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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-10-15
H)EM MM IS
ALL BUT MNGlAME
LAUNDRY PROTEST OF
WORKS WILLING TO HELP PAY roR REPAIRS

The Seattle laundry and two other
fsundries on che south shore %
Lake Union pleaded before the board
Of worts az ifs meeting THE NOM
ing 90 have Eastiake avenue aud
adjacent streets placed lee n fassa-
bic enu 1ifion. They said thaf 81 the
rains continued u would b. impos-
siDle q use the score or more
wagons operated BY the iaun1riss
within a feH days.
Eastlake and howard avenues are
both torn up and che laundrles are
- situated that Wafors mist be
gotten out over them e. not 80 all
They isundfYmen said they we're
willing 70 get ~ a subs sFiplion 10
pay for putting the streets Ia pnsa-
able condition II the city ~ The con-
tractor. John Kaibefa. would not
furnish the funds. Street suneriB-
fendenf Walters said b. ouid 30
what he cauid towards getting one
side ~ Eaallake avenue. where % iH
under Improvement piarked
The board. for the FIRST time IN
Hnany nonfhE refused 70 take sides
WIN NtsH NHtHAiHA Nhfa ANfH aNfH NNHf
Kaiberg had never fully woke up
since he had been IN this city. that
~ needed an awful 4rakinRe and
that he should have finished the
contract long ago. One - them
Thought lt VAS shame 20 allow
such 40 kalhefg 20 take city con-
tract because 81 his wulful aisre-
gard fof the rights ~ property own
sfs They had 10 idea when he
sgoald complete HE work
The hoard approved tha assess
nnent rolls Tor the construction Of
~ miles af wooden sidewalks at
0fssn Lake. Engineer Scott stated
that Y was the largest single roll
that III city had ever hsudled u
comprises ga pages and is more
thsn an Inch thick.
The appiicafiou q Poster a
klei4er 10 erect a galvanized biil-
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Boosting that the bet was not taken
up. became anEercd when kuliea
showed him 81 600 in coin and bank
notes. and. although hp said that
the bet had been taken. he fatty
refused to state uha had taken a.
n went down to the bank AZ II 80
c'eioek." said Kulics this afternoon.
and offered 10 place ms money
against Bailey'a They refused 70
discuss the matter with me. refer
ring ms 60 Cot Biefhen imme-
dlately Nenf % the office 81 the
latter showed ms money 90 him.
but he said the bet had been taken
When I asked him Who had taken
Il. he became excited and refused
% answer me
lie told me that the morning pa
per had telephoned ap - him some
time before. stating thst Bsilsy'a
wager had been taken lie said he
vas Eoiug to look u up and that II
h. found that the money waa not
on hard he would tell me. Hut be
never came around
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WEARY OF WAITING
FOR THE POLICE
TENANTS or PACIFIC BLOCK APPEAL TO LANDLORD FOR
ABATEMENT or s.sox NUISANCE - COUNCIL NAY
CALLED UPON

A petition signed BY every tenant
Of the Pacific block asking that the
private wine rooms In the saloon
Of A. n Blrkel on the ground floor
Of the building. be abolished WIS
presented % J. ". elise. agent Of
the building this morning. Obiecs
ton Is made 10 the nuisance be-
cause. Il 10 alleged for d long
time the rooms have been used for
hHaignntion purposca Girls employ
ed In the Pacific block a. we'll as
other women. have been insulted
by men who eonffogate ri the en-
trance OF the rcanft
The saloon Dr. ON The naffhea IS
corner of the paalfe block. at l57
feaier way. One entrances "a from
the alley, another Is from YeHlu
way and a third ls from the side
corridor OF the building Itself IL
u this entrance from the hallway
which the tenants want closed IT.
Us supposed "a be FOR the office OF
the saloon. bat the real office la
further back ln the main ra0m of
the saloon The room f. nothing
more than a wine room
As the entrance ls from the hall
way OF the building women can en-
ter q without detectlou from the
outside over che door Is the word
bank. the room having formerly
been used for banking pnrpoaf
This sign il supposed ~ serve as a
blind Often. d. viewer. the esrnls-
ing women can be seen over the
transom from the building en-
trance
Girl stenographers fo4K 10 their
work cannot enter the building with
out passing bY the door and mag
ling with the diHorderig persons
frequently assembled there Young
girls have been seen In the roam
with dlssOlute women and Their
paramoura
The vine room = Ike many 9th
ers throughout the city. ia eniie
Of Chief Delansy's flamboyani
promise 20 abolish such places al
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the beginning Of hla administration,
u b. a fact that closed boxes exist
iu nearly all except a few Of ilis
highest class saloons "a the city
Tho police have made no move %
abolish them.
Many saloons run in conjunction
with a restaurant next door The
tWo establishments are connected
with a door IN the rear The boxes
In some Of those places have doors
with locks Liquor Is carried 70
them from the saloon next door
through a rear entrance.
II Mr elise aud the police DO not
heed their petition the tenants 81
the Pacific block intend To- appeal
10 The council Their petition Is as
follows
We. the undersigned tenants ~
the Pacific building. NJ l5T Yesief
Way. Seattle. beg leave 10 submit
TO you the following facts and re-
quest you 10 Rhate the following
Nuisance. toWii.
The entrance 10 the wine room
in the entrance ~ said BUILDING.
entering the saloon Of A. n Birkei.
for the following reasOnsi
For a long time past Il has been.
and 1t now is. the custom u many
iewd women to frequent that placs
and the entrance OF said building.
and IL IL nov the occasion 81 many
ladies clients. wives and daugh-
tiers 81 refusing 20 come
lnto this building al all on account
81 this condition
There are many lady stenogra-
pliers employed IN this building.
who must pass the wine room and
mingle With these people. TO their
disgust and modification. The door
20 this wine room Is frequently
open and the drinking and eaFous-
ing therein can he plainly seen By
those entering this building.
We earnestly ask yon. In the
interest OF morality. deceney and
our private business. 20 grant the
prayer Of your petitioners"
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BRIEFS FROM
BALLARD

