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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-03-02

or privilege. shall be subject 90 the
right OF the city council at any time
thereafter TO repeal. change 81 nodi-
" the said grant II the franchise
kranted thereby In not operated Ia
accordance with the provisions or at
all. and every ordinance making
such grant shall contain a rcaerva-
ton of the right of the city council
TO so repeal. amend or modify said
ordinance. when any right. priv
ilege or franchise has been granted
and has been accepted. the city
council shall not extend the time for
which such right. privilege or fran
chise Ia granted until within threc
years Of the expiration of the time
for which such right. privilege OF
franchise IL granted"
Probably II the charter had not
made Il absolutely mandatory that
such a saving clause be inserted In
the franchise the generous council
men would not have put u Ia the
Malone franchise.
The only restriction placed upon
the city In regulating the gas eom-
pany In that the moiificatonn must
have due regard 10 the rights Of the
people and the interests OF the pub
lie" n the gas trust objected % ae-
eepting the decreased price for It's
product Il could only prevent the
charge being made hy a restraining
order and an appeal to the courts.
Then it would have 60 prove In
court that q could not At rcaHon-
able profit manufacture and diNrlb-
ute the illuminant AZ 81 per Zoo feet.
II could not do that IL IL being
furnished az that prize all over the
country. The very fact that an
other company offers 10 do Il shows
that Il can be done II the com
pany sought protection under the
fact that Il vas operating under the
Seattle Gas and Electric Company's
franchise. which IL absorbed. Il
would forfeit It's right 10 use the new
plant and mains
80 explicit Il the law that any man
can refuse % pay What he considers
an exorhinate Ean btu. The com
pany may shut Off his supply. but Il
cannot DO u without violating the
Law 10 long a. the consumer offers
to pay what he considers n reason
able sum. II the trust wants TO set
more II must appeal 10 the courts
and prove that ia bill was just.
fherc II not a chance IN . thousand
that the gas trust would have the
tsmerity to appeal 10 court for the
payment OF such a blu.
II IL apparent. therefore. that the
eouncilrnsn either do not want the
present tFut To furnish cheap gas or
20 give ucW company a chance 10
DO Il. Councilman Rlnehaft picked up
sufficient courage and interest IN
the pubic welfare % see Assistant
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BODY OF MURDERED
MAN FOUND IN BAY
HANDS TlEo TOGETHER THROAT cur EAR TO EAR ANr
POCKETS alFLeo-sUPposeo CORPSE OF JACOB
JACOBSON

With throat cut from ear to ear,
hands tightly tied together with a
handkerchief and the pockets OF the
clothing rified. the body 81 man. be-
neved To be that OF Jacob Jacobson.
was found floating In the hay at the
foot OF Clay street yesterday after
noon at o'clock, That the man was
robbed and murdered Ia the poSftiye
opinion 90 Coroner Itoys. when last
seen alive he had Just drawn $500
which he had oa deposit at the Louvre
saloon ON First avenue and Madison
street This was several weeks ago.
iie was then in company with three
rough looking men.
Tho body was found IN the bay By
a boy who was fishing.
A alp of paper was found LEA the
dead mans pocket. showing that on
November ~ he had deposited t10o In
tho Louvre saloon. The receipt was
among som. cigarette papers and evi-
IDENTIFY had been overlooked by the
murd"reru At the Louvre. Innac
Marks. ane ~ the proprietorn. remem-
hcred that a man giving the name Of
Jacobson had deposited the t1oo for
safe keeping, A friend. at the same
tims, left t0o. The other man drew
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-03-02

