northwestern twirl of
j the city, a mile and a half froui Hit,'
i nearest mine.
I I'aptain lleynolds. commaitulng
{all of Ihe troop* here, is quartered
In a tent In the first ramp snd
will remain there.
Gauntlet Thown Down,
The mine owners have thrown
dowu the gauntlet Hint state that
henceforth thl* district will be a
non-union ramp. The mine own
ers claim thai they hay.. received
scores of tm !• . from outside
points from men who will come
uinl work In the mint**, If the open'
shop prevails. The initio men have
given out the Information that Ihe
various properties will resume op
eration next Wednesday, and It la
then that a serious conflict Is
feared. • ■
(Statements Issued.
From statement* Issued hy both
side* It Is shown that the mine
owners are primarily responsible
for Ihe presence of tha troop*. Thu
miners claim that Ihcy have only
asked Just demanda. This asser-
I Hull Is practically borne out by the
mine owner* themselves, but, as
tho troopa are here, they will now
nil. nipt to do what they have long
desired—to not recognise the West
ern Federation of Miners further.
If an mi.-nipt Is iiiailn to open
the mines Wednesday, It Is very
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION TO BE
CONSIDERED AT MEETING TONIGHT
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* I BANK CLEARINGS. *
* Seattle. *
* Clearing* today .. |l.'ir,i.r.:i:t :i7 *
* ■„,.. 114.143.00 *
* Tacoma. " *
* Clearing* today .. .$916.618 0(1 *
* llalances 49,161 (Ml *
* Portland. *
* Clearings today .. .1*74.605 00 a
* llalancea 84,276.00 *
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one-third to one halt of the sign- j
era not being voter*. A check of
tbe first IW) name* on the petition
develop* the fa. that more ll •>»
.-nt-iinni t.f the name*, 36 to Ij«
eaact, are not «yen given In the
l.u.f i city directory for the city of
Brat tli*. while a Urge tun iof
the otJQet* are engaged In line* of
batatas*. or employment which
li-t»t- l>f< it affected hy the enfoiee*
meat of the Holiday closing policy
of the preaeiu city administration.
1?J Com* ef th* r*t-rl.
Aitiw.. Lite signer* let the pell*
Hun are Paul lledrirk. a reporter
for the Time*. John K. Dora for
merly employed in the same ra
parity; A, \V. Johnson, proprietor
of tho Opera liar; W. _„ King, pro
prietor of the llutler hotel and bar.
«h!rh has had It* trade curtailed
by tta Hunday closing rnfore-e-
Stoat; George lU*cde. bartender, Se
attle fcotel; M. C. Co*, of the Heat
it* Hotel cigar aland; C. P. War
re*, a>is *• aalatam*' W, O. John
.tr*. right Of way agent for the Chi
cago. Milwaukee A Bt. Paul rail
road; C M. Cole, dpmghtsmsn for
the Heattle Klccfrte company, aud a
mug tlst of repreaentatlvea of sim
ilar Industrie* and enterprise*.
There t* aw almost complete ab
.. :.t- from tbe petition ot name*
ot men who ha** been active In
the organisation of the King Cotm*
fjf Democratic club, but'the .li-.fi
eloa* of Oeneral Metcalf* randl
iinit aiiiiinii member* of that or
r..t!iirafu.n Indteai.** that there I*
jHo lack of tympaihy for the move
ment among a certain class of lla
m-oib- r* However It la reason
ably »af- to predict that any ef*
| fort ta Hit* club to Indorse hta ran
jdldary wtll t ni-.nmt.-i vlgoron* an*
i -it*;-.-k« :i optMisltlon. One reason
! for this opjawltloa I* the well
\ known opposition on the part of
General Metcalf to the presidential
irandlrtary... of Wlillani Jennlnga
Itryan. Ueneral Mrtratf having
bolted the nomination of Bryan la
il»C«,
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probahle thai soldier* will picket
the surrounding territory lo pre
vent trouble. Then I* when real
bloodshed willjucrur, aa Hi. miner*
are armed.
Mining Property Guarded..