The Ballard camp Of Woodman
has offered a fine prize 10 tho man
getting the most applications from
the first % November 10 April 1.
II VIII be a trip % Los Angeles.
where the officials Of that organi-
zati0n viii meet the latter part of
April.
Robert Hunt. tho policeman who
was 70 have had his hearing last
night for leaving his beat without
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-10-15
GOLDBERG
SET FREE
PROSECUTOR SCOTT ALLOWS
DISMISSAL OF ANOTHER
GRAND JURY INDICTMENT

The indictment returned by the
late superior court grand Jury.
charging Jacob Goldberg a slot ma
chine gambler with perjury. was
Dismissed BY Superior Judge Tall
man this morning on the motion 81
the defendant The ground on
which the Indictment was dismissed
y az that Il bad not been legally re-
turned. because Goldberg had been
forced 10 testify against himself be-
fore the grand jury.
Goldberg was charged with hav-
Ing testified falsely regarding a sum
OF money which he said the sheriff
had been paid for the Influence Of a
superior court Judge for the release
OF slot machines seized By the aher-
fff
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board 81 ga FIRST avenue south.
hich wss rejected b. the building
Inspector. VAS referred 20 CIty En-
Eineer Thomson. The latter, to-
Estber with several counciimen. has
consumed several months On framing
g new billboard ordinance. but has
not yet completed his work. The
application D. % be held up uutn the
pes ordinance Is passed by the
council
r. Ryan made the lowest bid for
the construction u concrete walks
On sixth avenue west. the sum be-
ms f5.s83 For the construction u
wooden walks on First avenue south
J. A. BailY made a bid of $500,
- hieh Was By far the lowest
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-10-15

