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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-09-24

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Near WASHINGTON. d. c.
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-09-24
FOR SALE-LOTS.

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50 feet front. grade between 10th and 18th
streets. Price, 20 cents. ROOM SIG Columbian
building se24-s,tf
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-09-24
APARTMENrs TO LET.

FOR RENT-JUsT ONE FLAT LEFT m THE
new apartments. New Jersey ave- and o., On
second floor; 8 rooms and bath; hot-weter neat;
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once: $500. CAYwOOD q GARRETT. lxdl
New York ave nv, oe34-3I~
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-11-18
"Teddy" May Apply
Square DeaI' Rule
ANKeHVs HUMPHREYS RECOMMENDATIONS WILL PROB.
FIGHT

There are plenty Of politicians in
Seattle who Ve eonvi-ccd that
neither the recommendation Of SEN
ator Ankeuy nor Congressman
Humphrey VIII have very much to
do with the naming OF a new post
master 10 succeed George NJ. Stew
art. These wise ones believe that
President Roosevelt VIII apply his
recently announced square deal
rule. listen attentively 20 the hon
eyed words that Ankeny may pour
into his ear about the fitness OF
Senator earle, and then murmer
delighted" when Humphrey tells
him what a good fellow Stewart IT,
But-when It comes TO naming the
man Roosevelt viii consider the fact
that there is a mighty big wrangle
going on over who shall get the Job.
and will probably give as much or
little heed az he likes 60 nnybodya
and everybody recommendations
n President Roosevelt should feel
like applying the square deal" rule
10 both Ankeny and Humphrey, he
would probably not appoint either
earle or Stewart. and neithes An
keny nor Humphrey could kick.
They would be getting only a
square deal"
II might have some little weight
with the president that Stewart has
been n good postmaster, and that
the postofficc has grown Hplendidiy
under his management. though II
would probably have done 30 any.
way.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-11-18
CLAM SHE IS 4
CLEVER PIcKP0cKET

A formal complaint was filed
against Susie Smith. colored. with
Prosecuting Attorney Scott this
morning She Is accused OF rob
bling Frank Sslat Of SEQ. salat re-
Gently arrived here from Nome and
at the time Of the robbery had $500
on his person His story Is that he
was stopped by the woman on the
street. She requested him TO come
TO her room He refused to go and
she then put her arms around his
neck and after the embrace had
been broken and Salat got away
from her. he found that he had lost
the money.
The Smith woman's bonds were
fixed az $3.50 by Justice Gordon, be
fore whom she was arraigned yes
terday afternoon. Salat was put
under 500 bonds for his appearance
TO prosecute the case. The woman
was arrested at her residence, us
Dearborn street. by Patrolman
westedt. who has received numer-
Gus reports OF the woman's thefts
Within the past few days the police
have received n number OF reports
Of men being stopped on the street
and robbed OF small amounts by a
colored woman. A gold front tooth
Is the strongest evidence the police
have TO show that she is the woman
responsible for many OF the rob
bcries. Salat positively identified
her as the woman who touched
him
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-11-18

containing l00. 900 feet Of gas.
The fire originated at an early
hour this morning In the plant OF
the Pyle National Electric Head.
light company, tenant OF the Pee
pies Gas company.
Small storage tanks In the Eas
cOmpany'a plant soon become ignit.
ed and exploded. one small eNplo.
sion following another In quick sue
cession. At least a dozen explosions
occurred
The flames then spread 10 the
big plant OF the Peoples Gas com.
pany aud IN a short time the build
Ing with an adjoining structure had
collapsed aud the fire spread be-
yond control.
Twenty men we're employed
In the two plants Six have been
accounted for. five of them helug
SO seriously injured as 20 uecessi-
tate their removal 90 the hospital
The fate Of the remaining IL Is un-
known. II Il feared that theY have
been erumated
Az II o'clock the buildings al
Joining the kas company'a plant had
collapsed and the ruins we're one
great mass OF flames.
The fire has spread 20 Seventy
nth street and Greenwood avenue
and is burning so ficrcely that II
cannot be approached within a dis
lance OF three blocks.
One body was recovered at Ills
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-11-18

