The Seattle star. [volume], January 15, 1913, Image 1

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Woman discovers new way to bake
broad. Much better bread, all tfce t|uc
tor» say, «ncLmucb safer. Looks good
to the Hoes. Read about it on page 4. _
PETER MILLER, CAPTAIN TENNANT, AND THAT BREAKER OF MEN, THE BLACK HOLE
IViw Miller, inspected burglar garroter und e* c. n* ct who haa
been a |r.s. Ncr in Hi*' King conn y jail fin four und who In that
nine ha» been accused of about (ftr) crime under tfce aw captain
t>f Uelrcllvn Charha Tennant hoping that out of a MVttlpllClt) «> f
charge* one may in* made to stick' now stands charted *llh perjury
lu the second degree.
I he Main hetwen Miller and Tennant ha* been a wag, hit vr and
I »|>. < ta. nlnr on. In nhl.-h Tennant held m>'«t the cards, hut Miller
took moat of the tricks
Miller I* credit..l with being one of the world * cleverest and innat
(*%tigerous crlnrn.i - \r. ant In sta'ure he « treti endoush muscular
ha*, in addlUon. a fair working knowledge of law. medictne and
Miller h me. If 111 *Up the altuallon thus" ' Kith.-r I must he ex
ordinarily clcvct which I do not claim i r Tennant must be extra
ordinarily stupid. or I must he an Innocent man wrongfully Imprisoned
>\>r Tennant ha* no more on' tue today than be had the day I was
arrested four year* ago
Miller waa airvsted June IS. I'"'V lie lay In Jail until Auguat
](l, when he was charged with burglary In the *econd degree. lie
entered a plea of not guilty and aid) conducted his ikii defense On
*UixeaitHt a jury in Judg tlilllatn's court returned a verdict of
jfjilty. to »lilch an api ■ al *aa taken
"■(t in an opinion handed d.>»n Oe. «• m - r k. 1910 the supreme court
NATIONS RESUME
FIGHTING SUNDAY
Balkan Peace Commissioners Ready
to Quit Parley; Turkey Refuses
to Budge an Inch.
w, r*n»d lit" vi -
U>NnON. Jan Ii I nir«e Tur
bey recedes imrnrdiate;v from If*
belligerent stand. It seamed rrr
(•In here oday. war in the Hal
kaos *111 be r«umH But it«T
Wb«u iho lUIWan wwi mw
tb'i afternoon they may *nd !•<■»••••
•egotiatioßs at once In (bat eveut
ROCKEFELLER
NOT TOO ILL
TO TESTIFY
tV. '-'t I'rMl t H •
WASHINGTON. Jan
Rockefeller. th.- Standard Oil ma*
nate. Is u«>' too HI to :»".u?y bileHy
before the house committee inves
tigating tbe money trust.
This, at least. Is the report made
to the Pnjo commltle* loday by Or
Richardson. th.- medical < xpert.
•en', to Miami. Kj <> examine the
millionaire
"A long examination." t)r Ftlrh
ardsoa said. might endanger
Rockefeller's ht'iHh. httt a short
examination would have do 111 ef
lee*."
It la helieted that Chairman I'ujo
xrlll order the millionaire to appear
bef ire the prober* at once
ARGENT NA WILL
SEND EXHIBIT
WASHINGTON, Jan. lfr—The
•tate departn - fit I* lwU> In re
celpt of th« at- ep'snce of the Ar
gcntlne r»r >!)■ of ttie ImlUtlon
to participate In the Panama I'a
cific exposition at Han Kranciaeo
H,
of
SAI.KM, OH Dora Orajr. a Ha
lent girl. 17 year - old. ha* been
appointed a i«r« In the state sen
ate
CINCINNATI. O The river re*
Istered 51.9 feet early today.
GRANDPARENTS? WELL, HOW
IS THIS? BOY HAS 11 OF 'EM
f hi* * Jb*o!utely the grand
parent* r*cord. .
T other day The Star told
Fort Worth, Tex., being
swollen up with pride be
'Wrr**' * I'ttle boy there
~»ven l.ving grandparent*.
Worth .seemed to think
V -en w.i» the world'* record,
flut we came right back with a
Seattle boy who had seven, and
today we present Master Arthur
Norman Ceffey, who has—
ELEVEN
Arthur Norman is 3'/a and
lives with his Barents, Mr. and
Mrs. Arthur Wfey. at 2201
Sixth av. Here Is the list of
A his grannies and granddads:
1 Mr*. Eunica Coffey, 57, 3«17
W Sunset place, Seattle.