At AN END

Corwln shank. Of Seattle. was
unanimously reelected aa president
~ the Northwest Baptist eouven-
tiou at the meeting yesterday. tev
Truman Bishop. of Ballard. was
resolerted secretary Mrs Truman
Bishop was made third vice pre8i-
dent Of the convention
Tho convention closed last night
With TouHlng rally al which
many 81 the visiting members ~
the denomination aud missionaries
attended
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was not broken
Relative 20 the abdominal condls
ton no said that the CONGESTION
might have been caused by pro-
longod pressure on tho abdomen BY
a mans knee or by a sudden blow.
but he did not believe It was cauaed
by Internal trouble
J. NJ. HauHer a bar tender, teatls
fled Ia talking Co Oehlef September
Is al II o'clock IN the evening He
said oohler complained Of having
been robbed In a baudy house ne the
corner of Sixth avenue aud King
street lie said he was robbed OF
t2o aud was going TO get even With
the Eifl who stole the money At
that time be had an l. O O. 4. and
union badges on aud a chain.
Peter Shueh. OF d22 klnR street.
who identified the body In the
morgue. saw ochier on October Ia
the evening He said the man spoke
OF going 10 lila Noung'a houae ana
left a few moments after evidently
fof that purpose.
". A Koch. a restaurant Keeper
said oehier was in his place OF
business on September - Nilhaft
Fox testified about fndluE the
body ON the tide flats lie couHids
cred that the tide fafced the hohY
from one place 20 another and into
the position where It was fonnf
H. O Arnold testified taat he
vent e. the nlane where the body
was found and took Il 10 The Bon
ney Watson mofEue He said the
pockets were filled WI rocks.
there aas blood on the face aud be
dld not believe the hody had heen
ln the water over IS hlufa ne nh
tiead the marks ON The forehead
and al first thought The rsae was
one Of suicide. bat nov ne was IN
doubt.
Adolph krusnsf said that he sAN
Oehler ON the street about : o'clafh
in the afternoon % Sent aber b.
iie talked with him for ,bsiaf i've
minutes lie said oehlef refused
To driak The man had the NO
badges previously mentioned al
the watch chain on him
A n Kaufman. a bartender. tsA-
titled that Oehlrg VAS IA the aAloen
where he works on the morning OF
September - lie saiI mat the
mau complained ~ Ia lns been
robbed u 81 at Lila YanRG'a hoses
the alEht before and aid that be
vas gulnE back 10 Get even
Paffolman " e Hubbard aid
he had seen Oehler about King
street twice that he remembered
once vas the time testified 10 b.
Peter shurh
A. o Springer Naa With oehisr
all nigh, sept - aud he said the
man complained 81 being rubbed Of
80 on Kiug street and aaid that -
might 90 back % get even
frank Goliphant found the blood
stains on the stairway ~ the side
entrance 70 lila YounEs hoase Re
morning ii oeiobeT 3 The stains
wefs on the edges 81 the stairs and
looked a. though some object. c1Y-
cred with blood. had been draKxed
over them There we're no faat-
prints A. the foot 81 the stairs
we're three blutchea Of blood
At this point the hearing wRg al
iourned until the afternoon
The only feature 81 the afternoon
session was the Testimony - De
t~cfiye naftee. wha testified that hs
had found pehisra wateh. chain
and badges in hi. room ~ George.
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FOR JOINT
BUILDING
RAINIER HEIcsrs cLUB ACTS
~ CITY HALL MATTER

The Rainier Heights Improve
ment club is Ia favor of the bond
issue Tor the construction Of a new
city hall and the purchase OF sd-
difiOnal land for a site but IL does
not sant tho hall 20 be located
north uf james street or east OF
Fourth avenue II also desires the
city 10 Join with the county in the
erection Of = city hall and court
house This was the sense Of 4
resolution passed BY the club last
night II practically means that
the Second ward citizena waut the
city 10 buy the Yesler block from
the county
A committee vas appointed 90
confer with the other improvement
clubs Of the Second ward relative
90 diminishing the sire of some OF
the precincts % the ward. No for
NAL action was taken in regard 20
the existence Of the eribhouse anove
the Idaho saloon. on Fifth avenue
south and Jackson street. but the
members individually denounced
the administration FOE allowing the
disgraeeful place to remain open.
Formal action may be taken a.
The next meeting
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Will Spend Million
to Fight the Union
Steel TRUST HELD MEETING YESTERDAY AND LAID PLANS
TO PUT AMALeAMATeo ASSOCIATION OF BUSINESS

early from New YORK. and was
Joined hY others from different
parts of the country. For two
hours the steel maKnatea discussed
the business and from one of the
eunferceu it vas learned that the
strikes az Noung town. Ohio. aud
GlFafd. chic. were the principal
tanies discussed.
Nothing deflnite was given onf.
hut Il Is reported that the United
States steel corporation voted
kIuon 0No toward defeating the
AmalEamafed association.
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permission. has been turned over
60 the police COMMITTEES. Mr.. Hunt
VAS laid OF for one month. bat Wtil
probably be working again Ia a few
days.
The X. = lodge gave IN enter
taiumeui and supper last night.
Several speeches we're made BY the
different members.
Olympic Circle No go. W q ".
vil give an oyster supper NJ Eagles
hail Tuesday evening. October L.
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PIrTsnURG Pa 0et iS-A
Eisantlc var between che steel trust
gda organized labor Is aho 70 be
takuu according 90 a story in cir
culatfBn here A meeting Seem
iukiy ~ great Importance 60 the
iron and steel interests vas held
here Friday with the heads of the
subsidiary departments Of the
United states steel corporation
present
President Carey reached here
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Superior Judge Allsertsou yseter-
day decided that block 21s. Seattle
tide lands. over which there has
been considerable litigation. be-
lonEa 20 the state. The land was
claimed - the state. the Washing
ton Dredging a improvement con-
uany and W p HAS
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Big GUN
BURS TED
THREE MEN KILLED AND FIVE
HURT DURING TARGET PRAe.
TtcE

