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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-12-14
If County Commissioners Accept
Western Avenue Goat Pasture
They WH Have Legal Fight
on Hand

msnda;i lion "a % tho character 81 the
Huhairats. rs Il would appear fram the
siatsmant made TO The star yesterday
~ County Cammiasiuusr Hakef. but
Waa merely EuinF % a. the wurk un-
der the supsrxiatun % Ctr Engineer
Thomson The latter sad this mora
ma that he would probably make his
ihvestigstiau Mnnday.
The county commissioners have not
yet fixed the date AZ which they ~lIi
decide 10 aorrpt o. reject the site
However. as Commissioner Mahnr SAYS
u lies hetwssu the Western avenue
site and the city site IN North seat
ilr. there Will b. only one chalee The
ettY Will without doubt. refaaa e. give
away the North Eyaitia biuek Tor
affnory purposes A committee Visited
Mayor iiufngs In regard 70 the matter
ard the latter told them positively
that hn would not consent q ntsch q
proposition.
They told me that they had fixed
n up with the governor to let the pub
Ne 81 Seattle uss the building when
ever desired said the mayor this
rnoruin. bat { told them That such an
agreement WAS not at all necessary
The present governor will not last IS
Ions 80 the afmUrg will last The stat
ate providing that tho armarf can BE-
ouiy used Tor public purposes with the
consent q the governor stu ntanda
II object 70 Swing away a home for
the states soldiers when Ne haven't a
decent hnius fer our city fathers and
our guardians. the policemen. The
state holds the title 20 the property.
King county proposes t. buy a site
for ttApn King county nays one
fourth ~ The tax ~ the state. which
- furnishing the Esapo FOR the armory
building The city pays - per cent u
the county'a taxes, besides ltn own
tax"
Mayor Hamss would not discuss
whether Or not ho favored the west
ffn avenue site. because he had not
seen q.
The following are % OF the sites
picked Unfortunately cut Of
total Of - offered Co the board for
sale;
Howell street. SO BY Ise. So. 900.
Southwest corner Of Seventh av-
snuc and I.enora street, 10 by go
feet. $40 zoo
Boylatou avenue. East Howell ana
Belmont, Ese BY zoe feet, 80. 90.
Cedar street. Third avenue and
Vine street. $50 BY $40 feet. $50. 900.
Ninth avenue and Pine street. 10
BY go feet. $4,000.
John street, First avenue west and
Denny way. $4,000.
John street. Queen Anne avenue
and First avenue west, SIS. 900.
Fairview avenue. John and Thorn
as street, 81 acres. tis. 600
Yeslsr way and Spruce street.
ST.. 900.
East Spring street, Eleventh av-
onue. Fast Marion street. Tenth av-
onue and Madison street. $4,000.
Denny way. East John street.
Howard avenue and Pontlus avenue,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-12-14
BY
H|GHWAyMAN
Bandit Holds Up Section Hands
at EdmOnds--He Kills One, Sc
riOuSU Injuries Another, Then
Makes His Escape

EDM0NDs. Wash. Dec l2.-An
educated japanese known a. Yam
mats, visiting friends at the Great
Northern boarding house here. wac
shot and instantly killed. aud an
Other Japanese Was seriously hurt ia
"a bold attempt 10 hold up the board
iuR house made By g masked ban
dit AZ gA5 O'Clock last night.
-Four section men were ealing sup
per Hn1 Yummata WaH standing
near the door. when a white man
with his face masked Rith q hand
kerchief appeared AT the door
Hold up your hands. he demand
"A. faEtnata obeged bat the see
upn Hsan jumped from the table and
rushed panic stricken for the win
d1NH
A. they ran the bandit fired point
blank into the room. The ball en-
tered fammats' breast. killing him
Instantly
Mean while tt.@ section men had
made their escape. and without stop
ping - see what damage b. haa
done or n secure any loot the rob
Dar fled.
One Of the section hands frli iu
jumping from window ard was
seriously hurt lie he'd several
bones broken and IL il feared sus
tanned serious internal injuries.
others IN the boarding house were
attracted - the scene Of the h0id-up
by the report 81 the gun. They
found YammatH lying dead on the
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-12-14
BEER BOYCO77ED
LABOR UNIONS DECLARE AGAINST PRODUCT OF sREwsRIEs
WHICH z SWEENEY OF THE BUTLER HOTEL. IS IN
IERssTEp-sEouEL