° O
the four days" time limit provided
In the protocol would expire Satur
day night.
hritiltr Daneff. chief of the Itul
gartan envoys dwi not expect ilif
I'ortr to recede from Ita position,
nor do»s hr believe that the note
of the ambassadors to the aultan
and bis adviser* «111 prevent re
mimp'on of the war. The Italian
reprsam'atves State tbeii bagsage
packed In readiness to catch the
first tram for their homes.
The Kuropcan ambassadors are
In fon(iTHif» today. but nothing la
ni»fi«l to rr»ult from the m«*i
Ing l< *aa learned from a »»<rol
official source that the allies have
•irml to (he l*o*»rt prv>p«»#al
that Hcutari shall !►* Included In
the autonomy ix tended to Al
ban la.
GUNBOAT SENT
TO MEXICO TO
PROTECT LIFE
I; r«ll«4 I'rvM %*»«••
WASHINGTON. Jan. 13 The
nary department today ordered the
gunboat Denver to pro*«*d to Aca
pnlco. Mexico, to guard American
residents and protect property there
In ca*e of a rebel attar K
The gunboat will leave Han IMego
tomorrow
It ta atated that J.OOO Inanrrectos
are today In |*»*se*«lon of territory
tributary to Arapnlco
Private adv.ee* from Vera Cru*
nay that an alleged anti government
plot to break Into Ihe Jail there and
kill Gen Kellx Diaz and other po
litlcal prisoners haa been unearthed
OHIO REACHES
6?-FOOT STAGE
CINCINNATI. Jan IS With the
Oh.o river registering *2 2 feet. It
la expected here today that the sub-
Si<l«n<e of the flood waters be-
Kin tomorrow
AftriU'R NORMA S, OS IIIH Mt'LK
VOL. 14?" NO. 275.
Audley Coffey, 67, San Fran
ciaco.
Frank H. Myers, 52, 2203
Sixth av., Seattle.
Mr*. Lucy Myers, 4?, *ame «<J
dret.*.. " •
David Blean, 73, Port Or
chard. great grandfather, moth
er'* side.
David Mixon, 75, Manette,
Wash., great grandfather.
Mrs. Susan Hlxon, 74, same
address, great grandmother.
Norman Myers. 74, Quthrie,
Okla., great grandfather.
Mrs. G. 8. Leonard, 71, Sixth
av., Seattle, great grandmother.
And, finally, a great great
grandfather and great great
grandmother, who are close to
the century mark, and are liv
ing in Ohio,
© »
RAIN TONIGHT Tlll'linPAT; ntmi ftOHT IIKAHT WIND*
Ml
The Seattle Star
THE ONLY PROGRESSIVE NEWSPAPER IN SEATTLE
of the state gave ('•plain Tennant « merciless "panning" for liln con
duct of ih® cn*e, which was ordered hack for a new trial
Thin conviction." say* the opinion, "waa obtained largely on the
alleged confesalona of appellant und hla accomplice iWlllisl Taylor. 1 '
Taylor wan then a 18-year-old boy and Miller'* roommate. Iloth,
according to the evidence. »ete put In the 'black hole and In olhri
«>;■ tortured to Induce them to "confe**."
The opini»n continues: "The appellant alto testified that he was
thrown into what he call* the 'dark h»l«' in the jail; THAT Ht WAS
MALTREATED, BEATEN WITH A ULUDGEON UY THE CAPTAIN
OF THE DETECTIVE FORCE. TENNANT. and threatened with the
moat appalling punnhmenti it he did not conteaa what he knew about
thia alleged burglary. The detail* of thia alleged punishment and
threat* are too horrible and disgusting to *et forth here. • • •
"Captain Tennant denied that he had ever put the appellant Into
the black hole or black cell; but It la conceded that appellant waa con
fined in the black hole, and that ha wa* there with the knowledge of
Captain Tennant. While Tennant probably did not put him there, a*
naturally he would not, the appellant wa* evidently ordered there by
him, or if not by him, by some one In authority at the jail. Th* whole
testimony *how* conclusively that it wa* done for the purpose of ei
trading a confeeaion from him. Th* *ama may be »aid of his treat
ment accorded the boy. Willi* Taylor."
