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UNITED STATES HOVERS ON VERGE
OF WORLD MAELSTROM Of WARFARE
NOVEL PLEA IS
SUBMITTED IN
MURDER TRIAL
Says Man May Shoot to De
fend Wife Just as He May
Defend His Property.
OLYMPIA, June 10.—A man has the tame right
fo. hu wife's affections as he has to his property; and
when a thief enters his home to steal—affections or
property —murder is justifiable.
This is to be the defense of A. L. Miller, formerly
general salesman of the Union Lumber Co. of Union
Mills, near here, whose trial for murder of William
Chatten, president of the same company, today drew
one of the largest crowds on record in Judge Wright's
court.
Addressing tha jury, conflicting
of It married man and ona mar
rlad woman. Attornar Thorns*
Vase* yesterday. In the presence
of Mra Millar and har thraa chil
dren eloquently outlined tba state
ment of defense—a dafan»a which
dapanda for It* success on Mr*
Millar * taitlmony laying bare har
own soul
And aba la prepared to do It
She will taka tha atand —to aaya
har huaband —at any coat
Children Laavt Court Room
Heavily veiled. Mra Millar, a
striking beauty. In*ured heraelf
agalnat any visible »Ign* of emo
tion aa her husband's lawyer pour
ed Into tha ear* of tha lory the In
timate atory of har domestic affair*
Not ao with her children.
Tha oldeat. a girl of 15. feeling
herself unequal to the ordeal, left
tha mom. and har boy, 12, atrug
glad to reatratn tha taara, but
failed.
Tha third child I* a baby of S
Sh» Mt on a amall atool naar her
fathar. wblaperlng to him. awed
aomewhat by tha *tr*nge surround
Inga. but playful, nevertheless.
Millar Hamalna Unmoved
Miller, aa during the three day*
Sf examination of Juror*, remained
Inscrutable
The Miller* married young
They lived In the Middle West un
til four yeara ago Miller held a
responsible position with the Chat
ten brothers, lumbermen. In the
F.aat When they acquired the
T'nlon I.umber Co. near O'ympla
he waa per*uaded to come Weat.
Attracted by Her Beauty
"William Chatten. the president
of the company, the emnloyer of
Miller, who posed a* hi* friend and
hia patron." said Vance, "was an
older man. but he waa a man of
splendid phyalque, good education.
Independent mean*. He was it
tracted by the beauty of Mrs
Miller, and he ua«d every art and
blandishment In an effort to se
duoe her.
"For more than lf> vears, the
married life of Mr »nd Mrs Miller
was happier than falls to the lot
of most mortals
Qoaa to Chatten Hlmsslf
"nut during the p»st year. Chat
ten deliberately and Intentionally
adopted a rourse of action, un
known to Miller, to bring about the
a eduction of Mr* Miller and the
destruction of hi* home
"Rumor* of these things got to
Miller and he took the stens a sane,
normal person would take, who
tmated his wife and bad faith In
his friend and patron.' He told
Chatten hlmaelf about the rumors
and gossip.
'I know there I* nothing In
t m.' he said to Chatten, 'but I
» t your assurance to thit ef
11 'act."
' Chatten Was Indignant
« "Chatten was indignant that
e Miller should even question hi*
(• j friend '
i- "Hut thla did not and the matter
ti Chatten, as Millar's employer, had
control of hi* movement* He
r -o'lld *end him to Tacoma, and to
Seattle. and to tlrsys Harbor. aa
he felt like
i He knew when Miller would he
out of town. And relation* be.
tween Miller and his wife grew
, strained
r Asks Husband to Oat Divorce
"Then ooe dsy, almost choking
~|wlth agitation, *he naked her hue
. I band to get a divorce She could
, urge no reason She l>egged for a
j separation, at leaat. Thl* waa ear
, Iv la*t March.
t i We have a family.' Miller
I urged, 'what will become of the
t, children*'
I "Mr* Miller wept bltterlv
I I " 'No.' «he said then. 'I cannot
r live without baby. !.et me take
{ her. You taka the older children.
I. | snd msybe the parting will later
reatore the affection which I
'■ should have for you, snd then 1
, 1 will return.'
Says Chatten Advtaed It
"Member* of the Jury, thl* re
' que*t for a separation was Just
1 what Chatten had advised her to
, make He offered to get a divorce
.from hla own wife In the Hast, If,
„ j upon *eparatlng from her husband.
p Mr* Miller would find *he rared
, more for him thsn for Mr. Miller
Miller searched hi* *oul for any
reason In his own conduct for this
, strange change In bis wife.
f : "Mrs Miller vehemently sasured
I | him he wasn't to blsme. that her
i i own nature changed
f "The thing preyed on his mind
He began to fear hi* wife had be
,' j come affected mentally. And he
, j suggested * change of environment
1 She Wanted to Stay
■ I "He wanted to resign May 1 and
j to move elsewhera —Into aome city,
* sway from the lonesomeness of the
r small lumber town. She begged
t him not to.