WINTHROP. Mass. Oct H.
Three men we're killed and five ia4
lured this morning BY the bursting
Of a gun during target practice "a
the banks
Dead
SERGEANT GEORGE NEVINs.
PRIVATE KELLY.
PRIVATE HIGGINS
Corporal Binuiatef. viii die
Several others were 80 terribly
maimed that they cannot live.
Captain ard 80 men Of the Ninth
Coast artillery are reported among
the Injured.
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STEPPED
IN BLOOD
MuKoeN DISPATCH Owes DETAILS OF 4 TERRIBLE FIGHT
FoR VILLAGE DURING THURSDAYS BATTLE

MUEnEN ft-one the hoojiest episodes
usbuE tcuirvd the ftsse of Endeuul
lhHsnesr the village
n "a
a ON
the Russians RELIED withdraw.
ordered position 2sralak.
with eeinrut made nish attack battalion
q
AMI returned the attack eny lose whole ih
esine
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equipped with lts new uniforms aud
will appear IA them for the first
time on Friday evening. October
-. NJ the Junction halt where the
band VIII give a concert and dance.
THE program VIII consist of plano.
vocal and mandolin solos. dramatic
aud comic rendinRa. chorus singing
and Heieetiona by the hand.
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That certain Of Chief of Police
nelaney's detectives are working.
aud have been working FOR DAYS.
10 dlsproye the murder theory In
the case ut William Oehicr. was
clearly brought cat thla morning
when the inquest ordered by Cor
nnef toye began nj the nonney-
Watson marEuc.
Instead ut EiyinE Deputy Prose
cutting Attorney Waters and the
coroner every fact that might be-
neeacd 20 solve che mystery OF
oehiora death. certain OF the de.
tegtlvea plainly attempted 10 direct
attention only 90 the evidence tend,
ING 20 prove suicide
uehlaf's body was found on the
tide flats south Of the city on &c
toher q and IL ls the theory of an
except few 81 the police aud their
friends that he was murdered sun.
day. October g
A. has been told In The star.
oehlera forehead was bruised and
& saa plain that he had been
sandhagged aud thrown into the
bay
The only puzrllnE feature ~ the
affair Naa that no clear motive Tor
the crime could Do brought for
ward
oehlcr was a brewer and lived In
Georgetown.
The inquest began AZ 10 o'clock
thla morning with a score % wit.
nessea Ia attendance Many ~ them
we're former friends % The dead
man, while others had bits of evil
eeneo 20 prove murder The first
witness was Or X ~ Turner. one
Of the physicians Nho attended the
autopsy.
lie testified regarding the eondl-
ton Of the body. particularly the
bruises on the forehead aud tho
blood cffnsIon ia the brain Heck.
pressed the opinion that oehler
died from the effects % a blow on
the forehead over the fiFht eye tie
said thar the absence ~ water In
the lungs showed that the man vas
killed before striking the water.
MH examination 81 tue MMHMlEitHM
showed that the lower iuteHtlnea
we're contested. probably from a
blow No evidence ~ sudden blow
vas shown on the exterior 81 the
abdomen. aud he said the comics
ton might not have been caused by
violence.
DR. Daniel Buckley vas the next
witness lie attended the autopsy
and eosfoliofated the statements Of
Or Turner regarding the cause ~
oshler'a death He aid that che
man Was dead when placed IN the
water. lie mentioned The tao black
eY-s. the cruise inside the llp. tend
iug e. show that the man bad BEEN
struck there lie Aaid that the
blood In the brain showed that Och
ieF died from hsmorrhage from the
blow on the forehead
lie sald Il Naa impossible for
Oshler u have struck any hard sub
stance when he Jumped into the
water. hecansa. II he had. the skin
would have been broken. lie EN-
phaticaily stated that the blow on
0ehlera head Was not aaif-tnfitfist
Deputy Coroner 3. v Wiitsls cur
roborated the previous statements
regarding the cause o. oehlef's
death. lie said the blow Was from
some duh instrument. a. the skull
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IT WAS A BIG ONE

coLFAX. oct. 1.-THE Whitman
county fair closes today. II has
been the biggest fair ever held here.
Three thousand were In attendance
yesterday a football game viii be
played today between Garfield and
coifax high schools. There Will also
be races.
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POLICE BLOCK -
INVESTIGATION

bulletin At 2.t5 @ clock this ar
tcruouu the ceroner'a jury. after
hrief delihetalinn. brought In a
verdict 20 the effect that Oehlcr
came To his death from blows ON
the head. inflicted by some un-
known person OF persons on or
about October /
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D0lNGS At BALLARD