HERE'S THE HOTTEST CHARITY BALL EVER PULLED OFF;
MILLIONS FOR BARBARIC SPLENDOR; $14,000 FOR CHARITY
BY IDA M CLONE GIBSON
CMICAOO, Jaa II My ey*a
have been dasiled by (be mot(
gorgeous cosiume ball ever
pulled off in America. Never.
I believe, has American so
ciety flaunted Ita wealth in
such mac nlflcence.
It was tbe Charity Hall All
the priceless jewels and costly
silks and muni - and llKh's and
rbsmpaitne were for (he benefit
of the poor
It was an ' Arabian NVghta"
ball Most of the women ball
ed the cban.e of wearing trous
ers with dcligbl
KVons bundreda of luxurious
limousines alighted women en
veloped In the velvets and furs
of tbe modern western world
These were quickly doffed to
disc lose tbe opulence and max
nlflcence of tbe Orient aa Ii Is
dreamed by the modern Chi
cago multimillionaires
Under ths brilliancy of hun
drsds of yellow shaded electric
lijMi, and caught hsrs and
there In the beams of FOUK
SPOT LIGHTS which corvtin
ually circled ths room, THE
SPARKLE OF JEWELS WAS
BLINDING
Mrs Josephine K. Coleman,
one of the executives of the af
fair, wore a wonderful co»-
tume, that looked a* thouvh It
were all made of pearls Tbe
loose fitting tunic shimmered
with them, and she carried a
feather fan set in an Oriental
handle mounted with pearla.
Her headdress was com|»osed
of it bird of paradise with hug«»
pearl ear inuffa and pear
shaped pendants, and about her
neck were three magnificent
ropes of tbese most cost IT
jewels.
MARRYING PARSON STANDS
PAT; HE'LL CONTINUE TO TIE
KNOTS AT SAME CUT PRICES
Re*. August Handed, the marry
Ing parson, stands pat.
I shall continue." he said today,
o marry co'iples at rut rates. To
say my sacrifice prices are in re
straint of trade la ridiculous On
the contrary. I believe In a free and
npen market In thia business I
i h ill !>«'• competition "
According to Hev George Kin
drerl. the activities of Hev Handed
are pernlcioua. amounting to a mo
nopoly of the marrying business. In
which Rev Kindred once enjoyed
a lucrative share
Yesterday complaint was made to
(he county auditor, who says he
doesn't s«" h|W 111 ■ .in interfere
"t! was by accident," explained
Hev. Handed, "that 1 came to "l>e
ciallze In marrying. Bdurated for
the nilnlstiv I wns emplovd tin
der Auditor Otto Case at recording
clerk for two years During that
time I was frequently railed upon
to perform marriages In Judge
Main's office
Then ii i \ health broke down,
and, finding the work too bard. I
resigned I was confronted with
the problem of aup|>ortitig a large
family I have a wife and seven
children. I stayed around the au
ditor's office, marrying couples
applying for lleenHes, and picked
WEATHERMAN
WARNS US BIG
BLOW'S ON WAY
Hoiithweat storm warnltiK* were
la*ue<l by th" local observer to via
lion* on <h" Waahlticton and Of'
Ron coaat today. The wind will
rea< U a vvUm It >• of over :!« tnllca an
hoi if
Thn Riorni, which l« movlnK e^a 1
ward. I* due to *trlk« tti«» coaat late
In (Im day, the wind to range from
caal to south and aouthweat.
This wnrnlnjc In baaed on wli"
li' n rominiin!' atinn* i*<<|ved from
*i camera off a bora and weather
conditions hero.
HOTEL CLERKS
ORGANIZE HERE
The arin&il banquet mertlnu <>l
the (ir«Ot"iH, an organization or
Heat tie hotel clerk*, waa held in
the Calhoun hotel la»t night. H.
K. Itowell, of the Hotel Washing
ton, waa "lectori president, l.ynn
Anatln, of lh«' Calhoun, vice proal
d«-nt, and Morton.KlemlOK, of the
Washington, secretary and treaa
nrer. Monthly ino-tlmta .iu»l din
uera will be held from now wi.