"On the evening of May 2 he left
to go to Seattle The thought was
■ 1 still In his mind to move Ho, at
y ' the next station he got off, deter
i ; mln- d that a change of scene was
p 1 vitally necessary for the happiness
p | of his wife snd children
"He wslked back Aa he neared
»| hla home he saw some one enter
i, j the back door of his cottage He
t ; could *ee his wife step out to the
i porch
I | Night was fast approaching. The
» | two figures disappeared Into the
house The light In the kitchen
i | went out.
I "He rushed 'o the hsck door It
t- , wa* locked lie rushed to the front
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VOLUME IS. NO 91
Woman in the Case
Mra. A. L. Mlllgr
door It *ai locked lie didn't
know who waa In the honae, lie
dldn t know It wa» hla friend. And
when the man left. Miller yielded
to the i«aaton which aelzed him.
and nhot him—hla friend and pa
iron.' "
The ante probably will conclude
Ita teatlmony thla afternoon
Foriman on Stand
Judd t!reenro»n. foreman of the
t'nlon Lumber Co.. »aa on th»
atand moat of the morning, Thur*
day lie teatlfled on croaa'nm
inatlon that. after the
ahootlng. he rutbed up U, Miller
and aaked
"What the hell la going ca
here"""
"Miller *ald 'You ke« p out of
this Thla la none of your Imihl
n»»a.'" the wltnea* teatlfled. "i
told him to think of hla family rnd
the penitentiary, and lie aald
'Yea. and I tn thinking of the man
who h«a ruined njr home "
11. t< Hamilton, an employe at
the mill, gave tea'tmony ali.rg Mm
liar line*
Th#i pnmeciitlng attorney va*
railed anrt deacrlhed liow he got
lh<" gun with which the Mxmtlng
wan don*. Hp rnitd the chamber
contained two miexplod'd ahella
and iinn exploded one, and ;hat
Miller hud flred all the < irtrld<«a
In the rerolver. reloaded, ciul com
mence (hooting again.
NELL'S HAIR IS CUT
BY PRISON BARBER
Nell Plck«r#ll. or "Harry All»n,"
an ah* alyle* hftrnHf, now hcln*
held at the rounty Jail, *»« given
a prioon hair cut Thiiradiv by .lohn
C. Hindis, recently convicted of
killing hla liahy while drunk Nell
dre«*ea a* R man
"Ftiav**" a*k*d Hindis when he
had flnlahed trimming Nell'a rivnn
locks.
"No!" eiclalnicd Ihe voiiiik worn
■n, peevlahly. Anil alii- Mamped
hor foot.
A MARRIED MAN'S TROUBLES
SEATTLE. WASH, THURSDAY, JUNE 10. 1915. ONE CENT iVVVVAVui.Yi
Americans
Prepare to
tyntßertin
Undergo Unpleasant Experi
ences at Hands of the
Indignant Populace.
BELIEVE BREAK SURE
Editorial Published by N. Y
Magazine. "The Fatherland,"
Enrage* People.
■ V CARL W. ACKERMAN
(United Prtrt Staff Correepondent)
|C*crr(|h*H J9IV by «h« t*ni<«4 t'ten
«'•.*!» vr M*a in (Jr*«i iirtialn I
BERLIN, by Cable to Den
mark and Cabla via The Hague
and London, June <o—Amir
tears here are generally appre
hensive'. and are anticipating a
break between Germany and
the United States It haa been
rumored for daya that all ehould
bo ready to leave upon 24
houra' notice.
An Amancan dentist told ma
that Consul Canaral Lay had
Informed him it would not be
advlaabla to make future datea
for patlenta.
Ktnhass? atiarh** handling i*w
ports ha«« bern over*ork»ri In dta
pmlns of papers presented by Amrr
lean a
I*r»rUr»lljr nll hit* born vlncd >t
th* rfi|n««l of llie holder* h, rtir
IHnlatv Hwedlsh. Ihitrh and K»l«n
consul*. m> th*i any rout* may b*
taken in ras* of *m«rßen< <
Many RituNt fatuorta ,
Number* claiming American cltl.