All Ballard social lodge aoinsa vii be published "a
o. All those having notices VIII kmap
l..x. mem withp II Mullen. 81 Ballard avenue
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WILDWOOD. Va oct. fs.-- Henry
-, Davis spoke a. Ripley this MORN
Ing Joining David -. Hiil and Seua-
tor Bailey ~ Mount Pleasant The
campaign party II following the
West virginia side Of the river To-
might Wlil be spent ~ Huntington.
PHILADELPHIA. Oct f5-The
woman's national golf t0ufnamen
ehamplouahip was won by Mlss
Go0rglana Bishop. II the Brooklyn
Country club. who defeated Mrs. n.
r. Sanford. four na aud three TO GO.
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Rain coats at the Rubber Store
~ First Ave. 's'
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NEW UNIFORMS

rhs ballard city band d. now
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HeIds Fire SO Hours

COLES HOT BLAST Is guaran-
teed to hold fire % hours with soft
coal az Hard coal without attention.
Another point even with soft coal
the rooms can be heated two hours
IN the morning With coal pat IN the
stove the nlght before. simply open
draft.
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COLTS HOT eLAsT heats PER-
pectly with hard or soft coal. slack.
wood. Ignite coat eoba. any Kind %
fuel without change N fixtures This
wonderful heater burns the gas half
~ coal and saves tho waste chimney
heat 81 other stoves
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-01-21
RUSSIA LACKS IN ALLY.
Report That France VIII GiOe No
aid IN Case of War.

Berlin, Jan. 20-The German government has
become priyy 20 the fact that France declines
20 give Russia any assurances of armed help in
case oe war. even If Great Britain should aid
Japan. It IS understood here tha: Russia asked
France 10 define her position in the contingency
OF Great Britain taking part in a japanese at
tack on Russia. and that the French government
replied that France must remain neutral in a
military sense, as the Russian-French alliance
was separate from such question that now
pending. This decision Of France, It is believed
here, affects not only the situation between
Russia and Japan but the Franco Russian alli-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-01-21
ALL FALSE, SAYS VARILLA.
Charges against Panama Minister
Echoes of Old Calumnies.
TFRoM rHr TRIBUNE BrREAu.l

Washington JAN 20-uinister Bunau-varilla
OF Panama. when asked tonight by a repre-
sentative of The Tribune as to the truth or
falsehood OF the charges against him which
have recently been published in this country.
said:
III the ISLANDERS actually published in Paris.
and which have been echoed by some American
newspapers, are themselves the echoes of some
of the calumnies which have been during many
years the missives with which Frenchmen un-
worthy Of that name have attacked all those
who serve Panama
Is il necessary 70 recall that even President
Loubet has been attacked by these vile methods
for having tried TO protect the great French IN
terests? The horde of Caluminators who have
tried 10 kill Panama are the same men who. In
an CUtburst of hypOcrtttcal patriotism, are de-
nouncing those who have saved the republic
from the death expected and prepared for IL
They are training their fire on the men who
have couseCrated their lives and energies 10
saving the great conception Of De Lesseps from
ignobie death. Nothing can iN me with
greater pride than to see myself exposed to their
iTnpOtent wrath.
have been so much exposed to ealurnny in
MY long fight against ignorance and falseheod
that / feel myself immune against their at
tacks. I Cnly regret that reliable newspapers in
the heat OF the Panama fight should make them
selves transrntters of such falsehoods. shall
the mercy of their own consciences to reconcile
their course after the heat Of a partisan fight
has passed.
With reference TO my resignation. I have only
to say that I have served the Republic of Pana-
ma in diplomatic capacity because its inter-
ests were coincident with the Panama Canal.
and when the salvation of the Panama Canal is
assured by the ratification Of the pending treaty
there will be no reason for my further represent
ing the Republic OF Panama This has been un-
derstood from the start Once the treaty has
been ratified my task will be completed my end
accomplished. I will have fulfilled the pledge
made to myself twenty-three years ago in the
Ecole Polytechnique at the conclusion of a lect-
ure delivered by De Lesseps himself I shall
have remained faithful TO the motto OF that
great scientific school, For the country. for sc.-
ence and for glory"
Minister Varilia positively declined to discuss
the allegations against him in detail, merely re-
plying to every question that they were TISSUE
CT falsehoods.