the Cooks and Walters Union scale.
Mr. Sweeney did not give the com
mittee any satisfaction n the time.
bat said he would give them an an
svor before 5 O'Clock The meeting
was earlier ia the afternoon.
The union men waited until 10
O'Clock tast night for an anawcr
from Mr.. Sweeney. which did not
come. This Was taken as n denial
~ the requests % the committee. and
the boycott sas declared
The boycott was not laid without
opposition. The executive committee
from the brewers union vas present
al the meeting last night. All the
brewers opposed the boycott. and
when the measure came 10 vote
they wers against u.
Mr.. Sweeney considers the boycott
81 the product Of his company an
outrage. and. N necessary, will fight
Il IN the courts.
when Il committee from the Labor.
unions waited on me yesterday. =
said Mr.. Sweeney. they were apollo
ssfic IN their manner and said they
believed personally that the boycott
q the Seattle Brewing and Mailing
Company bser would be an outrage.
4 told them that Mr. Schufeldt Of
Chicago was the principal stock
holder IN the hotel company and
that Edwin Hughes was his agent
here. Mr.. Hughes and Mr. King
controlled the situation. I explained
that / was simply a stakeholder IN
the hotel company and that my In
teresis Ia the brewery we're entirely
separate.
"The first notice had 81 tho
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-12-14

mopolltan IDEAS. ambitions aud obll-
cations.
Mr.. MAeDauEall. OF Maepougall.
southwick a CO. has been consulted
un this question within the past
week Ito takes tho same position
that he took IA year ago, that he VII
eiose his store on saturday night
provided chat all the biz stores
which deal ia hia Hines OF goods viii
Join ia the agreement
10th AIT haiilarEuou ana MT
Mccarthy. OF the Mccarthy Dry
Goods Company. have Indicated
their doHiro to join In the agreement
The same MAY be said OF Stone,
FiAhur a Lane. aud tho proprletorn
II tho Annex and the Leader Last
OF all. tho manager OF the Bon
Marchc was interviewed aud asked
where he stood GA this question, IL
took him long time 10 explain
where he stood on this question, but
finally no said that the lion Mhrche
could not oluaa On Saturday night on
any condition. lie said 10 close the
Hon Marehs on Saturday nlght
would work a hardship. hot on the
propflvtorH 81 the hon Mafehe, not
on tho Eiri-empiuyo OF the Bon
Marchc but ON the working people
OF seattle. who can only make their
purchases on saturday night lie
said that the lion Marche was or
fatent from the other stores. that
tho nnn Marche Was u working
mans store. Now II ~ up to the
wurkingnien Of Seattle To say
whether a store which pays It's girls
salaries upon which u Is hardly pos
alhle Tor these sifls To live In de-
oency. which often asks It's female
employees 10 work on sunday with
out pay. which .coina ia profits out
81 the labor Of little boys aud girls,
Ia hicn OF the age OF . aud 10. - a
Wafkingman' store. m there h one
class ~ our citizens who believe in
and who are Interested in the move
ment Tor shorter hours. Il n the
workingmah. The workinKmau who
wants shorter huura Tor himself. but
who 10 unwilling "a Join In a move
ment Go shorten the working hours
Of 40 shop girls in seattle. does not
have the right labor union spirit in
him"
Mr. steele also spoke on The Fact
and Effect 81 the Employment OF
Women la Seattle" while Professor
Reed 81 the public schools discussed
the "Ncrva ant girl problem.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-12-14

Eiri who works IN tho AIRY goods
store and the fashionable millinery
establishment.
The slrl In the factory is known
as a working gin The girl IN the
department store 4 known az a
salcaladY The working Girls IN the
factories set high wages. work short
hours are able 20 Organise them
selves TOE their owtrapeateotion, are
able "a suppress child labor, The
salcsladiaa la the fashiauab bic estah-
llshmsuta work long hours. get low
wages. have not Yet shown any
competence to organize themselves.
are not able tn prevent child labor IN
the places where they work.
Let these two classes OF girls get
together and help each other. rccos
nlnr that they are equals, and be
bound together by common interests.
ALI THE FEMALE EM-
pLONES IN THE DEPARTMENT.
STORES WILL ADMIT THAT
THE WORK WHICH THEY po
BETWEEN Z AND 10 O'CLOCK On
SATURDAY NIGHT ~ MORE
WEAVING AND ENHAuSTtNd
THAN THE WORK WHICH THEY
10 DURING THE ENTIRE BAL
ANCE OF THE WEEK
ANY movement to close the stores
on saturday night would work fer
tho moral and physical welfare OF
the girls employed. And what
works COT the moral and physical
welfare II 600 or $40 young women la
Seattle. works for the moral Rud
physical welfare of All the people
IN this city and OF their posterity.
a year ago an effort Was made
to close the stores on saturday
night The proprietors q the hts
stores. most OF them. saw the al
Vantage 70 be gained both 10 them
selves and Co their employees iu clos
ing on saturday night
They signed an agreement 10
close their stores on Saturday Might
provided ali the big stores would
sign the agreement The Hnn Marchs
refused to sign the agreement. aud
the movement was defeated. This
movement u EoinK 10 be taken up
again. This city u no longer a
country village. II Is a city % cos
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-12-14
SENATOR SMOOT
MAY EXPLAIN
SENATE COMMITTEE console CHARGES AGAINST MORMON
-HE MAY REPLY TO THE N LATER