statu*, hare l«een refuaed passnort*
except In caae* In which I heir Is
suance wa* eapeclally authorized
from Waahlncton
I learned that when Amba«*ador
Gerard aaked Mlnlater Von Jagow
for formal a**ur*n<-e* in the event
Of diplomatic relation* being *ev
ered that the emba**v ataff. Amer
lean doctor*, Ited Cross nuroe*
member* of the Polish relief com
ml*alnn. newapaper men and their
famllle* be permitted to leave Iter
lln on a *pec|al train, thl* aaaurance
wa* amlllngly given
Lift Mad* Unpleasant
Although government official"
continue optlmlatlc tn their belief
that the difference* between the
two nation* will lie adjuated. Amer
lean* here *av they are finding life
In Herlln more unplea*ant dally,
especially *lnce the foreign puhllca
tlon of the widely quoted article
from "The Fatherland," of New
York, clnlmlng fttnt the l'nlted
State* ha* a nee ret treaty with the
allle*.
The attitude of the German pre**
ha* decidedly changed recently.
Following the forwarding of the
flrat American note, the pre** did
not believe the l'nlted State* wa*
In e*rne*t In It* demand*
While there are Nome attack* on
the t'nlted State*, the paper* are
now reflecting what American*
here believe la the real attitude at
home
DEMAND PRIZE COURT
WASHINGTON, June 10.—
Germany Incut* that the mat
ter of indemnity and othar
quaatlona growing out of the
• inking of the American ahlp
Wm. P. Frye by the converted
cruleer Print Eltel Frlederlch
ahould be aattled by a prize
court.
Thia s clearly etJted In a
nota from the foreign office to
Ambaaeador Qerard, which waa
forwarded to Waahlngton and
received at the atate depart
ment today.
Where Italian Army is Invading Austria
Map showinf the Aipins uo.uer line oet<een Italy a..a m.au.<,
where the Italian* have pushed across the frontier from the province of
Venice toward Trieste.
• • • I —
ITALIANS TURN
THEIR CUNS ON
CITY OF TRIESTE
BERNE. twlUerlmd. June
10.—The Itallana were (helling
Trieate frem long range, unoffi
cial dlapatcnea rttclare. Tn*
bombardment waa mad* poaai
bl* by th* occupation of
Rov*r*to by th* Italian*, fol
lowing an attack lasting for
Mveral day*. The Itallana ar*
alao reported to b* *n*lllng
B***balla. VatUrno and
Besano.
The capture of Monfalcone I* the
Itallana' moat Important victory to
date
With the taking of the Important
railway center, the fall of Oorltx i*
Imminent, and the evacuation of
Oradlaca by the Auatrlana alao I*
expected
DRIVE HERMANS OFF
I'ARIS. June 10.—A Htronj; it
tack made by German* upon the
nugar mill at Hourher. Nt midnight
w*a repula'd by the French. It wa*
announced todnv. Searchlight* (
were played epon the advancing
German rank* which were cut tip
Germany declare* It cannot fd
mit that de*tructlon of th» veiMl
and It* cargo of »heat constitute*
a violation of the treitv of lifts.
Il la made evident that the Inv
perlal government e*|>eit* to pay
Indemnity for the lo** of the nhl|>
and cargo, but It la 'eclared the
qneallon* of the amount of Indem
nlty. to whom it ahoul.l he psld,
whether the cargo wn liable to
conflHiallon, and whe'her the ile
•trurtlnn of t'.e alilp w * legal are
of hiii'li nature that dedalon of a
prlxe court mu*t he made before
action can he taken by (iermanv.
BRYAN WILL USE
NEWSPAPERS IN
PEACE CRUSADE
WABHINOTON. Jun* 10 —
Former Secretary of Stat*
■cyan ia to atart upon a cam
paign of "education of tfca
American people" regarding
the relation* between the U. 8.
and belligerent power*, eape
clally Germany.
Bryan mad* thia announce
ment today In the flrat definite
and detailed atatement of hia
future activity.
The flrat step In hla campaign
was made yesterday with the rtate
ment. giving the re*aon* for hla
resignation
The next will come tomorrow. *1-
multaneously with the publication
of l're*ldent Wilson's note
Hrvan will then take up phase*
of the note which he said he did
not feel at liberty to dlacus* before
It I* made public.
For the present. Bryan said he
would continue hi* |ie.jce campaign
thru the newspapers
He has not accepted, nor will he
accept In the "near future." engage
menta from Chautauqua or peace
organization*
At the *tate department the new
administration of Secretary Idinsliis
wa* proceeding *n>oothly.
Mention Lana for Job
l)lacus*lon a* to a permanent suc
cessor to Bryan today 1* practically
confined to I.anslng and Secretary
l.ane.
Hrvan and hi* friend* woull re
,*ent the appointment of John Hi.*
*ett Moore l.an*lng I* l>elle\ed to
he the choice <if President Wll*on
Me 1* nominally a democrat, but 1*
| not a politician.
