The Seattle star. [volume], December 12, 1910, Image 1

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Sr/?. 017MPL4 PASSENGERS ARE SA VED
WHY NOT?—Let's All GET an INJUNCTION while the GETTING is good—WHY NOT?
lEGALIZED
INJUSTICE
" "ttU&y the commission ordered that th« present round trip
fi-efjr U* v- >g« of passenger • between Seattle and Georgetown,
&*<*. Uileant, Gorgtats, Mar no*. Maples, Hurts, Mackays, Van
lairit*, CMeago iv Davis, Meadows. Southside, Floravllle. Card
imt ul Chicago i< . Davit, Meadntown, Riverton, Mortimer, Foster,
MaX*> Black Rtver and Renton Junction, and between Tacoma
m l^»«ti*itlt. Willow Junction, Cushman, Fife. Milton, Edge wood,
m. B«*f!s. Pacific City and Algona. be and th« same are hereby
•nd to be unfair, unjust, unreasonable and excessive, and that
■ram* shall not b* hereafter charged, imposed and collected.
• • • •
; "h\» farther declared that tli* rrtnrn trip now charged pa»*cn
»:ii tiitwa £•<•' and Karllnicton and ittl<> and Il*ntoa. b«
«i ti« wtr.e are hereby d«cUred to be unfair, onj'i ■ vnrrason
*fc 184 cic«mlt«>. and that tn« tamo shall not i>«- hereafter charic
rf. \axyauA k4 collected.**
Can
I It Ktma so sometimes.
lOn March 21, 1910. over eighl months ago. tht state, rail
*J commission served FINAL ORDER on th« Stoot-V
(rjTriction Monopoly, tcrminK it* rates unfair, unjust, un-
BMU' ' and excessive.
|Eo« the people arc still forced to pay those unfair, unjustf,
i-awratte and txce^Mve rates.
Ik'san injustice, of course.
|Tke railroad commission all but calls it robbery.
"Yet that robbery still continues.
/And that robbery is legal.
It's legal because the courts allow it!
»hr- the people of the Duwamish valley decided, after
L;,. for eight long months, that they would not endure the
Edery.
Tky were ENJOINED to lure it longer. .
"Wtat the railroad commission termed INJUSTICE \s
HLJZED
Utttth. •■ call ROBBERY i* LEGAL!
SOT TOO MUCH
EVIDENCE
r»J hj" Murphy, well known In
*» drcle». observed yesterday
Kit i- wax a shame that
*A*ib bootlegger* was getting
** «lta their Kraft." He looked
"Krolaaa I»nlan.
.*Bbm the.coin," (ltioth "Pay
■^*»S4 ITJ land >tn."
w «oia wa* pa»js«"d. Instead of
"2*15 the liquor away In flasks.
Pf '>' poured It down his
**■ It texm became necessary
»» "Piy Jay" to Jail.
2*? U- protested loudly to
this morning.
J «!l had one beer sinew
*ii«Wng," said he, "and I had
**« JMterday."
.^n*r« did joii e*t the beer on
j?*?!" qa«rled City Attorney
J^* * learline finentlon." an
•^"Pay J*y" *|th a smile.
*« It," said Judge Cordon, or
T* to tfc»t effect.
'•w? **V* hlf wi" not tan«lfl
| 4T»7 lij" any ninre.
} i ' . ■■" """*"
Co»Uy "Hot Dog."
i**' t 01»on grabbed a crab
£J**lot doff" waßon In VVash
■• »t Saturday nljrht. but re
(J'W for it. He paid »'• for
Xli' M the request of Judije
mhTweather 1
i^* 0 thfipplng days t^fore
fl2^&" 9ir6M'v" >"1"'
C'« . Urn \S\'!, '
•"•^rtai V», " ; V
fc? *•« ID thlH V ')
%)nt^ e\* "PoV'ti hi revered
%, •»*•/; light southeasterly
DO YOU KNOW
Being Some Fact* About Se
attle's Government.
That Seattle owe* more than
110,000,000, not counting some $15,
--000,000 In bond*?