Corporation Counsel TAFT yesterday
afternoon. The franchise was re-
ferred 10 TAFT. Rinehart and Judge
Greene, attorney for the American
Improvement Company. nearly a
month ago 10 fix up the legal part
OF the matter
TAFT aud Greene have had frequent
conferences over the matter. but
tiHehart has kept away. tie said this
morning that the reason Was that
he understood TAFT was 50 awfuily
busy with other matters he could
net attend Ia the franchise matter.
II talked with him for two hours
yesterday afternoon. though" he
said this morning, and No agreed
that we could not make a provision
that would prevent the stockholders
selling out or buying up stock OF
competitive companies. Now that II
Just what we want to prevent. We
don't want Ia be bunkoed ltke we
were the last time with the citizens
company. or course. We want cheap
gas, all of us. but we want 10 be
sure that We get Il when we once
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franchise h without precedent In
ifbeEailty and We don't know that u
would hold In the courts. We want
Co make II so Il will hold II We can"
Then he went on 10 explain what
a mysterious document that fran
chlso was. lie certainly does not
look at IL the same way Mr.. TAFT
does. THIS IL what Mr. TAFT said
II have gone over the franchise
carefully with Judge Greene and
Major Rinehart and II appears 10 me
that with the exception Of few
minor changes the document liz all
that could he desired. There are
perhaps some provisions tn Il. which.
n disputed. might ultimately have
to be decided In court.
Judge Greene told me frankly
that he was willing to have any pro-
vision placed Ia the franchise that
would prevent the absorption or ~
QUESTION by the American iInpFof&
sneat Company by a coInpr,ft ~
company, hut that he could 80
stand Tor any. provision that woo}
prevent the company from sell
bonds Ia other paftieas such ~
vision 81 uourue would make ~
franchise xaiueleas The import "a
point IL. however. that no mat ~
what stockholders own the cempa
ita franchise can only DE used 40
aeSsortfancs with fts provisions -
any Of those provisions are vioiAt
an specified. the plant l. feffsifzzf
10 the city" 3
The franchise matter may keeoH
campaign issue with the ttepuet3+
ans. =. G Harper. the newly eiest
cI committeeman NJ large Of The
|Republlcan city COMMITTEES. said tan
morning: A
4 believe that At least nine ont =
the euelve members of the commits
tee viii favor the granting OF the
franchise. Al those members. sx-
cspt those who are tied up with the
corporation Interests would. J am
sure. I have booked over the fran
elise and II looks very Epod To me.
The matter may set become a cam
palKn tissue"
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MS fnWHeN NhA wv hfAh 'AFs
In the afternoon OF the next oaY
jacobson, somewhat under the Ia"
fiuencs Of liquor. came into the saloon
with three rough looking companions
lie called for hts money but did not
appear 60 want II 80 badly as tho
other men wanted him 10 get H.
Marks at first refused 60 give ~ TO
him. aH Jacobson could not find his
deposit check Finally, the men be-
came 20 noisy that Marks gave Jacob
son the money. Tho four then left
the saloon together.
The coroner believes that Jacobson
was taken 90 some cabin on the water
front. murdered. robbed and his body
thrown into the bay The throat was
eat while the man was alive. the cor
euer says.
The body II IN such an advanced
state Of decomposition that identifiea-
ton. except through The deposit slip,
would have been impossible. tat
to0ed bracelet and heart and floral
design. also tatooed. might. however.
slve a elew. The man wore a new
suit and now shoes. IFS clothing cor
responds exactly 60 the description
given by MArkn ~ that worn BY the
man who Deposited the 800.
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KILLED By CARS

From injuries received In a rail-
road accident Monday night. ID. W.
clark died last evening at the bs-
attic General Hospital. Monday he
vas riding In an express wagon.
which VAS struck by en intsrurban
train. lie WAS thrown from the
wagon. his thigh fractured ana his
head cut. His injuries. unexpected
~. proved fatal. The body was re-
moved 10 the Bonncy Watson
moraue. so far as II known. Clark
had no relatives here.
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work FOR
HUMANITY

The Seattle Humane society held IT,
monthly meeting m the parIOrs Of the
report o. Humane officer Clark was
listened To with a great deal Of in
tcrest.
Mr.. Clark stated that. the society
last month Investigated liz cases. the
ma Iority Of which were instances OF
neglect and abuse Of children.
Twenty-Five arrests were made.
seven convictions secured and two SUE
pended sentences imposed. More than
200 horres we're examined and 20 were
found unfit for work.
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ST. DAVID
HONOURED

~ DaYid'a day Naa celebrated In
good old fashioned style Yesterday By
the Welsh residents u the citf aud
their descendants The festivities were
participated m by visitors from aur-
rounding towns. Two eencerH were
given iu Christensen hall In the
afternoon an iuterrstiE program IN
Welsh VAS rendered. aud Ia the eve-
ming an Enkilnif entertainment Vas
given 10 an enthusiastic audiece.
Reuben Jones vas the master Of
ceremonies at the evening concert. and
Il G Hughes delivered an address
Tho programs we're 20 long that
sncofrs had 20 be omitted.
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MZHM g.
ARMGRNM
/ IS MW