When dawn broke on Holdfleld
thla morning the scene at (he un
t>»* "line- presented almost as war
like an appearance a* at the camps
i>f'lke U, 9. troopa. During the
night the guards In the employ ot
the Mine Owners' association hud
been greatly Inctcased until emit
ltidivi.ltt.il pi.-. •• of mining proper-
Small) I
luai ptaat "f
ly had the »pp. 111.111. ■■ of .1 fortress.
I'edoatrlans passing through tin;
mlnlag ramp* were held up by Ihe
guard* ami made to give an tie
it.iint of themselves before they
wens allowed to proceed. This ac
tion vi.tt resented In a number of
instance* but it did not deter the
paid watchmen from obeying their
it, Mill. Il'.l'.r.
Rifle* Are Sell*d.
Captain Hage. employed by
Ocorge Wlngflcld. re|H>rts lhat he
ha* eel red |imi rHles that hud been
rarhrd by union miner* wiyiln a
short distance of Holdfleld II Is
pteaum.il to be a pari of Ihe each*
of arms and ammunition which the
I..it.4*i- are reported to have col
lected dining the last few day*.
1;. „i,.' Wlugfleld I* vice presi
dent of the Consolidated Mines
hero, one of the largest mining
.'.tup.mi'ri operating In Nevada,
ami Captain Huge Is the head of the
detective patrol department which
thla company lm* organised, '
Military Helps Owners.
The mllltiiry Showed their will
ingness today to co-operufe with
thu mine owners and will outline
a coiirse for the resumption of work
in the mines. It bus not been' tie
clilod whether the troops nhall
hi- ...fpi 111 two camps as at pre*
cut, ready to be called 011 hlioiilil
ertiergency arise, or to place n.|iindn
of soldiers about * the principal
mint*. The mltiti owners ate ulso
until tided as iii iiif manner of
handling the strike breakers. One
plan Is tO have the Htiiko breakers
live In ono large camp, while an
other Is to have tho men scattered
iMtoughotit the city.
Taxpayers Urged to Instruct Their Councilmen to Record Their Votes Against the
Publishers' Combine in Its Efforts to Extract Thousands of Dollars
From the City-Should Attend Tonight's Meeting.
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* Dec. 9, 1907. *
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ABA *m m
* I o the Mayor and Members of the City Council, City of Seattle. *
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* Gentlemen:~Wc beg t<» inform your honorable body that the Ballard i*
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* News Company stands ready to issue a daily newspaper, guarantee a gen- »
* eral circulation in the city of rattle, and accept the contract for city *
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* printing at a figure considerably less than the lowest legal bid submitted *
* A
* i" yniir honorable body at your last regular meeting. *
*' .',; The Ballard News Company is in position to put up the required ccrti- *
a. ''', ' '' '1 '* ~" -a
* fied check and faithfully and fully perform all the obligations entailed in a
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* the city.printing contract. Very truly yours, a
J.J THE BALLARD NEWS COMPANY, »
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* * Per A. IC. Ruffncr, tutor .iml Manager.*^ \**> :
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MR. TAXPAYER:
At you know The Star has been instrumental in breaking up various combines in Seattle,
combines of a criminal nature that have been robbing you and your wives and your children.
In the efforts of The Star to put these combines out of business you were unable to as
sist, so lhat The Star, with the exception of one instance in which Deputy Prosecutor Van
tier veer took up the work, had to bear the entire brunt of the burden. I
Today The Star is waging a fight in which you may be of assistance. It is a fight
against the publishers' combine by which Alden J. Blethen hopes to extort thousands of dol
lars from the public treasury, which means from your pockets.
You can aid in this light by seeing your councilman and telling him that you will not
vote for his re-election if he votes to award the city printing contract to the Bulletin. In ad
dition to doing this come down to the council meeting tonight and sec that your hired man
j in the council does as you instruct him to do.
The.Star is doing all in its power to prevent this robbery. It is up to you to help.
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Tonight the city council will con
sider the reeomaietidatloa of Its
committee on printing that the con
tract for the rlly printing for the
year Hies be awarded lo the Seattle
Hulletln at a price of 'v rents an
Inch for the first Insertion and
.'." rente an Inch for subsequent In
sertions.