That the city DM always been
able to pay principal or Interest
on any bills duo?
That Seattle bought $10,000
worth of hay In October?
That Seattle's police department,
C. W. Wnppennteln, chief, mat*
the city 138.000 a month?
That Seattle draws $8,000 ft
month on money It has In the
bank?
That it cost* nearly $7.00,000 a
month to run the city government?
That licenses and fines bring
$37,600 Into the city treaaury a
month?
EGGS CHEAPER, SO OUR
Offld BOY DISCOVERS
BY FREDDIE, OUR OFFICE BOY.
Hooray! Kgg* hnve come down
2 cents. Maybe now that ma hns
had to cut. mo down to two tea
spoons of sufcar on account of this
supir ascent, she'll bn Kenerons and
slip me. two t'KK*. Wonder If this
Is tho outcome of the poultry show?
Maybe miuks rival to it blue ribbon
winner just !'<■> xore and wants to
show this hi brow that, even If
she can't win a ribbon, she can lay
f XX». Just watch me auk fur ham
and—tomorrow in-.ruin;'.
* A*************
* - *
I JUBT HUNGRY. *
*• " *
» "Hunicer will compel it man #
* to beg when he cannot get a •
I Job," remarked John McCarthy •
* In police court today. ' *
* "I wasn't begging yesterday *
*• when the patrolman saw inn. *
* I mi only looking for Hi. pco- *
I pie who told dm to come *
I around whenever I was bun- #
* gry, that's all." *
* Judge Cordon allowed Me- *
I Carthy to go after hearing bin •
» story *
* *
The Seattle Star
EVERETT BEATS BELLINGHAM; s
SURPRISES IN OTHER CITIES
WASHINGTON, I) C. Dec, 12.—Tlic ccns\»s bureau
to<lay announced the population of the following Wash
ington cities:
Aberdeen U.frfX). BelHngham 24,298, Everett 24,814.
Walla Walla 19.364. Centralia 7,311, Hoquiarn 8,171, Van
couver 9.500, Olvmpia <V*«..
Society Woman Revamps Classic
MRS BLANCHE SHOEMAKER WAGSTAFF
New York imrl<-iy wan nil nfluti.r with suppressed culture
t'other afternoon when Its galaiy of busy lill<im poured Into the
Hudiiun theatre to witness "Alcestls," a modern rehash of an an
cient classic. For this modern "Alccatls" I* th« product of tbi bril
liancy of Mrs. Hl.u. Shoemaker WnftMaff, superimposed upon
whatever talent the original author, old man EttrlpidM. may have
{■oMsemted. Hoclety was a unit In de< taring, after tho performance,
that Mm. Wagstaff had It nil over Ktirtpld< eleven different ways.
Ho far the original Kurlpldeit vsraton '"'* lived In literature
ftniii'-lhltiK llko 1,360 yonr* without ever havlnn been honored by
the i>n»i n< ■<• of Kry.nii hundred rallllonalrcH' wlvch and daught
er* at v pnfonUBCC Mr* Wacntiiff'* rrtM won thin honor for
It* first—nn<l pprhapa lt» taut — lbll( npiwurancp.
Mm. Wagßtaff In .illy Illirary, nn you enn eaiilly »po by her
soulful picture. lh< la th<> <laiiKht<-r of h. m > I". Bhooinaknr of
I'hlladflphla, a pal <tf J. PUrpont MoriHn and Kimono Zlmniorman.
Hho haM millions in Wr own name, married .1 [■ ■ morn In the
namp of Alfred Wugntaff, Jr., and In c|iilt« a pet of the better
-
JAIL WOMAN AS
HABITUAL DRUNK
For tin- first lime In the history |
of HeaMle a womnn wan convicted
of being an hnhltual drunkard when
Police Judge Cordon today sen-
MSCWI Mabel Madignn to serve 30
days In the county Jail. Th« woman
has been arrested on numerous oc
casions for several years, and the
Invariable charge hu» been "drunk." |
| |1) I in>. .1 I
AKRON, Ohio, Dec. 12—"Why
has tho seat of government been
transferred from Wmshlniston to
Wall st?" auks a letter written to
fivury congressman and United
States senator demanding thai th(
rtillwnys be Investigated and freight
rates lowered.