There r. no reason why Roosevelt
should pay any attention to Carries
I,feteusions 20 the lob earle has
done nothing TO warrant his ambi-
ton for the postmaHtership.
Roosevelt might even name a
man who had neither endorsement
or recommendation from anybody.
hut someone whom he knew to be
Thoroughly qualified for the position
and who deserved e.
lie might even name his old friend
Colonel LampinR. who II chap aft
er Roosevelts own heart. and he
might unearth some unknown and
give the plum 10 a dark horse.
The fact that Roosevelt has taken
the stand for n square deal. no
more and no less" for everybody
viii make the hearts OF every fed
erel office seeker quail. for a stack
Of political endorsements n mile
high and the ability TO control half
n state VIII probably have no more
weight with the strenuous president
who has thus east all traditions
70 the winds and who says he does
Mt want another term. than plain
honesty and capabIIlty. nor as much.
The feeling In Seattle az present
II as stated before. that the post
maatership win be decided on the
square dear basis. just as some
OF the Alaskan judicial Jobs viii be.
II IS only part OF the square
deal policy that has led the presi-
dent 20 cause the removal
United States Marshal Rich
ards AZ Nome. and Judge Brown at
Tt.neau. And the new men that take
their places viii be appointed on
the same basis.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-11-18
MANY KILLED AND
HURT IN EXPLOSION

O'Clock II had hnen blown a quar-
ter Of a bloch
AZ n 30 o'clock another body WIS
found II also had been blown cut
side the limits II the flames
The flrcmeu say there are prob
ably eight more bodies la the ruins.
and that the injured viii aggregate
eight or ten persons.
A sudden change In the direction
81 the wind caused the Flames O.
start away from the two large
tanks. which will probably be
saved. They are being doluged with
water.
AZ n o'clock two bodies were
removed from the ruins The an
thorities have been notified that
there were at least 80 men In the
Gas building at the time Of the e.
plosion.
Tho force Of the explosions were
sufficient To partially wreck dwell
mss within a radius OF four or five
blocks In cue building 200 feet
from the Pyle plant five people
were badly injured when Il col
lapscd on top Of them.
The loss Il roughly estimated al
500 600
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-11-18

the board Of works ana the oetopu.
continues. the strain becomes daily
harder for the latter. Il must erect
po'es u u desires 10 extend ita liEht-
ing wires. but Il cannot put them
up " the board has enough baet
bone 90 insist that II reserve N.
right 10 allow the city 10 use one
or two eroasa rms.
Many people veil acquainted With
the situation are q the opinion that
by reason Of this authority ana
other powers the board can apply
sufficient screws 10 force the greedy
monopoly into decent behavior. but
the board. up 10 the present time
has not shown any tendency 20 puah
this alleged advantage TO the limit
AZ least openly.
From the council nothing can he
expected. That honorable body has
ben considered for many years the
plant tool Of the electric octapua
For the city legislature 20 take the
Initiative in pushing any measure
for the benefit OF tho psopIa AZ
against the interests % the street
car monopoly would be 30 strange
as TO be startling.
However the franchise granted 20
the SnoquaImie Falls Power com
pany. nov the Seattle Tacoma Pow.
or company. gives the municipality
a partial opportunity TO take adj
vantage Of the valuable PRIVILEGES
that the council IL fond of giving
away. II gives the city the right
10 use two or it's croaaarrus on each
pole free OF charge for lighting the
streets II tho crosaarmH are used
for commercial purposes. as IN case
the city should supply private con.
sumsrs the city IL obliged 10 pay
a reasonable rental for their use.
The corporations committee. with
comendable foresight. has Insisted
on a similar provision IN the Dia-
mond Ice 4 Storage company.n
franchise. now pending before the
council. so that Il wi'i have the
privilege Of using the poles Of at
least two local corporations for
strinEing It's wires.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-11-18
BUSY TIME
With M
MZRWLC
GOV. ELECT MEAD SHOOK
HANDS. MADE A FEW AP-
PotRTMENTs AND ENJOYED
HIMSELF GENERALLY