A* The Star has'already told,
this exorbitant bid la the result of
a combination eetrn-d into bvlwea-n
Ihe Times and the I*o*l Intelligen
cer, la consideration of ibe sus
pension of the Morning Tiroes on
November 10 last, the l*ust Intel
ligencer agreed to put In an out
side bid for the rlty printing, allow
ing the Hulletln to ■< ( un- the con*
trart al Its own price,
Thi* agreement was !• in !"->l
after a merta-s of txmfcrence* Itch!
nn November 21. 22 and 23.. tl
lhe*<* conference* there were pres
ent Aldrn J. lllethen and Daniel
Kelleher for the Time* antl Senator
John I. Wilson, «. I*. Weston and
IK. C. Hughes for tho Costlntel
llgenrer. Nol all of these gentle
men were present at all of the
conferences.
Col. Dlethtn's Scheme.
At these conferences Col Illelhen
p..mt.,| ttul that In suspending pub
lication of the Morning Time* It
was nec4*si**ry that he should se
cure In return therefor all or the
greater part of the $7«.WK) lost by
him In the venture. This result
t "U!■! be attained. Ihe •li.iifl fur
ther pointed out If he went per
mitted to i—t tiif the city printing
at a high figure. This could be
done through the failure of the
I'ost Intelligencer to bid or if It
did bid to plsre the figure so
Shorten Reno Railroad.
it IMI New, Der. 9.—llarrlnuin
will stain make another move to
belter the Central Paririe lines
'through Nevada, shortening Ihe dis
tance of the road near llattle Moun
tain. The proposed rut off will be
gin at a |siliit five miles west of
llnttie Mountain and terminate 14
mile* east of Argenta.
CORK CAUSE
OF SUIT
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Herausc a cork popped out of a
bottle itiitl flew up, striking him in
the eye, with the result that the
eye wait somewhat damaged, Krnest
Fltiwater has brought suit for
il.iiiMl damage* against .lame*
spii.-ii.oif. proprietor of the star
Mottling Works, In which Iht*
plaintiff was engaged at the lime
of the accident.
Circus Founder Dead.
Andrew Norrla, founder of Ike
Norrla ii Howe cirrus, who killed
himself at Hanta Crux, Cat, Satin
day, was nol, at M time,
connected with iii. circus,
according to W. A. Shan
non, manuger, who Is now In Se
attle en route east. Mi Norrls
severed lilh connection nine years
ugo, and bus been engaged In the
real estate business fliuo then.
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ONE CENT
THE WEATHER—RAIN TONIGHT AND
TUESDAY. MODERATE SOUTH WINDS.
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{kick that its tend., would not bet
competitive. Other matters of In* |
i>-it--t to both papers were dis
cussed at these conference*.
Tbe agreement relaUng lo the I
jCity printing wa* ri>»rhed «»n Fri
day. November 22. and on that
j night bids for the city printing
.were put ln by the Time*, the
j Cost Intelligencer and the Hulletln
(The Poet-Intelligencer bid $1
j straight, the Time* 72 and '.0 cent*
rand ihe llulletin 60 and -•" reals.
jThe bid* were o|tened by the routl
\ti\ one week ago tonight and two
I days later The Star exposed the
combine
Councilmen Obedient.
With an election (tending and CoL
l-.!. 'in 11 sluing In the committee
room while the committee on
printing was eamsldcring the bid-.
tlm* members of the committee,
without discussion, voted to recom
nieml to the council lhat ihe eon
j tract b« amarded to the Uullr.lin.
There were present and v&Hng lor <
this recommendation Councilmen
Murphy, lluid. Morrison and:
' The matter is now up to ihe city,
council, even member of which has
la-en thoroughly enlightened regard
ing the com lii nn ami the attempted
steal. They have been shown and
can ascertain' for • themselves. If
they till that the city priming
can in* taken at a price less than
half that asked by the Hulletln and
a large sum of money made there
on. - *
No denial of the existence nf
Ihe combine ha* come from inline
whose word nil lie relied U|a-u.
