The Seattle star. [volume], May 10, 1913, Image 8

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TOWN OF KENT NOW SEEKS
RELIEF SEATTLE GOT BY
CITY-OWNED LIGHT PLANT
In StAttls, the Furth lighting company chargea only « cent* par
klllowatt hour because It faces the competition of the municipal plant.
In Kent, however, only a few mllea outalda of Seattle, the Puyet
Sound Traction. Light A Power compiny exact* a rate of 10 centa.
In Seattle, the minimum rate la flaed at 50 cent*. In Kent, tha
minimum rate la made $1,
Charging that the rate* at Kent are extortionate ami unreaaonable.
the rfaidrnta of that town have filed a complaint with ths public aer
vice commission. They want the aame ratee a* In Seattle
The Furth company reduced Ita rates In Seattle only after the
municipal plant had forced It by hard competition.
ALASKA SOLONS
ARE BANQUETED
That the first Alaska legislature
*a* the nK'»t unselfish body In the
world, that It was moved at no ?lme
by politico, that It pa.-sed the ties!
mining taw In the I'nlon-—theae
and several other nice things a!> u
the North country and It* l< glal>
turt>. were brought out In speeches
by* eight member* of the Alaaks
legislature who were banqueted at
tht» Arctic club Friday night About
500 guttata attended it wa» lb •
first time an "outside" audience
was addressed by Alaska aolona.
Praise waa given the wentnn suf
frage Mil. the banking la*, the com
pulaory arbitration of labor dis
putea. acd all worts unanimous that
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START INQUIRY IN
CUSTOMS SERVICE
An Inquiry Into condition* In the
ciintorn* department herw I* expect
ed today, followlnn the continued
abuencr of inspector Nell McAr
thur. who ha* not been *<>en »lnce
last Saturday. No warrant baa
been Uoued for him and h'.s absence
will not be allowed to delay the
WOMAN IN THE CASE
EXONERATES O'HARA
CHICAGO. Mar 10.—Complete
exoneration for Lletit Oov O'Hara.
nguinst whom an affidavit cbarK
It* Immoral conduct, wa* filed with
the (tate senate, waa made here to
day before an Investigating com
mltte« of that body by Mr* Maude
Robinson, who signed an affidavit
thai O'Hara had been her com
panion during a i. ay at the Sher
man house here. She said they bad
never been alone together and that
their relation* were proper at all
times.
CONTINUE PROBE
OF PHONE TRU3T
Determination of Attorney Oen
eral Mcßeynold* to continue the
telephone probe against the Pa
clflc Statfw company, a branch of
the Bell telephone trust, was an
nounced by him here today !n a
communication to t'nlted States
District Attorney Rlddell.
Mcßeynold* has appointed C J
Smythe of Omaha u> conduct the
Investigation of chances mail* that
the Bell company Is a monopoly
was done after the former had
AT THE THEATRES
THIS WEEK.
Moore—Park.
Metropolitan—Cbauncey Olcott
In 'The l*le o" Dream*."
Seattle—Railed k Mitchell stock
In "The Squaw Man."
O'pheum—VaodevllU
Fmpee**—Vawdevill#.
°*nta(|e« —Vaudeville.
URANO—Vaudeville and motion
pictures
CLEMMfr — Photoplay* and
vandevllWi,
MELBOURNE—Photoplay* and
au«l»v;ile.
ALHAMBRA — Photoplay* and
vaudeville
Demand for Suburban
Property Is Good
Tn the opinio*) of various denier*
the demand for *üburhan property
for this year I* juft hegtnnlne
A*hlle the d< mand during April
was fair. It I* expected that h'isl
nees will be much better during
May.
The demand for property across
I.ftke Wa»hlnc , " T i bag twen especial
ly strong. With the opening of the
Lake Washington canal and the
completion of fh«» new ferry to
Klrkland, the eastern shores of the
lake will soon be thickly settled
with homes.
Thomaa L. Campbell, who In
handling Reaox Arts Village Oar
dens, which arc located on the east
shore of the lake, opposite I,eschl
Park, has this to say regarding
builn' i In thnt section:
"I have found the demand for!
suburban property very satlsfar
tory. Indeed this spring A lot of
people are beginning to realise that
It Is more preferable to have a :
large tract of land where they can
raise chlckenn etc , than to have *
small lot In the city. In California j
people think nothing of living 20 to
30 miles out of the • arge r?lMe« ari'l '
as H»aftte grows the tendency Is for
people to move farther out here, '
Fully a 4om new homes have been
built In Ream Ar's recently, cost-j
Ing from $700 fo 16,000, a new $f,.000 !
fehool l.as.b'"n built, a $f.,o<>o V#
t'-r sys'em has been Installed, and ;
1,100 feet of waterfront has been
dedicated a i,;irk and community
beach
"I tvn v<j mad" several good snleH
recently, Including sales to tho fc<!-
lowing people Tract 16 to Mary C.