O. 0. linrber. millionaire ex head
of Hi' match trust. Is 'i,. writer
ii. charges that the railways levy
a far bljsber tribute on the average
family In America than does tho
SI.A I 111;. WASH. MONDAY. DIAICMHKK I.'. I'MO.
"I alwuy* pai for my own drlnki,"
I .III:
pderl i : lulu
troubi i . B]
h. If ■•
11.
Mill tO
lon "You
the pi Inclpal prop undt r th<
■ r livlriK.
iii- '!' in,mil thai rail
Tho tariff, ho estimate*, costs the How il be borrow a nlcki i to run
aviTßKn fo-mlly In (he i mini HtaU ii down town anil kpp Onby who b
$15 nnnunliy. Tlip railroads, through ii, iin up her hods In the op'ry
(rfllgbt rali'», collect » toll of $87 houses In London 1 Of course he
from th« average family, It Ii nl- can always touch Mi- rich friends
leged. Freight rates plus the other for a couple o' dollara to get his
earnlngH of the railroad! Incrotio hlioch half-Boled or aumitthlnß like
thla co»t to approximately $127, the that, ttut no more Tom and JerrleH
letter aaya. .tiiti ui.uiihl cocklulU for I'"i" I
ALDRICH OWNS
RUBBER STOCK
* * * ****** ******
* THE CONNECTION? *
* Aldrlch, tminr -i atOf from •
* l(t:<><l« l«!»n.1 ill. '.!'■ .1 m of •
* the tariff wl -ilnii .i. Hi waa •
* Una l>lirKi-Hi »li *!•• factor In ♦
* aaxin. what tb« tariff ratra •
* ahoold !•<■ *
* ■ llui ' «r. »l->ni( with oi' r •
* tni»«-j>ri«l'i< •■<! artlrlra. » H r«- *
* rtiud UPWARD. ;*
* *
IH| I'Biloi lr»— «
NEW TORK. r>c. II — Nelana W.
Aldrtrh, wnlr>T t<*na(or frtirn Hbodo
latand own* morn than 300 ahar»«
of »lock In th« Patted Hint, a |[>il>
bcr Co.. aecordlnx to tbo New York
World. Th« Wortd'a »t»ry la b*n«d
on a Tiew of the ttock b<».k« of the
riit'txr company obtained by a
\V\»rtd reporter who purrhawd one
•hare of lIM atock la "''!• : that he
mlrht be entttlrd to examloo tho
list of the •harrholdert.
Althonrh prote*tlnf( air-ilnut dnlnß
•0, Bi«rr«-'-i Norrla of tho rubber
company thowed I.in, ti .• him
book. At the top of one pax** wa*
wiitttm th. name of Nelson \V. Aid
rich.
Tli. . niry. thn World says. thow
«l AMrlr 1. ownctd 310 aharcn of the
flrat preferred stock. The date
Boar Attacks Man
WASHINGTON. tVc. ».—Archi
bald •null, a farmer, in In a critical
condition m the result of an attack
by n boar. Small* bndy wa« each
• >] In many placm by the unltnal'l
timka. It I* feared blood poisoning
will result. The boar probably would
bar* killed his victim had not a
farmhand driven the animal away
with a pitchfork.
Fatally Burned
Saving His Cash
ST I/)1?IS. Dec. 12—Michael Ca
bill. an a«ed recluse, wus perhaps
fatally burned Uylnß to nave n chest
containing $130 from tho burning
■table will served »» his home.