SKATTLE. WASH , WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 15. 1913 ONE CENT
Mrs, Kellogg Kalrbank wore
a btaxlng coat time of black
satin heavily •mbr<Udcr#d with
gold the c»at Iwing made of
cloth of gold covered with blue
chiffon Ham.- colored lions
Wire embroidered upon the
trousers of black satin attd on
her hi ad <»• an sltU< i.l i 11««
less oriental t-rovra of -many
hued rcma \ wu» lut b'rd (it
paradise brushed her shoulder
and Jeweled sandals adorned
her feet.
Mrs Harold Md'ofMck
wore her entire collection of
diamonds and emeralds. On
her fee' were gorgeous Jeweled
sandals One siting of Mrs
M-' ornilck s pter. Ed diamonds
and emeralds wag worth a quar
(er of a million dollar*.
And they danced th# Tanyo.
and all ths othsr ragtlmg
dances that society has stoisn
from ths tendeHoln.
After (he grand march th#
Comtesse de I'lsiieros. who **n s
borno In upon a IHler bv mem
bers of ihe Chicago (iraml Op
era company, rose from her
rosestri-wn couch and sang tjba
aria from tf.imi.on and Uo
lllah
One soc ety leader remarked
that the Jewels alone In thW
parade cost fjn.ooo.ooo. and be
■Ides tbe great glare of 'Ua
monds there were vast quantl-
Ilea of rubles, emeralds, sap
phires and pearls.
W omen wore rings upon
every finger as well as the
thumb, and one or two had
huge ruble* or emeralds on tbe
barks of their hands.
They wore anklets of gent
studded «o|d. and slmosi every
waist whether large or slender,
was girded with |>rtcitfu%
stones. . .
up s bare llvlnir Then Re* Kin
dred enteral the field In competi
tion with me. and a Utile more than
a year a«o he nnd I c«me to blows
In the courthouse
After that Incident I took this
office directly opposite th« court
house. and pot the slriis In the
window M> ' ffi'r hours sre from
9 to r>. as you Will see by this busi
ness card."
I will admit the business haa
been made to iwy. Rut one must
retneml>er that a marrying parson
(lots not get the best rlass of cu*
torn Dr Mntthe«« and Dr. Ma)or
g«t anywhere from fin to 125 ud
even morn for performing a cere
mony On Ihe other hand, I must
take what I can get. I should say
the average la |2 &0
"In all the crltlrlatn that has
been leveled at me by other clergy
men, wit one has ever shown that
mi marriages are less happy than
other marriages, and certainly the
knot* I tie are quito as binding as
any."
Hev Handed* office Is "homey "
There's a rug on the floor, bright
picture* on the walls, and a piano
According to the courthouse rec
ord*. Hev. Handed married M
couples In December, last ICstl
mates plare his Income at from
9250 to fVnn.
OPEN BIDS FOR
COURT HOUSE;
SOMETHING UP
The county commissioners
opened bids for the courthouse
bonds, voted on at the last gener
al election, at noun today. Itlds
and bidders were; Dexter Morton
bank. (974,225; .John R. I'rlce ti Co.,
; Jfl H. Rollins He Sons.
fif.O, and Geo. 11. Tild n & Co.,
1971,765,
The discussion brought tip at tho
Chamber of Commerce yesterday
by Atty. Will II I'nrry that the
county commissioners were plan
ning to build a lamer and a more
costly courthouse than the bonds
authorized was partly verified by
the commissioners who stated that
several c out radio n had made prop
onHlouk, but thut nothing had so far
been accepted. •
A. J, Kempster, superintendent
of the I'liget Hound Tract lon, I.lnto'
& Power company, presented lilm
self at police lu ariipiui tors -this
liiorniUK to be booked on the war
rant Issued for nls arrest lie
notified of the Issuance of the war
rant Tuesday afternoon. The date
fur his trial has not. been set.
KEMPSTER HOOKED
The opinion ill*< hrhin the effect of hoI 11 << ry confinement "It li
n Di'll known |m) <Ilol<ll<ll it I fart Hint mm nml wiiimi have fr• • < i l »' l>
('olll< MH<<l to crime* which they did not commit," and <onllnue»:
••• « • Tliami officer*. ■< > ordltiK to llielr own «tatrm«-nl, not
only put imperii .n the Mark hol<> U a>i • they would not '«lk to null
the officer*' pur poor*, or would not make < • f• - snion m In regard to their
| own Crimea, or In regard to crliuea of *omebt>dy rlae, which they were
! pteaumcd to know hlioul , tint that they had paaa<«l Jiiilli lully upon
, their character and upon the crime* w|i|i whlrh auch |>eraoiia were
■ hai m*<l ami hail them In their to pimMi ihem Ih< record • ho lull
of thla kill.l of teatlmou) ami ao plainly Indicate* the fact that 'hi 1
atcrvd rlKhta of rlllmiuhlp have been Invaded !■> the officer* of ih<'
I<II the |Nill<e and drtectlte department, that It I ncatcely luce :u
10 cite further Instance*.