William @. Armstrong. formerly 4
n known labor leader In Seattle.
= . at Aberdeen yesterday morning
IN the shock OF an operation for
u ondlelila. Mr.. Armstrong had
u In Seattle for ~ yesrn and had
N@tz Of sFisnaa 20 =;ioin the neNA
g his death came as an unexpected
&he operation. which proved fatal.
was performed last week. As Mr.
Armstrong VAS robust aud healthy
Il MAS thought that he would surely
recover.
NJ. Armstrong was an oid-time
printer and n member OF the local
typographical union. IN which he had
held every office AZ different times
lie was known not many years ago
a. enr Of the swiftrst hand compos-
Iiors Ia this section Of the country.
When tyre setting mschinss were
pat in he becAme one % the most
shsiifui Operators on the enast.
About three years ago Mr.. Arm
strong quit working AZ his trade aud
bccame travelling salesman for a
san Francisco liquor house. though
ise esiIi kept up his membership in
tho typographical union.
Ar. Armstrong IN the early pos
Nas president OF tire Western Gem
trail Labor Union and WAS largely
Instrumental In the establishment
NJ the free employment bureau.
Iia waa about 90 years Of age and
leaves a widow and a grown dauEh-
ter.
Mrs. Armstrong was with her
husband when he died. She will ac-
Company the body TO Seattle tomor-
row. Mr.. Armstrong was a mesn-
her q the Eagles and that oFgaui-
Ea,Iou has charge OF the funeral
The typographical union viii aiao
take part In the ceremonies.
Afr. Armstrong and hls family re-
sided at sis East Alder street In this
city.
The funeral will be held Tomorrow
afternoon at 3 o'clock from Eagles
hall. corner Second avenue and
Pike street. under the auspices Of
theh Seattle Aerie No. 1. y. o. +.
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John Anderson and other minority
stockholders IN the puwamiah Dairy
company yesterday won the suit
brought against the trustees OF the
company. and who were the ma or-
lily stockholders. TO force them TO
render an accounting OF the funds
realized from the sale OF the earpo-
ration'S assets 10 the Northwestern
Dairy company last March.
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s TRANCE
COMBINE
STEAM RAILROAD MAKES
TRAFFIC ALLIANCE WITH
TROLLEY LINE


CLEVELAND. o.. March 2-For the
first time IN history, the railroads
have recognized an electric line. maxi
ing traffic alliance which marks a
wide departure IN railroad tnislness.
The Western New York excursion
committee. ut its meeting just con-
ciuded Al Cambridge Springs. elected
90 membership the Chautauaua Trac-
ton company. The action IL sensa-
tional. since II cOntravenes n decision
made BY every traffic association In
the United States. There has been a
taeit understanding among the steam
railroad traffic asociatiosns that IN no
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DEATH or A VETERAN

John Armstrong who had been
~ for several weeks at the Way
side Mission hospital. died at mid
night. Tie Was a soldier In the Elcv-
enth cavalry during the Philippine
campaign. During the battle OF san
Maieo he was thrown upon the pom
mel % his saddle and never fully
recovered from the injury.
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NEW MATR0H HERE

Mr. NJ A. Trsmain. who arrived
here recently from Huntington. Ind.
uiii have charge hereafter Of the day
nursery At ias1 jackson street Mrs.
Trcinain has had thirteen years ex-
rsrieuce IN wprk amang children. and
came % Seattle 60 take the position
81 mAtron Of the nursery.
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instance should there be any affiiia-
ton between the steam roads and the
traction companies. There has always
been n certain animosity between the
two sets Of railroads. which has con-
tinncd to grow a. the electric lines en-
croaehed upon the business OF the
older railroads.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-03-02

Edward L.. Hesrnc Of south Farm
ington. Mass. vas the guest of
honor at a banquet at the Hotel
Washington. last night. given by
the knights OF Columbus. At the
regular meeting Of the local council
Of the order tonight. -dr. TTearne
vii arak.
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II. q. Rupp OF the United States
quartermastef's department reported
to the police this afternoon that his
Wife had lost her diamond ring.
either on the steamer Nhatcom or
IN the street in this city.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-03-02

BERLIN. -Depreasing reports are
received daily concerning the condl-
ton Of affairs in German South
west Africa. Until the reinforce
ments recently sent to Governor
General Ludweln arrive. the fate Of
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Js7rs EzA% l<.~~>a<,

ne troops now In the territory Will
be unkonwn. The Hercros continue
their activity and have succeeded In
forcing hundreds Of those who were
converted to Christianity TO give up
their belief aud revert 10 the Old
time savagcTy.
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.%Ss%<0 H<zD<1
G2/7fS><T<~ IL
CH<zyMyAlfD