Tyron, tract 4 to H C. Allen, tract
i, block 12, to C. Morxbo'.i. arid
aliio t :i«4 171 an<l tldllftndl and |
tra<t 10, block 12, of Croacent
Deach, to J. U. Yaruo."
Maaka well deserved self-ltovrrii
ment. Senator Conrad Freldlnic
claimed for Noma the hlghcat birth
rate In the world.
Hpeakttr F II Collltii, of Oold
stream. aald th« legislator* was
typically Alaskan. aa the average
residence of the member* In the
North country *m l& years
Speeches were illao made hv
ludce Kltood Hruner. senator from
Nome Kep. Mil > Kelly, of Knlk
Hep Frank A Aldrlch. Nome; Sen
stor 0 F Millard. Rep Cha* D
Jonea and fl»p F M llojlr
Maurice l.eehoy was toaatmaater.
and local apeakers * -re Judge J
T Ronald and C F. riaypo >1
! trial of Charll* Louie and John llal
*ton It bail b'-eu reported that
f McArtbur h»» been a friend of
j Louie for five year* and that he
was on duty here when lb* trunk
full of opium from Vancouver. B. C..
i tb it wai captured In Portland when
Ralston asvd Louie wrr# arrested,
i passed through Seattle.
Mr*. Robinson, pretty, beautiful
ly gowned and Tery much alive to
i»er prominence, w»i escorted to
day to the senate committee'*
room In the Iji Salle botel h«r«»
and freely admitted signing an af
fidavit against O Harm, which. »hn
said, she wu told was not to be
published, but van to be used to
•Uefic* O'liar j nd prevent hi*
summoning b*f re the starvation
wages' committer employer* of
i Rlrl* who dlallked to testify.
reviewed th» entire tranter! pt of
testimony offered before the grar.J
Jnrv under the Wlcker*hain reglm*
The new Inveetlgatlon I* not ex
pected to proceed further on the
criminal side of th#> court, aa It U
reported the evidence gathered will
tin used to support a bill In equity
to dissolve the alleged trust.
Plenty of Flags
for Judge Now
Judge Humphries' courtroom now
looks like a Fourth of July celebra
tion Another flax. 10x16. h*s
been presented to him by the
Patriotic Hon* of America, and
there ar» tbry big flags decorating
the wall* of the court room at
present. The Judge expects a
fourth one.
TOWN "DADS" WIN
Tukwllla irtays on the map.
The attempt to have the superior
court appoint a receiver for the
town and have It put out of busi
ness. failed when a demurrer filed
In behalf of the mayor and the
town board by Attorney J. A.
Snoddy, was sustained The com
plain' alleged that 70 electors want
ed the town disincorporated and
the town dads refused to comply.
RED BLUFF, Cal—"By heck."
Bakervllle has a fox terrier with
th« Instinct* of a chicken. It has
taken a brood of < hlcken* to raise,
and Bakervllle say* It "doe* every
thing but cluck."
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DOINGS IN OLD BRUSH TOWN
1111. by lh« Ni»w»|»*|M»r I*' f«t*rt*rt»« A lailnn
Frank Verbeck is a man who draws the best animal pictures in the
world. //e lives an ay over in the island of fiermuda, and. starting to
dav, he will tell /'he Star's readers, particularly its < hild readers, in pic
ture and story, all about what happened to htm when he got lost and
wandered into the wonderful city of /iruin Town, inhabited by bears.
LOST! The owls hooted. The leave* in
the trees chattered noisily. And jhe birds hid
their heads under their wing*
Not a HUMAN lIKING was about excqit
poor Artist Frank Verbeck,
And he waa LOST I
He looked to the right and he looked to
the left. Nothing there.
Yes—somebody was coming at last. Some
bod v with a gTeat thick coat on. Oh, he had
a big. long mouth and funny little ears and
CLAWS!
Oh, my, how this poor, lonely man did
shiver!
"Who are you?" said Artist Verbeck.