Kinsmen later saved the money, hut
('anill's chickens were burned to
death, iiml It 1 1. believed that $500
hidden In n matlre»s wan ™» «iw-d
Dom Manuel Is Broke—Maybe
Eben's Hint Will Help a Bit
IIR Id I
I :llk
■\\ bat i
plttllil'd Si '
ii lohn < !opl nu In Irlah
. ...iiii be :i dm i.' 'i Rood i hance
i,,, ni' ''"■'' Dora Man
Klllll
lilK r<>s 111 foblotl In' mli' ll
i dow without bti
third mull i v ill* r wii.i iisi ii to
;il in//, fmiii < hei v "
■ ■ <ry wan July I*. I*lo
I- that lb« date the Hock wait
j.itircha»<'<l?" «>•><■■■: the reporter.
"Oh, no, no," Norria la repr>rt«-d
to have n-|i!iri| "That If bjitpljt
if..- i!«« II *;■ trannf>rrcd (mm
thu oli) !c<lk«t. lie has owned It
far aonn titan."
■
II I* ! ii. d In "
irt-holdvm 1 hi- WorM M
Tti<- l!it<-«tU'iil)i 11 of tin- rlnri
l>(mV:» *U made following the
IMVff MM limp nro of Senator
Aldrirh to rlmrj-' « by Kenatar Ilrt*
tow of h>»Ku. that Aldrtch |>r«»flt« *I
dlrwtly by the IncrcaafMi In rubber
|NlMidul>-a la tin' recently adopted
■ tariff bill.
Aldrtch In ■ letter to Conjcre**
man M< Klnli y, chairman of ih«
comtrenolonal rami>alKn coinmltt«H>,
uld that ncltbrr he nor any tnrm-
I"T of lil» family had any |K*rtintary
Interrot a« to whether the duty on
nutnufarturcd ruMwr were 30, 35 or
300 per rent
Tbf Unitfd Kin!. • ii.il.l»-r Co..
ii<'iiii iltii'n known m II ■ manufac
turing rubtx-r truxt, contVol* the
blirgnt rubber fartorira Id the coun
try.
ilrl»!(i»'« rharßpa wfr.- mad.- In
connection with the Int«;r-eonil-
Dental Rubber Co., which Miltir ax
plalnc-d van an ImtmrtlnK concprn.
The •rnntor'a »"ii I* Ronrral mana
»-<r of tho Inter-contlncntal.
ANOTHER SUIT
ON HIIUMI
C D llillman fares nnother lult
fur tansc** this afternoon for »i
legcd mlsrepregcntntUins In the sale
of property. The case of August
l.i Mi.cii for $250 which ho paid out
on property In Pacific City, sup
-1 ■>,«•.! in contain 30 acres, but
which, the complaint recites, was
only half an acre, comes up before
Judge, AHh [!■ .mi. In addition to the
alK'Red inlxrcprcscntatlon us to
area, i*nntnn f .ns he, w»» protntaed
a nli<ady Job, which ho never sot.
VIVIAN GETB A JOB.
WASHINGTON D. O, Dee. 12.—
Vivian L. Jonen wan appointed re
ceiver of public monies at Inde
pendence, o*l., by President Taft
today.
MunurJ—l know Jest bow be fei>ls.
I WBI lil.i- thai when i km my Job
'cnimo I snssed my liokh'h wife
over In Wennfrhpe."
be in ii go Into raudeilite,"
t«-d Hrhnl
"What would hn do? Maybe lu-'d
he .i hit ilngin 1 them ' wlggly
aoliKH. hut if be did that no fond
liarentH would let their darters go
to bear 'em, and Doi Manuel would
lota lilh chancel o' wlnnlo' one of
our beautiful young heiresses," con
-1 tended Klii'M
\h i
(lokh as I know
of, nnd ho can't
do an) trapeze
po r for m I il'
i or shirk wire
walkln'. I tell
yer what It'll
all 11111111111 l to—"
"What's the an
swci'?" murmur
ed chnll 'i
Hi II ii mm i In \nu ' lea .tnd
»-i i ii ilef o' police In
rhere tti«'v
i kimuil (or i in. w>iii Bben,
■Slanil fin Wh -,
i'i,i klogi who don'l ilv< ■ Prmi
toi Hull lubjectt an are proud of
lit," hum Ktii'ii Tuppei emphatlcall)
Don't Hesitate to Phone
Th« Star, Main «400, or Ind. 441, If your pa
p«r fall* to reach your horn* regularly every
night. You are entitled to good eervlce.