Th« political effect of the re«lK
nation of Hryan wa* one of the chief
topic* of conversation today.
Moat of the-ronimenl »a* deeded
ly unfriendly to Hryan.
Bryan I* *al<l to have the «i>
pro\al of organised labor In nn
nouncln* that he had retired that
lie might work for peace.
I! '
PEACE OR WAR?
QUESTION NOW
UP TO KAISER
Wilson Offers No Alterna-'
tive in Note Delivered to
Berlin Today.
WASHINGTON. June 10.—The eyes of the nat.cu turiwl
anxiously toward Berlin today. President Wilson's latest rAte
is expected to be delivered there this afternoon and upon the
position of the kaiter's government hinges peace or war.
Officials declare that even defiance by the imperial gov
ernment will not mean actual hostilities but there is not 3
single individual knowing the "inside" of the situation who
believes that diplomatic relations with Germany can be broken
off calmly.
The recall of Ambassador Gerard would entail steps neces
sary to maintain the position of the United States, it is agreed.
And that these steps will be of such nature as to call for action
by Germany is admitted.
Prudent Wilson will rest hi* case both with Germany and in the
rrtala brought about t»y the resignation of Secretary Hryan on hla re- J
Joinder to Iterlln.
, The president believes his note will justiry the position taken on
[ insisting that American rights be recognized and respected.
Won't Answer Bryan Statement
Consequently there will be no answer to Bryan's statement giving
the reiaono for his retirement.
It Is understood that President Wilsons position was that the kill
ing of Americans on the L.usltanla was not what caused the dispatch
of the note of protest of May IS. but rather the method which caused
their death.
The original note of February 10 emphasized that Germany would
be held to strict accountability" for the loss of American lives or
Injury suffered by American shipping.
The president considered, durit g the discussions of the German
situation with the cabinet, that the German replies had not been re
sponsive. The rejoinder to which Mryati objected plainly says so.
Upon the question of Germany observing American rights under
International law. the president "stands pat" In the note. No alterna- «
tlve Is offered Germany.
The note furnishes the facts concerning the Lusitanla, it Is un
derstood
The German contentions that the l.usitania was armed and carry
ing munitions and reservists are disputed, but It Is stated that th«
note Is of such nature that it does njt antagonize Germany.
Fear Resignation Will Be Misunderstood
PrPllHunt Wllann anH ht« a/tt iaoej •*« >t r» • < _ •••
t resident Wilson and his adviner* are hopeful that Berlin will
adopt a conciliatory attitude. Germany has argued that her disregard
of international law has been forced by "Illegal activities" of the ene
mies.
But the United States Is asking that Germany respect American
rights, not for an explanation of why these rights have been violated.
(•"ear was expressed In official clrclei today that the resignation of
Secretary Bryan *111 be misunderstod in Berlin
The withdrawal of the secretary becuuse of his disagreement with
the president as to the German note is certain to stiffen the militar
ists of Gertliany. It Is believed.
A reply to the president's note Is not expected for at least ten
.lays
Meyer Gerhard, personal emissary of Ambassador Von Bernstorff,
Is due in Berlin later this week.
He Is expected to trform the foreign office In detail of the posl
.lon of this country, and t ' the fact that public sentiment Is Strang back
of the president
President Wilson wlft take no action to hurry a reply from BerHn.
Ample time will l>e Riven for lierhard to fulfill his mission, which «il
undertaken after Ambassador Von Bernstorff enlisted the aid of th«
slate department In obtaining assurances from the allied powers that
Gerhard would be permitted to reach Berlin without being molested.
Wilson Now Plant Note to England
While awaiting the German Mdetit Wilson will consider a
memorandum dealing with British interfe. e with American trade.
Hryan favored action demanding that the allies protect neutral
rights as energetically as that taken against Germany.
He favored such action after the German troubles had been
solved.
Pressure Is now being brought to bear upon the president to act
Immediately.
Congressman Webb of North Carolina and oiher Southern mem
hers who have seen htm lately believe a note will he forwarded wlihlu
a fortnight.
It will refuse to accept the British order In council, and will not
recognize the allien' undefined blockade of Germany. On the interfer
ence of commerce between neutral countries, the note will take a most
positive stand
Are You Going to Move
] Out for the Summer?
If you are going to the lake or sound or suburbs
for the summer, consult The Star's classified ads t-»
find just the place that will suit you. Or if you are
going to change your room or your apartment, you
are sure to find something that will appeal to you
in The Star's "For Rent" column. In fact, you'll find
the classified ads mighty interesting and profitable
reading every day of the year.
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