WASHINGTON n. G.. Dec y The
stnafe eaurnittee en- yriviieges and
elections today lnsasualty considered
the charges filed asainst senator
Smeet. % Utah. aud decided that b
should D. ofaei4llT Informed q them.
ami hs Invited 30 make reply - them
o. writing.
From an examination ~ the papsTN
or file. the cammfstee came 10 the
couciusl1n that there wcre two maiu
charxes against the Utah senator. ane
that be was q paii sausist. and tife
other that De hsiauEs % aF. orsssutna-
fioa ii Utah whieh dominates the
state. and which practically amaants
a. he unlan 81 church and state. with
tha eNifeh in the ssesBdaury. such
union betnE coutrsrf 60 The canatitu-
tian ~ rtah and the laws II the
uuitea states
I.sss thar hair dozen ssua tors were
present whsn ths Cuban bill was
again taken ~ In the senate today.
Faster. af louisiana. opposed the
measure.
President Hnnssvait seat IN the fzi-
tsNfuz uominaiien Minister extra
ordinary rieni potertaarf q the United
States 80 Panama. william l. Buehan-
an. af New York Baehanan AS al
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-12-14

- wldesprsad has become the
psIblie Indignation against the pro-
posed plan ~ the srtnoFy board TO
foiat an inaccessible Eoat pasture
uT.on the taxpayers Of the county
a. a suitable site fof an armory, that
even II the aiding olin At West
efn avenue and f.euafa street - ses
lscted b. the county commissioners.
the fight against Il viii DO taken 70
tho courts
several business men who signed
the petition % 600 In favor Of the
Howell street site. and who want
the afmory locatrd where u can be
reached without an aifahip ur an
alpine stock informed Tho Star to-
day that injunction proceedings
would be instituted forthwith II the
commissioners attempted 20 pay
tga0o0 for the site which o. on the
tax duplicate for ts9ae.
In fact. the proposed steal T. big
w-r than az first stated IN The Star.
for the original four iota. ia0xato.
which Il IL proposed 60 purcha -.
arc on the tar duplicate for only
lTss0. Figuring sifla at 50 per cent
~ ita real value, this piece ~ prop
srtY is actually worth only fia.tts.sI
This would make the contemplated
lootinR OF the taxpayers over tzo..
600 In clean cash.
The records show that the assess
ment against the four lots has been
tho same tTt50 since 1929 The
board Of equalization never changed
tho assessment during All this tiue.
which was "a much az saying they
did not believe the property had IN
creased IN value. The board Of
equalization r. composed Of three
county commissioners Although by
their action on the board Of cduaiix.
alton they showed that they aid not
think that the four lots az the time
the board ~ equalization met we're
worth mnre than ff2tisgT In
August 1909 they have como 20 tho
conclusion that r. has advanced In
value to $4,000 since that time,
The Columbia A. Puget Sound
railway. or the Pacific Coast COM
pauy. which controls the former, has
owned the lots for the past 30 years.
The lots have not been used for any
purpose. which is pretty good proof
that the owners did not think They
were worth using The G. a +. =.
railway got the lots. together with
Some others IN tho district. In pay
msnt on n debt from the Seattle s.
Wella Waila railroad. The latter
company was the original purchaser
Of the land. after Il was plated by
A. a. Denny. ON August ~. 1874.
MIR Denny sold block 80. which In
ciudea the four lots chosen fof an
armory site. lots 30. 81. ~ and -
10 the Seattle a wsila waila rail-
road. for f2i. 100
George b. iSittlnger. the man who
negotiated the deal with the armorY
board for the purchase OF tho site ex-
planned today that the railroad com
pany wna not going to stink the wells
IN the site aud make Its own recon-
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-12-14