Governor Mead Is never lone
some these days Wherever he
goes there ~ a bunch of political
aapirauts ready 90 make him vel
come and keep time from dragging
Ali day yesterday he was given a
taste Of Seattle hospitality.
There is no turnstile TO keep tab
on the number OF people who visit
ed the Diller hotel Just 10 have a
talk with the new governor. but
there was a line Of waiting ones
from the sidewalk to the door OF
his room for several hours.
The governor has made only two
appointments AZ yet. lie has chosen
A. n. Brown as his private seorc-
taiy. Brown is rlty editor OF the
P.-I. and a well known newspaper
man Of the state Yesterday Mead
announced that Miss Jean Mcleod
of Bellingham. had been appointed
as hts stenographer. Miss Mel cod
has had extensive experience In
several large offices in Hellingham
and Is considered one of the most
expert in her line She is we'll
known as writer.
The friends Of S ". Harmon are
making a strong pull to have him
appointed as state labor commits
sioner to succeed William Black
man. Harmon II a prominent labor
worker of this city and has been
instrumental in securing many leg
islatiye enactments for the benefit
of the workingmen.
The state militia has endorsed
Colonel Drain for adiutant general
and he probably will be appointed
n he will accept Il. There are
some Of his close friends who say
he does not want the job. In event
he fails 10 accept. Lieutenant Col
onel Hamilton Is expected 10 sue
coed him.
The governor announced last
night that he did not expect "a
make further appointments for the
present
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-11-18

That the '1id will be knocked Off
and Seattle viii be the widest open
town II has ever been T. the infer
ence 10 be drawn from the appoint
ment 81 John r. Miller as first aH-
nlaiant prosecuting attorney. by
Prosecuting Attorney elect Machn-
toHh and no other inference ia pos
eibie.
MaeIIutofh thia morning admit
ted that he would pursue a sort OF q
let well-enouFh alone" policy and
not prosecute law breakers until
somebody brought their uefarlous
neta To his attention lie declared
that he WIS not IN favor ~ n
CLOSED town. nor wide open
town hut. rather. that be would
pursue "A middle course
lie WILL NOT TAKE THE I'M
TfhTfVE ~ THE PROSECUTION
or GAMBLERS. SLOT MACHINE
OPERATIONS. POKER GAME
SHARKS NOR THEIR KIND But
WILL WAIT UNTIL SOMEBODY
ELSE HAS TAKEN THE FIRST
STEP
Miief'a rc-cntry into active poil-
ties uFaln has no other interprcta-
ton than that the myfmld0us 81
the underworld and other law.
breakers will have ample protection
20 far aa the prosecuting attorneys
office s. concerned. Miller has. or
AT least did have. considerable
elIeutuge among the tendefioln pop
ulaflon and has drawn down good
fees for representing them in all
legal entanglomonta. and his ap-
polntmeut tends but u confirm the
story that o. going the rounds IN
the business and tendefiaiu districts
To the effect that gambling and vice
will have full sway under the Mack
iutoHh regime
The I'D will be OF. and the big
frame up that fl nov talked Of
includes q combination between Lou
Smith as sheriff aud MaekintoEh as
prosecuting attorney. and "a COM
plete revolution IN the municipal
administration. and the only aRgra-
waiting obstacle TO the frHme-up r.
said 20 be Mayor BalliuEer'a deter
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-11-18

Should. however. Gil fall Of eieva-
ton 10 the may0ralty. the next man
that would be brought forth would
be city Comptroller Riplinger. who
has no particular aversion 70 an
open town and who could be de-
pended on 10 do the bidding Of tho
powers behind the big "frame-up. :
and safe occupant for the mill
dewed annex Of the city hall would
be found 10 act as chief Of police.
The first open move In this new
order Of things is beyond dispute,
the naming Of John +. Miller az
first assistant prosecutor. man
who was one Of the big Its In the
piper-Clauey regime. a man VINO
has been "bawled out" la the past
for his over jealous friendship for
interests below the line. and yet
wlthal. one Of the shrew1eet ana
cleverest criminal lawyers IN the
city.
Another little feature Of the stu
alton which IL making the wise
ones" waR their heads IL the fact
that Miller. who as long ago az 1892
occupied the chair which Maekin-
tosh will soon fill. is willing to be-
come a mere hireling In the same
office az a ridieulously inBignifieant
salary. The most reasonable ex-
PLANTATION seems TO be that Maekin-
tosh will be compelled 10 deliver
certain goods TO certain interests
and that Miller has been picked TO
do the delivering There are those
who are cruel enough TO say that
Miller will be the real prosecuting
attorney. as he was twelve years
ago. and that his appointment Ia
equivalent to Mackintosh's resigna-
ton as chief OF the office even be-
fore his term begins. Whether this
is so or not remains 10 be seen.
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mlnatlon to serve out his full term
and keep Seattle closed down tight
nn d drum
Ia spite Of tho fact that II may be
impossible for the gang 10 remove
such an imponderable stumbling
block as the mayor. the plan Is be-
ing widely discussed
An effort will be- made 10 offer
Mayor HallInger n big fat Juicy
plum. one 30 inviting that he can
not afford 10 let his desires for
cleaning up the town stand In the
way Of bettering himself The temp
tation 70 be put Ia his way Is the
presidency o. one Of the largest
banks In the city.
with Mayor BallinRer out OF the
way. the wise ones argue that the
removal Of chief Delaney will fol-
low as a matter Of course BY bic
voluntary resignation Delaney Is
tired Of his Job. 20 the well-iuform-
"a claim. and the only reason why
he has not already returned 10 gov
eminent service o. his honor bound
pledge TO assist Mayor BaliiuRer IN
carrying out bis policy. Chief De
laney can be depended on 10 keep
hia word. and do bis duty 20 the
fullest extent. but should the mayor
step down and out he would be re
leased from further Obligation 10
the administration and he could re-
sumo forthwith his old position in
the United States customs service.
which appeals more strongly %
him
II the gang" can get the mayor
aud the chief out Of the way the
next move would be to have the
council elect ~ Gin as mayor, and
with Gil as chief executive. the un-
derworld influences would again be
rampant IN the city administration
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-11-18

