The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-10-17
MISUNDERSTANDING.
!: CITY NEWS. .
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

warrants werr issued by Judge
Cam this morning for tho arrest ~
William uclond. Dave Blake ana 7.
Clancy. charging them with violat-
inE the state law by keeping their
saloons opru On Sunday. The com
plants were sworn By Rev Louis J
Sawyer. OF the North Seattle Rap
tist church. and other representa-
tiVcs Of tho Anfi-saloon League. Ar
thur G Jackson. AuHtsu g. drifiltha.
Rev. Louis !, sawyer, ana several
others called upon JudEe Cam this
morning After reading the com-
plants tho judge ordered hls clerk
q draw the warrants ana they were
served BY Deputy sheriff Wilson.
Tho c#sss have beva st Down for
hearing tomorrow morning.
For several months past tho op.
ponrnts % the Sunday saloon have
been enieavoFtng to Eet the prose-
cutting attorneys office 60 take ae-
ton IN the matter. Petitions were
presented. ana finally prosecutor
Nc t;iroy decided 10 listen e. the ar
kum~nt - the league and have the
law enforced.
Complaints have also been ni.d
against William MeArdic. ian Me
Namara and Charles smith. They
will be given a hearing later,
For Seattle and vicialty Tonight
ard "Wednesday. fair. iight TO fresh.
south u wet winds
Rain has fallen Ia Washington.
Oregon. Idaho. Montana. Utah and
Northern California.
Interest In the coming school cleo
ton Ia Increasing daily The books
this morning showed that iis had
registered up q e.eipck last niEht.
Mrs. nvrtha flpcr Veuea. VIM had
charge u the registration books last
year. Il sxnin IN charge. II has been
said tfhi John schram and ~. =.
Holmes are probable candidates 20
tho election % school director.
The COMMITTEES on hospitality for
the volunteers reception has corn.
pistea a canvass ~ all 81 fhe hotels
and regular hoAr1inx. hsssses ~ the
city. 20 Aax'~rtssn thr exAef tutnf~r
q lodgings that can be secured for
strangers The canvass has de-
vsiored the fact that nrren; need
exists TOR increased accommodations.
which can best DO secured IN priv
ate tauses. To nnf thesc accom-.
rno,ihiiou-. the ladies % the Red
crrss rpcicty viii be asked 20 take
active steps. IN conjunction wtth the
=
sriuE homes for che thousands who
will visit Seattle during the three
days celebration. Of course. u Is
expected that ali visitors ain pay
for their board and lodging
Citizens who have spare rooms II,
their houses are urged 20 do their
sfurr towards making n success 81
the volunteers reception by opening
their houses - receive strangers
Lodging viii - sufficient. as meals
can be secured ~ the downtown
restaurants anI hotels
one ~ the mazt remarkable scenes
that has TRANSFERRED within the legal
history % King county. vas enact
et In Judge Jacobs. courtroom this
morutn. IL added another sensation
cha pser 10 the famous LytH- EHpiin-
Phillips case. The argument on a
change 81 venue was IN progress.
Prosecuting Attorney McFlrny had
presented afidawta Tor the state
from himself. Sheriff Van de vauter.
Deputy sheriff Wilson. J n MrFur.
land and Judge Cam. the affidavits.
as Mr.. McEiroy stated. being intro.
duccd rather to protect the county
officials than to combat the case.
After tho reading 81 these papers.
and a few remarks by the prosccut-
ing attorney the counsel for the de-
fence. John r Dore. took the fcor
HIS argument for n chance q venue
was sensational and unique After
dwelling on the different county on
ciais concerned in the case. ~ turn
81 HIS attention 20 the press ~ tho
city. Under the ostenaible purpose
Of showing the court the influence
which different papers in Seattle had
eSerted on the minds OF the people
throughout the county. Dore devoted
10 minutes to "A personal attack On
ono % the reporters present The
attack WINS bitter. and tho language
used vitriolir he spared no terms
Of abuse. lie ended by statements
widch we're far stronger than In
nucnfos ana which would never 20
unchallsneed I'm the street
The incident. coming 40 II did. an
entire departure from che usual
courtroom scene. took the spectators
very much by surprise.
~ the conclusion u Dore's rc-
marks. the court stated that. while
much uncnilcd for material had been
brought into the matter. ne cousid-
cred that the defense fUi grounds
for a change Of venue In that the
newspapers had a wide circulation,
and must have preiudleed tho public.
Mr. McFlroy stated that he ala not
wish to oppose a change NJ venue.
but had brought his andavits to
protect hlH and the sherin'H once
Tho court granted Grange of venue
to Snohomish county.