floor. The bandit was 10 close 90
Yamunts when he fired the fatal
shot that the Japanese breast was
burned ~ the powder.
HIS body was removed 70 a local
undertaking establishment aud the
injured japanese was taken 20
room in the hotel. where he was
given medical attention.
Marshal Hoyt Of Edmauds was
notified 0f the murder soon after u
occurred lie immediately Instituted
a search for the bandit. but was un-
able % flud even a trace OF him.
None Of the Japaneae could tell
which way he went after the killing.
lie Boz described az q man weigh
ing about $50 pounds. il feet
inches tail. heavy. dark and shaggy
eyebrows nose very large on end.
muHta che dark. heavy and stubby.
and complexion very dark. He wore
a blue coat. pants and Overalis. all
rather dirty heavy shoes black
Fedora hat and carried - calibre
revolver.
Sheriff Zimmerman Of snohomiah
county Was notified Of the killing
last night. and be In turn has re-
queated the police and Hherlffs In
all coast towns TO be on the lookout
for suspects.
The japanese wofkuen are sup
posed 10 have considerable money
about them They were paid re-
Gently and with this and their saw
iuKH the bandit. no doubt expected
10 make a rich haul.
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old GAS COMPANY
IN HOLDUP GAME

The other head Of the duocephaiic
gas octopus has broken into the
huid-uu game The collectors fuf
the Seattle Gas q Electric com pauy
began making their raids yesterday.
and IS result the patrons 81 the
original RaH-uaking concern who
lfld not drop dead upon reading their
monthly statements from the sam
Hl corporation. are today keeping
the telephone wires hot with de-
mAndH fnf explanations
Three times the size 81 the Oc-
iobsf bsila are the iitlie yellow sod
vruifa the sam ifll collectors are
leaving with the old EnH company'a
patrons. Il nFen1s that what hap
psnad 20 the business men Of North
seattle Il 10 be the ultimate fate Of
every Kas consumer IN Seattle. And
gtiil there j. no satisfactory answer
to the question why
Business men along Third avenue
furnished with lighting gRs by the
Seattle Gas A. Electric company
have found that their gas Bulls for
November far exceed those ~ &C.
tofef. The price of gas has been
raised from 50 cents to tt.35. but
the ratio Of raise in the statements
far exceeds this.
one ElafiuR Incident was found
this moFinE. A consumer used gas
for October and November. furnish
"a by the Old gas company His
biii for October Was s1.ss. In Mo-
vember no more Rns had been used
than the month before. but the bin
for November WAS si3s4.
Many similar cases are 20 be
found on the same street and In Diff
ferpnt parts OF the city. The small
cons sumner e. not left out 81 the list
~ those suffering from the cSorbit-
ant prices charged hy the gas mag
mates
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-12-14

Although union men are employed
IN making beer a the plant Of thr
Seattle Brewing and Mating Com
pauY. she product OF that brewery
IL baycottsd - Seattle union men.
The boycott was declared by the
Building Trades Council last night
and endorsed hy q committees from
the Western Central Labor Union.
ne grows out Of the aff Ike ~ the But
Ter hotel This strike was declared
% fore the managers n the hotel
10 slzn al agreement 70 employ none
but union cooks. walters etc This
the managers refused Co DO and to-
day little work e being done on the
hotel building.
IL = stated ~ employees Of the
hotel company that although work
on the building today &C. practically
az a alandstili. crow Of skilled
Iaborers viii BE put Ht work on the
building Monday About 70 men left
the building when the strike was de-
clare1 This number. the hotel PEG.
pie Say was more than enough. az
the work wac nearly completed.
Monday the crew viii number about
20 men.
Yesterday afternoon committee
Of uufou men met Edward r.
Sweeney. who ia an officer aud
large stakeholder In the Seattle
Brewing ana Mating Company and
also largely Interested IN the Butler
hotel. SIR Sweeney was with An
drew Heinrich of the brewing COM
many when the committees met him.
The union men wanted Mr. Sweeney
% usa hia Influence with Manager
King Of the hotel to set him 20 sign
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-12-14
M'COvERN STANDS
FIRMLY BY HIS
ORIGINAL STORY