tho Walton dsfnicatlon ia the lat.
tcr'H confession 10 his big shoftaEe
claims that he il not IN any way i'm
plicated nor did he profit one cent
personally. either directly Or iual-
rectly. In the Walton affair. Mr.
Reardon made the following state
ment to The star this morning
4 have for the past i5 years been
city agent for the senttl. brewing
and Mating company. aud every
month during that time have han
died thousands Of dollars ~ the
compauys money Furthermore. I
am q man Of family, and I own be
tween $4,000 and $4,000 worth OF
valuable property ~ thia city I
would certainly be fool 90 get mix
Cd up IN such an affair ns this. The
tab system. which e. In vogue NJ the
brewery. admit I have frequent
- taken advantage of. and there
have been times when I owed the
company several hundreds Of dol
lars. but II Waa always repaid in
monthly iuHtallmeuts. being taken
out Of ms salary checks. That sya-
tenn Is employed On many business
establishments In the city, and my
due bills could In no sense OF the
word be considered az having any
connection with Mr. walton'H af-
fair.
4 was never 80 surprised in my
lifn ~ I waa 20 read this morning
that had been discharged by Nj.
Sweeney, manager Of the company.
who 20 far has never intimated 10
me that he had any thought Of doing
10. lie gave me no chance 20 say
word. and I simply cannot UNDER
stand why he has taken such ac-
ton"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-11-18
GAVE THEM
EXERCISE

u. +. Hill. an insane man. broke
away from Deputy sheriff Downey
and a guard this morning while he
was on his way to the insane azyluzn
and was only rccaptured after =
chase OF nearly a block lin vas
committed to the asylum yesterday
afternoon. He was SO violent that
he could not be taken upstairs to
the court room. and his examina-
ton was conducted IN jail. lie grew
quieter this morning and II was
thought possible 20 dispense with
cab in taking him 20 the Interur-
ban car.
lie walked along quietly enough
while he was being led out OF the
court house. but he had gone only
little way when ne broke away ana
started 20 run. When he was re-
captured he was brought back to the
iau and n cab was sent for. till
recently came down from Alaska.
and was believed 20 be on his way
to see relatives I'm New brunswick
when he became insane. He was
stopping at the Rainier Grand and
two nights ago created such dis
turbance that the police had to be
sent for. .-4
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ter secured Il somehow shortly aft
etward. and has since operated It's
lighting system under H. by that
franchise the city gave the company
the use Of all It's streets with the
provision that all It's wires in the
present business district be placed
underground by 1910 The company
cannot erect a single pole. however
without first securing from the
board Of public works permit. The
municipality now finds itself In the
position Of paying for the privilege
OF using the streets Il owns. because
u was generous enough to give the
Seattle Electric company the right
20 use them free of charge.
Some Of the city councllmen are
OF the opinion taht the city can
compel the company 20 give several
Of the erossarms 10 the use Of the
city. as long as the latter does not
use them 10 compete In the lighting
business. which would be the case
In lighting the streets. but there Is
a doubt about this from a legal
standpoint. The board OF works has
the right tg revoke permits. but the
owner Of the franchise also has
some rights under H. At any rate
the board of works apparently has
not seen III 10 threaten the revoca-
ton 81 any Of the oompanY's pole
permits In order 90 force the com
pany to be fair All that II has done
is 10 refuse 20 grant permits for
poles the company. a. well as other
corporations. have been asking OF
the city the last few months. unless
they agreed 10 set aside two gems
for the use Of the city wires. In
nearly every instance the companies
have refused to erect the poles
rather than submit 10 this require
ment
The board has adopted this meth
cd IN an effort 10 secure pole lines
FOR the municipal distributing sys-
tenn in the residence districts II
has met with little success thus far.
and Il ls generally believed that the
city will be Obliged 10 erect its own
poles to supply the demand. How
over. "a the silent struggle between
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-11-18
BATTLE WITH NATURE
AND ROMA MTG STORY OF THE NEW
TUNNEL THROUGH THE ALPS is COMING