"Neither policemen, detective* nor jailer* are clothed in thl* country
with inqulaltorial power*. It I* true that to*.* of the law* of Spam
have bean engrafted on our*; but not the dungeon, the bludgoon, the
burning faggot, or any of the concomitant tortures.of the Inqulaitlon,
The»e belong to th» age* of bigotry. Intolerance and *uper*tition, and
have no place In our civilization. An attempt to revive them, even in
a mild form, ought to call fortn the execration of the people and the
*tvere*t condemnation of the law."
It «n« more than two >ear* «ko thai the itipreme court alm<d thla
MHB. JOSEPH INK K CO I-KM A N WKAHINQ HKK OOKOEOIB
I'KAHI.H AT TH K CHARITY HAI.L.
CHARITY BALL AND PROFIT TO CHARITY
Wealth of families represented $400,000,000
Coat of jewelry worn 10,000,000
Cost of clothing worn ... t 000.000
Coal of fancy costumes unusable after the bail 100,000
Most coatly Jewelry worn, Mrs Harold McCormick's cha.n 250.000
Received from cafe patrons (drinks) 10.000
Total reeeipta 43.000
Eapensea of the ball, rent, lights, orchestra, etc .... 29.000
WHAT CHARITY GOT 14,000
GIRL PRISONER
FOR SIX WEEKS
IN JAP DISTRICT
fly fit It *4 I'ifM ' »«#•«• 4 Wlr»
LOS ANCKLEB. Jan 13. After
reciting to the police a story of a
horrible »l> weeks a* a captive in
a room in the Japanese section of
Los Angeles, a Kill giving the namo
of Anna Hoffiran is being eared fo:
today at the county hospital, while
detectives aro Investigating her
case-
According to the girl's story, she
was taken to the room by a man
nhe called George Chandler, She
iir< us- 'I lilin of bringing many n -n
of various iiatlonalltles to the roo'.i.
nnd of keeping her In a stupor wlm
liquor, giving her practically no
i food.
Miss Hoffman was In a serlotis
condition when found by Hie poll'",
»h'» were attracted to tlie house '■>
hearing her moans. She was pray
' |nK for di .ilh when ih" office.*
i broke down tho loeked door.
ASK LEGAL OPINION
ON CAR EXTENSION
rouncllman Krlckson's resolution
Introduced at Monday* counell
link', whli h provldi • for tl li.
mediate Construction of fiw ;uldl
tlonal routes on the municipal
Street rallwny, wu referred to the
corporation counsel for nn opinion
by the committee on cily utilities,
at Its Tuesdny meeting.
The wording of the resolution
docs not mnke It nccetmnry for tin
question to go I'flfore the people. It
Mini ply provides that the council
■hull at oin e order the constrtli
Hon of the ion len owned. the same
lo be paid for by public utilities
bonds.
The Congregational llrothcrhood
of Seattle held Its annual dinner
and meeting In the dining loom of
the Plymouth Congregational
church Tuesday evening. Every
church In tho city was reprcsAiteii.
HOME EDITION
l»\ Tit \ I > •» % M»
M %\ <• % f AMI* ft*
YAKIMA VALLEY
1912 FRUIT CROP
WORTH 3 MILLION
More than three million dollars
was received by fruit imwsn in
Yakima valley for tnelr crops In
1»I2. And three fourths of this
niuount was in return for winter
apples, of which 5.600 car loud u
were shipped.
Other fruit raised during Hi •
year, according to Ransom Mel
cslfe, of this city, were peache*.
amounting to $373,000; penrH.
null. prunes. (Hiituloupr k
$46,000. watermelons, $i!..""•00; cher
ries. $23,000, and
fruits. $61,230.