why scott WAS $50 busy Callswhan
told him that the Star had been
getting after Scott on the fprmdde-
hyde milk eases ana that the prose-
cutting attorney had 10 get busy fot
that req Hau. This caused murr
laughter he the court room.
When asked who induced him
10 swear to the afidaVlta that he
had made against Mr. Scott and
Caliashan he said that 10 one had
made him swear 90 them. Ito was
IN Portland at tho time aud was
sore" as he expressed Il. al being
given the double cross" by Scott
and driven out Of tho city.
Hts friends told him the best way
10 DO would he 60 swear 10 the al,
fldavitH and thus set himself right
With the public. he said he WAS
told to mail the affidavtta to Attor-
ney walters s. Fulton en- Seattle
why were you dlpseted 20 send
them 90 Fulton" he Vaa asked
because. replied the witness" lie
was formerly the prosecuting nttor-
ncy md I ballvo a good lawyer"
The question 81 McGovern'B con-
nection with the schNaha her
Hardware company brought up and
be was asked why be left that eHtab
lishment. The state attempted 10
show that he had been discharged
because hn had used money FOR
gambling that belonged to the firm.
McGovern said that he had never
been broke In his iife and that he
had never appropriated money be-
l0nsinH TO the hardware company
and That he was not discharged FOR
duinF 10.
McGoveHn declared that when ne
demanded money from HehH 10 pay
hts way tn Portland he WAS re-
ferrcd to = gambler who gave him
$50. OF this he gave o. - nehn.
when asked n he had not come
hack 20 Seattle on the prominr-..f
the CiancYa that he would be given
= 800 mosth Sob IA their saloon.
he replied that hr had never worked
IN sHioou aud never Intended Co
He denied that he vas made thii
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-12-14

The hearing Of the habcas corpus
application OF Walter v. McGuNefH
was begun az % o'clock this after
Noon before Superior Judge tirii.
MuaaVyfu was the first witness
placed GA the stand. iio told the
story Of His connection with the
poker room gambling eases Huhatan =
TALLY as related In Tho Star nt the
time.
Prosecuting Attorney Scott and
Deputy Sheriff callaRhan. whom
McGoYarn accuses Of serious mis-
conduct In office. are present
Moaoyern told on the witness
stand how he had been offered $500
by HuNhey nchn aud Deputy Nhers
lff cailaEhan % swear out black
mailing warrants against the sna
humish and Seattle liar poker rooms.
Then lac detailed the manner Ia
which he had been given To under
stand that he must get out 81 town
and how he left for Portland before
the eases came 90 trial after the
warrants had been served ana the
case set down for trial
lie said that " vas after MI scott
had told the newspapers he could Tile
criminal charges against him aud
bring him back that he returned a.
Seattle voluntarily not wishing o.
place himaeif in bad light by re
naming away,
Prosecuting Attorney Crhvnn re-
presenting the state. and Attorney
n = Todd representing cullaghans
cross questioned Metlovrrn AZ ten 9Th
on the testimony he had given Or
the direct examination but we're not
able . tnnEie him up on any point.
lie stuck 90 hts story In every de-
log poker room witness
tail His answers caused laughter
IN the court room on numerous aes
cnaioua
lie told how he was arrested IN
the Times office b. ely Detectives
Adams and Lane This was many
DAYS after his return
lie said that he had called on Ar
scott and had seen eatIaHhan iu the
office az one time and had asked
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-12-14

The Sociological Society Of the
First Prysby terrain church. after It's
regular banquet last night. decided
70 take up the eause OF the working
giFl 81 Seattle and il viii eaaeavor
20 secure an agreement from al the
large department. stores 90 close at
osioek uu saturday evening. The
movement toward this splendid cru
asdc grew out OF an clo4asnt al
dress % Attorney 4 a. James. who
has thoroughly investigated the con
ditieu OK the WORKING s,rls Ia seat
tie
After bis talk. which IL given In
part below, the sasiety selected a
committee composed of Mr. JAMES.
Secretary "A, Wift steele Of the
charity Organization Society. and a
Woman Co be- named by the Furt-
nightly club 60 conduct the crusade.
There were ever ip0 members OF
the society present. The women OF
the churctf were also invited to at
tent. and many awaited themselv e.
OF the opportunity 81 listening To the
earnest words 81 behalf OF their
talling sisters.
Tho tollowme Is pant Of what Mr..
James said
Under the rules 20 Garment
Workers No. IL. uo girl may be EN-.
rioyed In amy union factory who is
under the aEe 81 1e that Is. the
members 90 this union viii net work
In a Factory which employees any Eirl
under The aEe 81 tt. Those no are
Inclined tu denuunce labor unions as
uniuiGlgated evils. should have their
attention called Ia the fact that here
l. a. orSau.nauen 81 working women
who By the power 81 organization
afv able 10 prevent child labor "a
the places where they work. who
are aang in this city today ia their
piaeas of work What the whole para
phernaht % the school boards and
courts and pbllaathrupic societies
are not able 90 accomplish. namely.
the prevention ~ child labor I'm
some n ire department stores Of
this city.
sTheFe seems % be wide Eulf he
tween tho girl who works IN tho
laundry and tins factory and the