W. J. Benedict. suspected Of some
OF the burglaries that have been
committed lately. was arrested yes
tcrday by city Detective Adams. lie
IL held az the city Jail without a
charge.
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At Cut Rates
Until April st
Browns Palm.
less Dentists

Are doing all dental work for cost
cf material 60 Introduce cur late dis
coverics and painless methods.
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COUNCILMEN ARE FOUR 2
FLUSHING ON 81 GAS

ALL CLAIM TO FAVOR CHEAPER RATES. BUT FIGHT shy OF
veiviNe CITIZENS THE RELIEF ASKED, EVEN WHEN TWO
-.- COURSES ARE oPEN-ocroPus COULD RE,
oucE CHARGES IF COUNCIL TOOK PROPER ACTION
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Browns Painless Dentists
713 First Avenue

Parlors Ia. J 4 ). 8 Union Block
One Door South OF Macuougaii a
Southwick'a
days Till l.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-10-29
THE FAIRY,S GIFTS.

This is a new ndlspretty ending to a
Halloween frolic The r. fairy godmother
should be dressed in "a Mother Hubbard
costume, carrying basket under her
cloak She announces sthat she has a num-
Der of gifts to distribute. She passes to
each a folded paper. cautfoning each that
the contents must be kept secret One has
written upon it wealth = one Honor" and
one Fame" Those whose papers contain
names of gifts are bIfndfolded and led up
to the fairy, before whom they kneel. say
ing: s. rt
Most gracious fairy the gift you give
shall treasure and keep as long as live.
She hands the paper to the fairy, who
ket, she takes from 1t a new dustpan to
which is a ribbon loop. She then recites
or reads:
Your choice IL bad when you intrust
Your happiness where moth and rust
In time turn all your wealth TO dust.
She then hangs the dustpan around the
girls neck.
The next person repeats the performance
kneeling before the fairy.
The fairy says:
Your honor. crowds shall loud declare,
But In your heart no crowd Is there;
You'll find alas that honor's air.
She presents a pair of bellows blowing
a puff as she hangs them around his or
her neck.
For Fame, the fairy bestows a wreath
of roses. Adjusting them as a crown, she
says:
When Fame doth weave a laurel wreath
He thus subtle charm beneath; =
Where pure thought and love repOses
The laurel wreath's wreath of roses.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-10-29

having unusual fun somewhere else; and
so with Max and Wilhelm if Heinrich hap
pened to be the favored one.
On a certain day Barbara had spent a
good part of her playtime with Wilhelm
Indeed it had seemed for two or three days
now that the friendship was growing
stronger every hour. The most vociferous
EXPLANATIONS of Heinrich and Max an
nouncing newly discovered pleasures did
not lure the little maiden from her chosen
playmate.
Hand in hand they raced with each other
up and down the pavement. Together they
built their toy villages. They set uD their
wooden soldiers in and took turns at
shooting them down with their cannon.
Now Barbara was the gentle pony that
Wilhelm drove, with never a stroke of the
whip. and then Wilhelm was the prancing
steed that Barbara could scarcely control
AT last they sat on the little stone ledge
running along by the foot of a garden wall,
totally unmindful of their other playmates
inside the yard. Their fair, round faces
were all aglow from the play. Barbara
wore an inverted tin funnel on her head
for a hat, and Wilhelm, to match hers, had
a pointed paper cap. He had given her his
tin horn to blow, and while she blew he
looked with admiration at her pulled and
rosy cheeks.
But on the other side of the wall the mis-
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Scraps From Jacks Diary.

Today nurse and I took walk and saw
the engines at work boring a big tunnel.
We saw the blacksmiths. too When I am
older 1 shall have lots of tools and make
the engines and other machines go.
This morning it was raining. Nurse and
/ cut pictures out of old magazines. We
pasted them in scrapbook and colored
them with my paints. Every month l send
a scrapbook to the hospital for the sick
fellows to look at.
like lunch time on Sunday. Then we
have ice cream. 1 eat mine very quickly;
then go and stand by mothers side. If she
does not give me some soon, say: Come,
hurry up, mother, give me a taste. please"
Grandmother and had pillow fight to-
night. After / had Ngone to bed and was
talking she told me to keep quiet and go to
sleep. l asked her how she dared to speak
to me SO sternly.
This morning after breakfast I hid under
the table because 1 did not wish to go In
to prayers 1t Is very hard to sit still so
long. l told father>I did not wish to come
in. and had to tell him that when 1 said no
meant it. After all, they made me come,
even though l would rather steal away to
the kitchen.
This afternoon I went to the cellar to
white with the new knife mother brought
me from Europe. / have cut my fingers
only very few times.
Today when we came home from the park
/ found a new cook In the kitchen. She
told me she had often seen me, because she
used to live on corner near here. I said
she could go back to her corner, as didn't
like strangers about.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-10-29
RY NJ. s. HANDY