The profitable year of I!I07, when
peaches sold for 73 cent* and $1 00
a box, li is claimed, has lately
i ausCd an ovcrprodm tlon of fruit,
because of the enormous crops
raised by farmers In search of easy
fortunes.
DOCTOR IN COCAINE
CASE TO APPEAL
l>r. William 11nnover was yes
terday round Riillty and fined J7ti |
for Issuing n nitndiii< til preraip !
linn fni ixm inc l>i Hanover was
arrested upon Infoimntlon filed liy
the state bond of iiliurmiiry, which I
1m prosccutlng such cases. Tho de
fond.iui stated flint tho prescrlp I
lion was Issued In n case of urn- i
ency. lie liun filed a notice of ap
peal. .
KEEP RYAN IN JAIL
I'IIICAOO, '-in IT., Hope for the
Immediate release of Krank M.
Hyan, president of the Internation
al Association of llrldgc and Struc
turn I Ironworkers; Will. Shoupe
and K 11. Houlihan. ainonK the ;i:i
union men serving sentences In
Leavenworth federal prison for dy
namite conspiracy, was dissipated
here today, when the United States
circuit court of appeals rejected the
bonds furnished for their release
Down at Olympia today there's a nevy
lot of *late officials getting on the job«
Do you tcnow about 'em, who they
and all that? Turn to page 6.
phllllplr at the head of ('nii'aln Tennant. Hlnce then 'the iirotecttaf
iii-klh of the |;(» hi-» given Miller *mall protection Ho In ■(111 Irt jail.
And now in fa<« « tin* bran'l new chart'- of j»«-rj«iry. The fa"t« aio
these:
Miller *«» naked 'I'l'Hliona concerning hi* pa*' ami If It wax nftt
true that he had *er\ <d time In ea*iern penitentiaries. MnlgK-rNtfit
Heal tie lawyer* >uy Miller wan not cotn|>elled to answer on the n<"in(i
that he in,klh lih rlmlnate iilin«<-If.
Hi- waa ordered by 'he court to aii a-r, and <lid answer. undef
proteiit. liy denying that in win an e« - >n\ict I ~r<-tt <; Kills, who
i hum a deputy under I'rimecutlnK Attorney Vanderveer, hu jiim re
turned from the Katt with evidence which. In >-a>«, will convict Mlllef
i of perjury.
The hoy, Willi* Taylor, now 20, hu- -worn to an affidavit. In uiiYH
In- na;, that all tin material statetneir* of fa-I which he made at th®
trial wore falae and that tie lied bmuH Tetinant forced blm to. H»
nairat-m In horrlhlc detail hla exixilei tc* m the black hole and aC
Tennatit * band*, and concludes
"I SURRENDERtD I PLACED MYSELF ABSOLUTELY AT TEN.
N ANT'S DISPOSAL READY TO SAY ANYTHING, SWEAR ANY.
THING WANTFO OF ME, IN ORDER TO SAVE MYSELF FROM
THAT TIME ON UNTIL MY RELEASE I WAS TENNANT'S ABJECT
SLAVE, MOUTMPIFCE AND TOOL. THEY HAD IMPRISONED MY
i SOUL AS WELL AS MY BODY."
WOMAN MEMBER
ASSERTS RIGHTS
Mrs. Axtell Takes House Speaker
to Task When He Tries to Have
Fun With Her Bill.
*lsff Spertsl. I
OI.YMI'IA, .lan if.
Howard Taylor, of the house. drew
a hot call-down at the second *e». j
■lon of the legislature Wi-dnesday
morning, when he attempted to!
poke fun at Mrs Krancea.C. Axtell,
one of the two women member*.
*hen she Introduced a Idll regulat
ing morals at the request of the W
c T. r
Mrs. Axtell offered three bills
which bad been submitted to her!
by the temperan< •• workers. One,
Intended to curb shite slavery,"!