The Host Intelligencer has never
mentioned ihe matte* of the city
printing In any Isaue. If It were
BLACKMAILER IS
CAUGHT IN ACT
Caught in the act of getting
what he thought was the spoils of
S threat to kill James Cuthormson, |
a IT-year-old Isiy, thought to be;
from Seattle. Is In Jail at Kent.!
waiting to he brought to Heattle;
, for trial. The local polite beliefs
that the Imy l» a desperate young j
crook and that be ha* been mixed
Up In other blackmailing enter-1
prises.
Mis. .Inne Kiinl.el. of Kent, re-!
ceived a letter yesterday which j
stated that unless she Inserted $i 5 |
in nt, envelope and placed It on ihe'
I back fence of Ihe Kunkel yard she;
j would he killed. On Ihe advice nf
a friend, Mrs. Kunkel placed an '
FISH CHARGED WITH EMBEZZLEMENT
Officer* of the law are- today I
searching for Carl W. Fish, of 80SH
Tike St., who Is charged with cm
iiiv/Miif corporation funds while!
employed as bookkeeper by the
Poultry Producers' Union, which
has maintained an establishment
at Ninth in and Union si. A spa*
clfle charge of smbessllng $.17.50
was sworn in before Prosecuting
Attorney Mackintosh, but IL Fort
man, trustee of lbs Union, says
present Investigations ■«..*-. 1
I unjustly accused of lag a partr
|to this combine a denial would
!have been forthcoming before ihlai
time, and The Star could be made
to answer through a libel suit tn
the courts.
Present Rate Charged.
a.*-y^*P**§E,|!
The city printing I* now being
done in the Hulletln at a rate of.
4H cents per Inch and at that price
Col. lllethen la making a small
profit notwithstanding his assertion
that he Is losing money. In addi
tion he Is holding up the corpora
tion* who make applications for
franchise* and which applications
are printed tn the official paper.
These ror|ioratlons he is ebargfnic
from 60 rents to $1.00 si Inch, and
In this manner Ibe city printing
contract has been a source of much
revenue.
Col. lllethen says the. cost of.
'operating ii:< r.uit. *t> during 1908
will be $.'.500 a month. .This state-
I ment is absurd and absolutely false.
IA paper such as the Hulletln ran
jbe published for one-third of lhat
I sum . j *.
COL lllethen also says that the
'price of 60 cents an Inch Is not ex
orbitant for the reason tin. the
iTimes Publishing Co. was paid lhat
j rate four ) ears ago when the Times
i was the official paper. As The
St.n I ie- already explained, a rale
|of &0 cents an Inch would not be
(exorbitant In a dally paper such
'as ihe Times, the Post-Intelligencer
lor The Star. Hut when the court
'declared lhat such a paper as tho
lltulletln came within the provisions
of He charter, the way was laid
i for a saving on the printing of this
icily, a saving amounting to more
I than half of what was paid out by
the city at the CO-rent rate. - i.<t
empty envelops at the place doalc
[sated, and when l.titliormson up
, pea red to secure the envelope ho
I was seiit'd and placed if Jail.
The boy slated that he was only
jthe HEi'l.l for parties In Seattle, but
;as the bits Ol * torn letter similar
to thai sent Mrs. Kunkel, bill ud-
I dressed in another iiart.v, > were
j found Itl Ihe boy's pocket, the Kent
.authorities and the local |ml ice be*
I lleve the hoy to bo a hard cus-'
' totner,
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MINNI.AI'OUS Dec. 9 —A cablc
i gram has been received here by
rt lathes announcing the death st
i Malaga, Spain, of John Hoodiiow,
I former consul genera) at Shanghai
jII.KOO iiiuiccouiited for In receipts
for the sale of stock, while oilier
amounts received from the sale of
poultry cannot be located.
The warrant of-iurest wan Issued
by Justice Carroll anil placed lv the
hands of the sheriff, ll Is further
declared thai Indebtedness to tho
amount ol $-.'.OOO has been accumu
lated by mismanagement, lilt'
store will be closed until n nioro
favorable location can lit* Becured,
when It will be reopened. It Is be
lieved that Fish has left tbe city.