VESSEL ON ROCKS
IN ALASKA WATERS
PASSENGERS ON IL L STARRED OLYMPIA
From Seattle to Valde/—J. A. Jess, L. Bauman, J.imrs St.
Marie and wife, Miss Grace Powers, F. W. Power*, George Reed.
From Cordova on the Olympia —United States District Judge
E. E. Cuihmin and wife, United States District Attorney George
H. Walker, Assistants G. B. Brubaker and J. Lindley Green,
Clerk of Court Ed H. Lakin, Deputies Thomas Scott and Don A.
Stewart, Deputy Marshal J. H. D. Bouse, J. L. Brown, Judge John
Lyons, T. J. Donahue, L. V. Ray, R. J. Mayer, A. D. Richards,
G. L. Graber;B. Hamburger, wife and two little children; Mrs,
H. Morrison, A. G. Morley. Dave Spencer, W. H. Crary, Court
Stenographer J. J. Hamilton, Paul Alixlef, Anton Croyuist, Rob
ert Doyle, Howard M. Conrad, H. R. Robinson, Leon Jiroux, T. D
Winters, Fred Meyers, H. 8. Dean, H. Happel, Ed Sellers, John
T. Anms, Jack Marvin, C. L. Forsberg, C. Btreet, Fred Carlson,
H. E. Carter, 8 G. Schloeman, 8. N. Douglas and E. P. Clark,
Seattle agent of the Alaska Steamship company.
LUCKY HAVES
"We'ro K'i!iiß to have the happi
est Christmas we ever hail." said
Wireless Operator \V. .1 Hayes, an
ho Mused liiH wife goodbye before
ho left for his trip north on the
Olympia, ll.i>< -. had been In
■ chars** of the wireless on th<- Port
land up to l.ir ).i-r II! f.itfl trip,
and Ititi ii-l- <1 <• I- !.i,.t:!ii: hill |V""I
lurk.
From the time the Olympia was
In danger till the crash wrecked
l<i* «|i;uira(iiH, ilmm, on tl.»- II!
fated Olympln, kept the shore
■nations apiirli- uf i!.<- Olympla's
fight with the ware*. Now he's on
hl« way to V!>!■!<-/ with the * sur
vivors, and Mm. Hay*** Is atrald
that the proposed celebration win
be positioned.
"ilut I'm «o glad he's safe," »he
Mill
s!i>> lives at 2444 Queen Anne ar.
NAMES
NEW CHIEF
JUSTICE
JUSTICE WHITE.
(II) I Hi!.-,I rr»»».)
WASHINGTON. Dec. 12.—
Justice Edward Douglas
White, of the supreme court of
the United States, was today
nominated to be chief justice,
and Judge Willis Vandeventer,
of the Eighth circuit court of
the United States, and Judge
Joseph Lrm.ir. of Georgia,
democrat, formerly of the
Georgia supreme court, were
nominated for associate jus
tices of the supreme court by
President T<• t
On Bench 1C Years.
Justice while lihk been on tin
■uprema bench for 11» years, »lll<l
In now i tie oldest justice. In com
| mission whose ago In less Hum 70.
llp graduated from Georgetown
I titiiv«>i-Hity. In addition to prmetio>
InR i«iw I" Louisiana, he was n
Himar planter. Ho served ill the
Louisiana legislature i>» n lenator,
served for several years on tilt'
Ktni<> supreme mini bench, ami
subsequently wns elected to the
United Btates senate!
11. was serving his first term In
tlmt body hen President Cleve
land appointed him to the supreme
i phi i
Senate Confirms.
The confirmation of White's up
liointment, oomlug within ■ short
time after it was submitted to the
senate, recalled among congressmen
today tin* history of his first ai>
polni in Two Now Yorkers bail
born limn, ii by Cleveland to take
(Continued on Page Three.)