wax referred by Taylor to the com
mittee on "comuieire and manufac
turer*," as a joke
Many members of the house took
kindly to the Intended humor and
a roar of laughter went up. Hut
Mrs. Axtell was ang y. Rising
from her Beat, she waited until the'
TWO GOVERNORS' MESSAGES
OLYMPIA, Jan. |j Gov. Hay, In i
his last official message to the leg
I datura Wednesday. put great rm
phasls on the wonderful prosperity
of the state. saying "At no time
were the |ieo|ile no happy and pros
perous as now." lie handed a nice
bouquet to all the Mute institutions,
whlrh. he said. were tielng conduct
ed In a |>erfeot manner
He recommended to the present
legislature n iiension for mothers,
prealdentlal primaries, the chang
ing of the present primaries from
September to May, removing of
the party circle from the head of
party columns on the tiallot. ratlfl
ration of the hill submitting to the
|>eoplo an amendment to the fed
eral constitution for the direct elec
tion of senators, a law eliding mix
ed marriages, an investigation of
the hanking system, law providing
for the use of public schools as so
cial centers, and a first aid provis
ion for the workingmen's compen
sation act. but he did not say who
should provide for the first aid, the
employe or employer.
HOLDS "OPEN HOUSE"
FOR OLD HORSES
Hr foiled Trro \\ lr»
KVANSVIU.K. I lid , Jan 15 —
Adolph Melxer. a millionaire phil
anthropist. held "ot>en house" for
overworked am. underfed horses at
the Friendly Inn. which he con
ducts. and many animals had the
"feed of their lives."
The horses In one day consumed
to bushels of oats and several tons
of hay.
PRES. BOLLES of Tufts
college predicts that within 50
years a college faculty will con
sist of a president, janitor and
movln<j-picture man.
Have You All the
Hair You Want?
If not, read the ad of the New York Samson Hair
Specific Co., which appears on page 5 of today's
Star. It is claimed that this remedy improves the
hair in many ways, cures dandruff, stops the hair
from falling, etc. This is just another instance of
the diversity of interesting things that you will
find in the advertising columns cveiy day. Don't
fail to read the ads, along with the rest of the
paper.
Lots of Seattle people are making money out of
The Star Wain Columns, or, what is just as im
portant. supplying themselves with things they
need. You can do the same thing; the cost is
very small. For full particulars, just phone Main
0400 or Eliott 44, or, if more convenient, call at the
downtown office of The Star, at 229 Union St.,
with the Souvenir and Curio Shops
THE STAR GUARANTEES MORE THAN
40,000 PAID CIRCULATION D^ILY
nolae subsided, then demanded In
firm ' in- that the speaker retract
his m tlon and r<-fer the bill to ?h«
committee on morals.
Taylor complied at once.
When 'he legislature convened
the bouse arid senate held a joint
'••ision to li.-ten to Gov Hay'a
Nw nti so»k " then met separately;
to taite up the business of 'he day.
FVir y-three bill* have lieen pre
sented dutitig the flr»it two »I;<\K o|
the session. 18 Tuesday and 2S
Wednesday. {
Tbr the*e provide for non»
paitlv.wishlp elections and the pre**
Identlal primary.
Re| W'roy presented a bill to
amend the const iff ion fD allow
aliens to own land.
Hep Clelsnd presented a MIT fO
allow cities over lO.fMXi inhabitants
to sdopt 'he single tax.
OLYMPIA, lan l*i -In his inaug
ural address Wednesday afternoon*
t!ov I.irter planned to s|rak •*
length on the wonderful resources
of the state, to point out that tha
* ill of the |ieopie, as expressed at
the last election, was for progres
sive legislation and declare it also
ird <ai.'d the di-sire for economy In
running the state.
He intended recommending the
following legislation: The adoption
of a presidential primary, the tub*
mitting to the people of the amend
ment for the direct election of U. S.
senators, removing of party lines in
county and city elections, abolition
of party circle from ballot, use of
school buildings as social centers*
abolition of the tax commission and
the bureau of inspection of public of
fices abclition of board of managers
for the reform school, abolition of
sll unsalaried boards which are
vested with the right to collect fees,
a provision for industrial insurance,
and appointment of a state archi
tect. He favors an appropriation
for a Washington exhibit at tho
Panama Pacific exposition.
TWO ARE KILLED BY
TUNNEL EXPLOSION
Ity t'nllpii rrfM V, ire
CHICAGO. Jan. 15.- The body o(
ati unidentified laborer was r«v
moved from the ruins of the tunnel
of the Grand Crusting water Intake
at 8 o'clock this morning, following
an explosion which wrecked the
tunnel, burvlng two men under
tons of debris and injuring i 3
others.
The men were entombed .'OO feel
from the opening of the shaft, ami
n horde of firemen, |K»llce and
laborers worked frantically to r»
cover the bodies. The cause of thj
explosjon is not known.