staelcs Is both interesting and ro-
mantle.
just now a new problem has de-
veloped With a wall Of only 200
Yards separating the two sections OF
the tunnel the workmen have been
driven out by the throhblng heat
pent up In the heart Of the Alps.
but the engineers are confident that
they will be able to again win the
victory over nature
Mr. Nandcrcook has written A
wonderfully interesting and char
aeteriEtic article about this great
battle between man aud nature and
Il will appear Monday In the col
umna Of The Star.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-11-18
APPEAL FOR
HELP

By scripps News ASSN
SAN FRANCISCO. Nov. 1S.-At
This mornings session OF the Amer
lean Federation OF Labor appeals
were made for the aid of the strik-
ing textile workers at Fall River,
Mass. pitiful pictures OF the suffer
ing OF women and children affected
by the strike were drawn.
one woman delegate stirred the
delegates by declaring that she
had seen l 400 children stand In line
and get meal OF soup and bread.
which was the only meal they re-
ceived that day. The Fall River
strike was referred to as the Port
Arthur of the labor world, gar
risoned by women and children.
The / per cent weekly per capita
assessment for the benefit of the
strikers was unanimously voted 20
be continued three weeks or as Ions
as the executive committee deemed
advisable.
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She Had
A Motive
cBy scrIpps News Assn,

thN scripps news ASS NJ
NEW YORK. Nov. 1s.-The pros
ecution in the trial OF Nan Patter-
son. charged with the murder of
Caesar" Young. promises at the
proper time to furnish a motive for
the killing which will cause a sem
sation.
a letter received by Miss Patter-
sons counsel was made public to-
day. IL is written in German and
signed Z. Black" The writer
claims that he was witness TO
the shooting aud says he saw
Young with a revolver in his hand
and heard the shot fired. He said
he was willing TO appear as wit
ness.
The eighth juror was accepted
this morning. Miss Patterson was
an interested spectator OF the pro-
ceedings again this morning. She
appeared radiant and confident
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-11-18
TRANSFERS STRIKE
BECOMES SERIOUS
ALMOST EVERY LARGE FURNITURE MANUFACTURING HOUSE
IN CHICAGO TIED up-RIorNo is FEARED

CHICAGO. Nov. lS-The strike
OF the furniture wagon drivers.
which led 20 a riot yesterday
spread 20 other factories in the Fur
nlture Manufacturers association.
The Transfers quit under orders
from the union officials. and picket
lines we're established The fac
tories are in a state 81 siege.
The Chicago Employers assocla-
ton viii try 20 move wagons to-
day with non-union drivers. Riot
ing is likely to result II Is be
lieYed an injunction will be sough {
against the teamEters.
The following firms are affected
by the extension OF the strike Hey
wood Bros. ZanEerle a Peterson.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-11-18
BIG BLAZE
AT BOSTON

no human agency could check the
spread ~ the fire. and that tbs
whole waterfront was doomed.
The flames were held 20 the one
pier. however. and after several
hours we're got under control
Pier No. Was completely de-
Htroyed. entailinE a loss OF more
than $500 900. The docks were own.
I'd by the Boston and Maine Rail
way company.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-11-18
TROUBLE
BREWING
INV qcriups News Aas'n1

PANAMA. Nov. lS.-Five hun
dred American marines have been
landed from the warship IN the
harbor and they occupy the Laboca.
Ancon and Panama railroad dopota
this afternoon.
President Amador has issued de-
crees deposIng General Huertas
from command OF the army. but
giving him full salary for life The
army will be retained temporarily.
The command is offered to General
Varon.
General Huertae refused to accept
the penaIAp and varon has declined
20 accept the post OF commander
in-chlef.