Call In the Nevada population
Joke. \. .mi.i aim 93 per cent
tin
one cent
V M.1.1.' Alatika, TH-c. 12.--Th«
j pnnßi up- rx and trow of the ittrand*
ed steamer Olympla. 103 people In
all, wi r« takt-n off the doomed
venue) In Hi'- teeth of a furloux gals
today, and nris now being brought
to thl« port.
It ix not. known what vessel suc
ceeded In t> • i iiitur the people of
the Olympla. Their rescue la re
ported, however, by wireless.
The United Slates revenue cutur
IkuialdHon and tow sea going tuxs
lift here thin morning to lend aid.'
The Olympia xtruck the rocks off
| liimii Island early yesterday morn
liiK, elKht Itourß aiter sailing "it
of Cordova.
Frantic apix-als for aid were re»
oived at Cordova at midnight from
Wireless operator Hayes. Th«
Olympia Is hard ashore and pouDd-
Ing heavily, according to Hayes,
(•real scan crash over the vessel aa
she remains exposed to the gale,
which la sweeping Prince Wllliaia
Bound.
For wversl hours yesterday
mornlnK efforts were made to com
munlcate by wireless with th«
stranded vessel, but no replies wer«
received. Shortly after 11 o'clock
yesterday morning faint rails «en
lii-;ir<l. and It ins! Hayes sent word
that the crew and pamHenicers wer*
still hopeful that help would it
Bent. Beveral vessels hurried to
the scene of the wreck, but hidden
reefs 'ii a Krov- s. a makes tt«
work of rewuo difficult.
I* Fatal Point.
The scene of tho wre<k marks
the locality of - sav«ral other dis
asters. The stttunikhlp Northwests
era went ashore on I*atoucbe isl
and In 1907; tlw Saratoga on Fox
Island In 190", mul the Oregon was
o total wreck off Cai>c Htnchio
brook in 160 S.
in marine circles the latest dls-
HHtcr simply emphasizes the la*
roentable lack at aid to navigation
in Alaskan waters. In the past 11
year* 50 steamships, barks and
tthlps hare been wrecked in North
ern seas. -i i •
Built In 1881.
The steamship Ohmptn sailed for
Alaska from Seattle December S.
having on board the I -•>*• tigers of
the steamship Northwestern, which
went atthoro at False Day, Ban Juan
island, December 2. She carried IS
' i men and]
neveral liundrfd tons of freight.
■ la *v it. :•
niand.
The Olympla was an Iron steam
ship of 2.53* tons gross, she »a»
built at Glasgow In ISB3 and waa
known as the Dunbar Castle when
launched.
When the vessel was transferred
to American reßlster later, her nani*
was changed to Olyrnpla. The «blp>
In valued at $250,000.
Distinguished Passengers.
Amonß the paasenccrs who win
rescued today were I'nited States
District la&ga E. K. Cushman and
wife, and other members of the
federal court staff, on their way to
Vald<-7. to hold court.
APPOINTS NEW
POSTMASTERS
<!>> I'nllrd l"r<-.«.)
WASHINGTON. D. C. Dec.
12. — The following nomina
tionct for postmasters were
sent to the senate: Washing
ton — Aberdeen, Walter Garam
matte; Elma, Alexander Jol
ley; Oregon — Grass Valley,
William Olds.
TO DEBATE ON
SHIP SUBSIDY
11, I „,.,.1 IV, — i
UNIVERSITY OK OHKOON.
ii i;i\i: Or., Hoc. 12.—The ship
subsidy problem will probably ho
the question of deoate for the Pa
cific Const Debatlni leaxue, repre*
M'lllli Stanford, I'nlversity of
Washington and the I'niverslty ot
Oregon.
it the appetite 'of a man. were
UK great. In proportion In size as
that of ,i sparrow he would eat i
whole sheep .it one meal
|| MORE shopping
| DAYS DEFORE
I CHRISTMAS
"Dk'krry, illckcry. dish; why can't
I mtcli ii fish? Tiro nlKlit Is so
coiil, th« fl»l» nro no bold—O blck.
fry, blckenr, bi»u."