"You are not a MAN. Why, I believe you
are a BEAR!"
"Yes," said the bear, waking right up to
the poor, all-alone man "I am Mr. Rrutn of
'Bruin Town.' This is my brother, A Bruin,
and that is his brother, B. Bruin ,
'These are Tommy Bruin and Teddy Bruin
and Toddles Bruin
"Once upon a time when I pit lost in the
great l>ig world, a MAN put a halter over my
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IDENTIFY FOUR
FIRE VICTIMS
VANCOUVER, B r May 10 —
Only five men out of the eleven
who »alled from Vancouver Thurs
day night to Ladner on the steamer
Ophlr are sllve. after the terrible
fire which comletely destroyedp the
v****l yesterday, nod In which six
men found their death*.
T!>e name* of four of the dead
are
VVM IIENDRICKBON. a native
of Finland and a nephew of the
captain
W. HRAID. thought to be from
a!**«ow
JOHN HUME, a longshoreman,
of Vancouver
CWIL PRICE, a fireman, hailing
from Aus'ralla.
The name a of the two others are
not known, but Investigations are
being made
The tragedy happened at 8: SO
o'clock yenterday morning, whpn
the boat had anchored off the
Hrtinswlck cannery, Canoe Pass,
near l-adn»r.
PORKY SHOWS YELLOW
SAN FRANCISCO. May 10.—Dl*
approval of Porky Flynn of Boston
was expressed on ail sides here to
day by boxing fans, following his
fight here last night with Kid K'-n
neth of Coallnga. The bout was
called a draw, but Flynn jabbed
Kenneth at will, and would have
won In a walk had ho shown any
fighting spirit. Flynn was afraid
of Kenneth's right, and frequently
turned hi* b*ck and scooted, with
the Coal In gn boy after hlrn
THE SEATTLE STAR
War Pay Is Only
50 Years Late
NORTH YAKIMA. May 10.—
After a wait of 50 years, D. M
Hand of thin city haa received
a check for |I3S fr"tn the state
of Massachusetts for service*
tn the civil war.
WOMEN RAID
MOONSHINERS
ROME, Oa., May 10—
Suspecting the existence of a wild
cat" In their community, and the
almort open sale of liquor, a party
of women from Weat Armuchee
searched the woods In that section
until the alleged still was found
According to the women, they
surprised a party of moonshiners
In the midst of their operations,
and a hasty and disorderly retreat
followed upon the approach of the
"raiders."
The raiding party mad" an effort
to demolish the place, but w-ere
only partially successful.
U. OF W. I.OSFS IN
TENNIS TOURNEY
EUOENE, May 10,—tn the first
of a two-day Intercollegiate tennis
tournament, the t'nlverslty of Ore
gon won over the University of
Washington by breaking even In
the single* and taking the double*
head and made mr carry a hand organ around
through the streets.
"I hated it. I ran away. NOW I am going
to put a halter on your head and make you
walk around the streets of 'Bruin Town.'
"See how you will like that, my friend!"
Poor Artist Verbeck was all by himself.
The bears were so big and so strong and so
angry-looking, he was afraid to fight or to run.
So they put the halter <>n him and the organ
on his back and started jfayly off for "Bruin
Town"
As they neared the town, Father Hruin
marched ahead, leaning on a tall staff Tommy
and Teddy ran along beside, shouting happily.
Brother A rode on the top of the organ.
Brother B and his chitm walked alone beside,
jeering at the poor Artist Aunt Hruin and
Grandma Bruin and all the little Bruins came
out to watch the first man who had ever
strayed near Bruin Town
And the owl* hooted and the trees chat
tered noisily, and the birds hid their heads un
der their wings!
CHARGE IS TRUE,
SAYS J, N.COOKE
HARTFORD. Conn. May 10.—
"Every word In her complaint Is
true " This Is the answer made here
today by Jere Knod* Cooke, the run
away minister, to Mrs Cooke'» ap
plication for divorce. Cooke eloped
with Miss Flori-tta Whajey all
years ago from Hempstead, I» 1.,
and lived for a time In San Fran
cisco and other Coast cities.
MARRIAGE CLERK of Chicago,
Morris Salmonson, Is dead, with a
record of liavlng Issued f»0.000 mar
riage llrensea In SO years
THREE TIMES MORE
TONIOHT, TOMORROW MATINEE AND NIGHT
"TI-IE SQUAW MAIN"
Week Commencing Monday, May 12
BAILEY & MITCHELL PRESENT
"THE CRISIS"
A Civil War Drama.