BY VI. >.
There is a story told about a maiden
who did not believe in Halloween nor it's
| sports When all her friends were peel
| ing apples or naming chestnuts she kept
aloof, taking no part in the merry games.
| When the game of Gambling the mirror"
came up all took the keenest interest in
going alone into the darkened room and
gazing into the hand glass. all save this
perverse maiden, who ran out of the
room in pet.
Two years later she repented, and.
wishing to consult her mirror, she held
a candle in front of it and closely
scanned her own features. To her horror,
instead of seeing an attractive sight, she
saw nothing but wrinkles and crows
feet. So much for those who do not ap-
prove of Halloween.
Melted Lead.
Each girl in turn holds the door key in
one hand, while with the other she pours
lead from an iron spoon through the handle
of the key into cold water.
Fanciful shapes will be assumed, in
which resemblances may be traced to all
sorts of things Sometimes a sword or
gun appears. These indicate that the
girls future husband will be a soldier.
Again, ship appears and the conclusion
drawn is that the navy will be the I'M
known ones profession. If a plough,
then the indication is that a farmer will
claim this maiden, and if a book takes
shape professor, physician or minister
will undoubtedly win the girls heart.
When the lead only drops the supposition
Is that this maiden will not marry, or If
she does, her husbandto-be will have no
trade or profession.
Fortunes Wheel.
The entire party forms into a circle
standing two feet apart. A wheel or hoop
is started around the middle of the ring and
kept going by each ones giving it gentle
push. sending it to the next person in the
circle. AS the wheel goes round the players
sing these lines. pronouncing each gift as
player touches the wheel, as If counting
out:
Fortunes wheel we speed along
While sing our mystic song
Bring happiness. fame power and wealth,
True love. long life good friends and health,
Success In music, poetry, art
And with it all merry heart. ~ D.
If the wheel drops at the feet of any one,
or If any one fails to strike 1t as 1t passes,
or. striking 1t. sends it into the center of
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ing comical effort to arch it's back against
the witchs trailing sheet.
"Oh. Tom" cried Alice. where did you
get that old woman's false face? AT girls
and boys. do look how he's pinned his pill
low case into a high-pOinted CAPT.
Come" said the Witch, I'll lead off-it's
getting late. Not word a laugh after
we enter the lane"
Down the lane the white company stole
in silence-except for a suppressed giggle
and a subdued meow" once when Jack
the-Beanstalk stumbled and almost fell full
length over the Naturalization.
Line up on the porch and keep STILL"
whispered the Witch, while / ring. Then,
| as she opens the door, all give her Hal
loween yell"
The bell tinkled through the house. but
there was no answering sound within.
II can see light through the cracks Of
these shutters, said Archie, so she hasn't
gone to bed
The Witch rang second time-a louder,
more imperative ring.
"she hears, but isn't going to open the
door," sighed Betty.
"We'lI make herr declared the Witch.
Just wait till 1 rattle the knob, and"
Tom paused abruptly, looking over his
shoulder at the other ghosts. The moment
| he had turned the knob the front door had
swung open.
oh" protested Alice, as the ghosts
pressed eagerly forward, I'VE mustn't walk
into another persons house this way"
But no one needed her, and in spite Of all
precious caution, a general exclamation OF
establishment broke the silence. for they
now discovered that the lamp that always
hung above the newell post in Miss Tracy's
hall had been removed and an enormous
Jack-o'-lantern suspended in its place.
Breathessly they tiptoed into the adjoin-
ing living room, then stood spellbound. Be-
fore their delighted eyes stretched long
table covered with a white cloth and laden
with goodies-platters Of turkey, plates OF
biscuits, plates Of cookies, fruit dishes
heaped with rosy apples and roasted chest
nuts. "And pumpkin pies to beat the band!'
whispered Archie, so excited that he forgot
to walk on all fours.
A door opened and closed, and Miss Tracy
her forehead knotted into frown from
sheer habit but a new mischievous smile
playing about her lps-hurried toward her
unlimited guests.
81 felt it in my bones that spirits would
make me visit tonight" she said with
little laugh, land I'm glad you didn't dis
appoint me-" She held out both hands in
eager welcome. IT thought perhaps even
ghosts might be hungry sometimes so got
up little supper"