Evening Prices, Except Monday 60c, 30c and 10c
Matinees Thursday, Saturday and Sunday 21»c
Special Rargaln Night Monday 26c
MILITANTS
MAIL BOMB
TO OFFICIAL
fly Wlf*
LONDON, May 10,—Two bomba
war* found today In public placaa,
aomo In the Heading poetofflce and
tha other In the Liverpool railway
atatlon. The Reading bomb had a
clock and battery attachment and
waa wrapped with militant liter
ature. It waa found by mall aa
eortere and waa addreaaed to an
official.. It waa timed to explode
while the official waa on a week
end holiday.
MfNDKK, H not land. May 10 —
Huffrmirttea ar* blanx'd for th«t
(tnalnictlon by fln» of Karkmtoii
halt, a notable manaton. with a lon*
of $.'.0,000 Votea for Women" liter
ature waa found nearby.
SHOOTS WIFE
AND HIMSELF AS
BABY LOOKS 0*
OAKLAND May 10.—Playing at
the aide of hla mother In lb* bed
room »f the family |0M here ear
Ijr today, 3-year-old Robert Craig
watched hla father write hla luat
will and testament and then turn
a it 'in on hla wife, driving a bullet
Into her right temple a* abn alept
The husband fired a aecond abot
Into hi* own bead, dying Inatantly
Mr*. Craig, about to become a
mother, la probably fatally wound
ed. 11l beajih of the man la a*-
hlgned aa the cause of the tragedy.
The husband, who waa a victim
<<f the white plague, had eipreaaed
fear that the expected little one
might be Infected, lie aaked that
the boy be placed In a children'*
home
PURE FABRIC
BILL NOW UP
WASHINGTON. D. C . May 10 —
Charring that 75 per cant of the
clothing aoM la adulterated, Rep
Mndqulat. of Michigan, Introduced
» "pure fabric an«l leather bill" In
the ho»« It tiprovld'S that article*
of wearing apparel must bear labels
atatlcg the quality of tbe material,
and would compel manufacturer* to
fumigate good* before marketing
"There la no conception," aald
Rep "of the great per
centage of commodities manufac
turer* adulterate for no other pur
!>o«e than to make an unjust
profit."
Makes Love to
Girl in Poster
OAKLAND. May 10— Patrol
man Curr*n caught Frank Ca»-
tellls kissing a pretty poster
girl. "Tear It down and put ua
both In a Utile cell," he
pleaded.
"You for the alcoholic ward."
amwcrpd tho cop.
THEY HAD A NICK JOB.
PORTLAND — Ureal mystery
surrounded (ho disappearance of It
bottle* of champagne being held
an evidence at the courthouse until
It wu learned that two cari>enters
were working on a waffoid outside
the storeroom window. They con
fessed.
Moore Theatre
Beginning Tomorrow Matinee 'wMUiJi
•MATINKES—AII seats, adults, 2'r . rliildren7l&7
KVKNINGS —• l<owcr floor, 'Or, Hrilrony, 35c,
C.allery, 25c.
Mott artistic and natiafactory amusement of fa
kind " Verdict of more than Three Million patrons,
"It thrilled the New York Ilippodromc."
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TRAIN tiki
PANT AGEgI
" Unequaled Vaudeville Mean* Pantagea
Vaudeville I
UEGINNIXO MONDAY MATINEE I
ARMSTRONG'S I
See "A Scotch High Ball" with th« I
BABY DOLLS I
18 OF 'EM 18 I
•BEUMONTE & ARNOLD I
I>«te of "Mia* Nobody from Bt*rUn<L" I
A OTHER BIG ACTS 4 I
10c AND 20c. ■
CLEMMER
Seattle's Best Photoplay House
Entire New Bill
of Photoplays
Sunday
Mrs. Arthur H. Brush
Lyric Soprano
Oliver G. Wallace
At the Pipe Organ
1,200 SEATS 10 CENTS
i'lione K«n»ooil JCI.
NORTH *K.*TTI.K 1.1 MIIKII CO, -The r.r*r» l.«k« *»»*"
Var<l an'l Office 6M4 K Oreen l.«ke Blvd.
I.umbrr, Ijith and S'hlrnt'«« We make a specialty of High OIW
l-*lnl»Mn« l.umher.
STAR WANT ADS BRING RESULTS